pokemon 1998 cards Pikachu Illustrator Japanese Slabbed Graded card proxy replica fan art [2LL] Selfdestruct (80) Does 20 damage to each Pokemon on each players Bench Rare 1998 Pikachu Pokémon Card

This lets the attacker choose an attack from a Dragon-type Pokmon in your discard pile and use it as its attack

It is the standard against which every other Pokemon card is measured

Its a fine card, and it will trade very well at $8, but between the limited upside and the threat of a reprint, I dont love it as a long-term hold

Not just because I learned a few new words, but because I think there is great value in reading something that you actually must *use*, as opposed to just understanding in a vague sense without any real application (ex: reading a novel)

Even if a creature with trample deals with excess damage in a fight, that excess damage will not be dealt to the opponent