It represents one of the eras most magical inventions: Shining Pokmon, the alternate-color, ultra-rare cards that were the direct ancestor of every shiny chase card that came after
Its a perfect tribute to the power of teamwork among legends
The most spectacular examples feature the holo pattern shifted completely off the Pokemon's artwork and onto the card's border or text box, or shifted so far that the holo appears to "window" into a section of the card that was never intended to shimmer
They have numbering over 204 for their set, and normal card backs so they can be played in standard decks
We're rapidly running out of January which means we'll almost certainly hear something more concrete about Pokemon TCG Pocket's next set any day now
If this careful balance is threatened, we end up with a situation where a small number of top decks separate themselves from the rest of the pack, leaving the most competitive players to deal with the monotony of repeating the same decision trees ad nauseam and the less competitive players to deal with the frustration of being unable to find a rogue deck that can even compete with the top tier
