birthday pikachu pokemon card - Promo 24 - Celebrations 25th Anniversary - NM Japanese promo card 25th Anniversary (Promo #007 2021 Pokemon Celebrations Classic Collection

Whereas used to get you something like Charmed Stray, Garrison Cat, or even Glittering Lynx, this incredible Cat boasts first strike, lifelink, ascend, and a triggered ability that is truly bonkers whether you have the citys blessing or not

Illustrated as a full-bleed portrait with Mewtwo in a meditative pose against a deep purple void, its the only Japanese full-art Mewtwo V in the entire Sword & Shield era

Choose up to three colors, two creature types, and then two keywords from among vigilance, flying, haste, trample, and menace

Better yet, the first time it dies, it comes back as a 2/2 rather than a 1/1

Lots of post-ancient-Greek media transposes Greek characters and creatures to other settings, so its interesting to see a sort of reverse happen here