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Abyssal Persecutor led to such interesting game states, and Id argue this one is even more entertaining

Putting in additional inserts is another factor

These differences happen quite a lot, and are also very noticeable in the Base Set: If we ignore some of the obvious errors, like the sun-bleached and Albino-bordered ones, we can still see a lot of different shades of yellow in the cards

And to give you an idea of how critical he was to the team, when we were getting new desks and I was asked about any requirements for where my new desk would be, one of my requirements was "I need to sit next to Hindy." Hindy, along with Andrew Brown and Jadine Klomparens, did a fantastic job figuring out what this set would mean for Standard and worked with the whole Play Design team to put it through its paces

[11] A substantial amount of cards of this set were leaked about seven weeks before its release, spurring Wizards of the Coast to quickly make them official spoilers

The card features Pikachu with the official World Championships 2025 logo stamped on it