When they were first shown in Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds, they completely changed the game forever, introducing archetypes with consistent searchers, ludicrous amounts of special summoning, and insanely powerful removal cards
But Rare Candy is different
Production Ramp-Up: The Anti-Crash Weapon The Pokmon Company printed 10.2 billion cards from March 2024-2025 (down slightly from 11.9B but still massive), countering shortages from Pockets boom
Last Update: More than half a year ago 8,900 JPY *This is a Gaia deck with a new build
This was the case for Hong Kong and Taiwan when Traditional Chinese cards were first printed there -- they started with compilation sets, then simultaneous releases once they were caught up
Keep in mind Pokmon are designed to be simple and easily recognizable