All of this is sort of a moot point though, as the actual card text on the card isn't what you're supposed to use
However, due to so much power creep and multiple prize Pokemon, games rarely last for longer than 5 turns nowadays, unless a deck is designed to stall
Shining Mew CoroCoro Promo Pokmon Card Japanese TCG collectors who picked up the May 2001 issue of CoroCoro Comic were rewarded with the Shining Mew promo Pokmon card
One Magic enthusiast did extensive research to establish a ballpark of how many cards were produced in various MTG sets, and collectors now widely refer to his website ( His site approximates that 4,500 of each 1993 MTG Alpha uncommon was produced and 16,000 of each Alpha common
The majority of these are quality of life upgrades that try not to drastically change the experience by trivializing certain mechanics
So while this card wont see much play in Expanded format, theres some viability for it in Standard, and theres plenty of potential for it to get better and better as time goes on, according to Narode
