First appearing in theDiamond & Pearlexpansion were Pokémon Lv.X. These cards are identifiable by the Lv.X following the Pokémon’s name on the TCG card in the top left corner. The Lv.X stands for level-up and is an example of how RarePokémon TCGcards are sometimes tied to mechanics...
a No. 2 Trainer card was given out that featuredGen 1 Kanto Pokémon Mascot Pikachuholding a trophy. There are believed to only be three that were created, making this truly one of theTCG'sscarcest promo cards in existence. Incredibly, one of the No. 2 Trainer Pikachu trophy cards popped...
perhaps Charizard?) but, traditionally, its TCG cards have not been very powerful, having more a collector value than a competitive one. If someone told me 6 months ago that Pikachu would be winning Worlds 2022 I would have been skeptical but hey, here we are!