Special Illustration Rares While there aren't many, Journey Together's Special Illustration Rares are some of the best in the entire Scarlet & Violet era, featuring trainers with their Pokemon in breathtaking moments
The bright background is perfectly suited to Arceus' regal pose, as the elegant landscape enhances this Pokemon's simple design
Not only that, but the card can be quite powerful, as it lets us exile cards from our library and play them based on the number of attractions we open each turn
This is something thats made to feel a little more galling when you learn that so much of the sets bulk is reprints of cards from previous S&V sets, and appear so frequently as to become farcical
And now that Pokemon has started to configure collector-centric English sets (like Prismatic Evolution), we should see sets aimed directly at collectors loaded with top-tier chase cards that are strategically limited, while mainline, competitive-relevant sets are regularly restocked and made more widely available
Sugar requires you to play with Donquixote Characters for her End of turn ability, which isn't overly surprising, but it's interesting that Sugar has an ability that relies on Events
