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This Pikachu-featuring promo is widely considered the rarest and most expensive promotional winners prize in the Pokmon Trading Card Game as of 2022

It gives you a strong turn 1 play (2 energy attached) while 150-180 is threatening enough for 2HKOs without requiring you to leave your Shadow Riders vulnerable

Market behavior reflects this nuance

It's also just another efficient Ninja for flickering since the damage treasure makes it effectively cost one there

Being an elf is also vital for all of the elf synergies that I like to build around

Silence is for decks with counterspells, Surgical Extraction or Endurance aka instant-speed interaction that they plan to deploy on the turn you combo off