Because of the way Kroxa and Kunoros' ability resolves, you can sacrifice it in response to the reanimation clause, sacrificing it to the Altar, to mill six cards and then exile five of them to return Kroxa and Kunoros to play, triggering its ability again in an infinite loop
Alicia Masters's first ability will check as your beginning of combat step starts to see if you've cast a noncreature spell this turn
So as a whole, I would say its obviously very good for Japan, but more than anything, its just trying to lean into the authenticity of what it represents to that market what the history is with respect to video gaming culture in that region, and making our players globally excited.
If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types
The XY era had many Colorless Mega cards, such as M Kangaskhan EX, M Audino EX, and even M Rayquaza EX, and at the time, Lopunny was a lot less popular than it is now, meaning it was sadly left to the sidelines
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