Plus, its shiny form is an incredibly unique coloring, replacing its dark blue body with a grayish black
The only missing piece would be some sort of healing mechanic where the -1/-1 counters are removed via another creatures activation or similar ability
TYPE OF COLLECTORS Same as other Pokemon collector items like LEGO legendary Pokemon items, plushes, etc, Pokemon TCG cards are collector's items
The full texts of these abilities are "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch." If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card
While the Pokmon Trading Card Game is alive and thriving, there's a unique appeal to the thrill of gathering the original, and often rare, Pokmon cards during its heyday in the late '90s and early 2000s