Defeating certain enemies can earn you new cards and sometimes even the opportunity to improve or outright transform your existing cards
Outlaws of Thunder Junction presents the perfect opportunity for this crossover, with MTGs Wild West set featuring plenty of actual cowboys
It makes it a lot more reliable and allows you to be looser in where you can play it
Rings of Brighthearth Rings of Brighthearth doubles up loyalty abilities for just 2 mana
Ral, Crackling Wit Ral, Crackling Wit seems powerful, but so did Jaya, Fiery Negotiator and we know how much shes played in Standard

They are: Pikachu (Base Set, 1999) Charizard (Base Set, 1999) Misty (Gym Heroes, 2000) Erika's Jigglypuff (Gym Heroes, 2000) Sneasel (Neo Genesis, 2000) Shining Celebi (Neo Destiny, 2002) Lugia (Aquapolis, 2003) Delcatty (EX Ruby & Sapphire, 2003) Dark Tyranitar (EX Team Rocket Returns, 2004) Scizor ex (EX Unseen Forces, 2005) Metagross (EX Delta Species, 2005) Palkia lv.X (Great Encounters, 2008) Uxie (Legends Awakened, 2008) Crobat G (Platinum, 2009) Gengar 'Prime' (Triumphant, 2010) Darkrai & Cressalia LEGEND (Triumphant, 2010) N (Noble Victories, 2011) Rayquaza EX (Dragons Exalted, 2012) Genesect EX (Plasma Blast, 2013) Mega Gardevoir EX (Primal Clash, 2015) Greninja BREAK (BREAKpoint, 2016) Solgaleo GX (Sun & Moon, 2017) Buzzwole GX (Crimson Invasion, 2017) Pikachu & Zekrom GX (Team Up, 2019) Zacian V (Sword & Shield, 2020) Raikou (Vivid Voltage, 2020) Mew VMAX (Fusion Strike, 2021) Arceus VSTAR (Brilliant Stars, 2022) Magikarp (Paldea Evolved, 2023) When we look at the list as a whole, it's interesting that Pokmon decided not to include one card from each year, but instead put a little extra focus on certain points and notable Pokmon sets from the game's history
