151 165 pokemon card 025/165 Pikachu - Pokémon 006/165 Venusaur ex 003/165 RR |

Currently, a near-mint non-foil copy will only set you back $2.99, which has been the going rate for yonks

It becomes obvious once you read a few cards that the more powerful cards cost more mana

There are plenty of 1-mana accelerants to cast it on turn 2, and it ensures you have 5 mana the turn after you cast it

stagecoach: The language used in the unreleased mocks (Catch the rare Pikachu card

Since Asleep, Confused, and Paralyzed all rotate the Pokmon card, whichever one happened last to the Pokmon is the only one that is still in effect

Two mana is obviously a fantastically low price for a permanent that remains on the board, constantly providing you with value until your opponent diverts attacks away to deal with it