"This strong example of the 'Illustrator' Pikachu occupies a rare echelon in the hobby and would instantly elevate any collection to a world-class level," the listing said.
There have been several massive rounds of buyouts in recent years targeting cards from this Reserved List a list of cards that the games publisher made a legally binding promise to never reprint
The main reason is the extreme similarities the card has with Cranial Plating and All That Glitters, two other banned cards that also buff creatures based on artifacts on the field
[316] The developers chose Hawaii for inspiration due to its distinctive warm sunlight and clear moonlight and unique biomes that helped support the games' regional Pokmon variance concept
Competitively, its Terminal Period attack is an intriguing win-condition attack, knocking out foes that line up perfectly on damage counters, while Claw of Darkness offers raw power plus disruption
It is also a target for some of the other spells I've mentioned from the graveyard to recur it
