The Illustration Contest 2022 referenced in the card name was open to residents of the US and Japan in September 2021 and focused on the theme "The Daily Life of Pokemon" and included eight Pokemon to choose from, including Bulbasaur
You can't really get value off multiple leaks on different spells
However, even as Vengevine slowly left the build, the focus was still solely on beating down with creatures
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First of all, it proved from the get-go that not every new card in this age of Magic core sets would be simple renamings of older cards
A Lilligant and Venusaur EX deck, for example, is plenty powerful against almost any enemy, keeping pace and quickly building up for a row of punishing Giant Bloom attacks, and healing as they go