In addition to this, such Flying Pikachu cards have a high resistance to the fighting element, which is usually one's only chance to take down a powerful lightning element pokemon
Sure, Wizards might have allowed Hypnotic Specter for a while (it was eventually banned) and banned Serendib Efreet, but I'm not bitter
So long as youre willing to pay some life, this card is a one mana removal spell, which is great everywhere
A 5/5 flying and first strike body is good enough to fight, but if it survives until your next upkeep, its giving you two cards you can play, and Treasures/creatures along with them
With such a loosely-defined theme for this product, WotC have seized the chance to jam in all sorts of cards which have struggled to find the right home for a reprint
This cycle of artifact lands still gives WotC the creeps, as they manage to double the efficiency of artifact synergies in the simplest way possible