Upon release in the Pokmon Celebrations expansion in 2021, the card was largely dismissed as unplayable, yet given the way the metagame developed heading into the biggest event of the year in London, it just happened to be the perfect counter to the top deck in the format
At only three mana, you get a 2/3 with flying, which, in general, is a good deal
This is important to the history of tokens because the Brand team let R&D choose what went on the back side of the ads
Collectors expect anniversary products and special releases next year, so theyre buying aggressively now to position themselves
Prison/stax decks stop your opponent from playing cards and attacking you while gaining incremental advantages over time, be it with lifegain, Treasure tokens, or card draw