Data Source AppMagic, 2025
The effect and the card itself is super sweet, and if someone would bring one to a casual game night or competitive Tribelander tournament I hosted, I would deem it legal to play
Furthermore, Since this Pikachu was released in 1998, is the the first known English card
The three Radiant Pokmon that saw the most play were Radiant Greninja, Radiant Charizard and Radiant Alakazam, but Greninja stood out as it was playable in the most different decks
For example: Base Set : A Poke Ball icon (the original) Jungle : A flower/jungle leaf Fossil : A claw/fossil shape Team Rocket : A dark "R" Neo Genesis : A small star-like shape Evolving Skies : A stylized cloud/sky design Prismatic Evolutions : A prism/crystal icon 151 : A Mew silhouette Surging Sparks : A lightning/spark design There are hundreds of set symbols at this point (the Pokemon TCG has released over 100 English expansion sets), so nobody memorizes them all
Its original printing seems to be holding up alright despite many, many reprints over the past 18 years