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Thats up to six Treasures each combat, which pays for the Hireling and then some

4 Zapdos ex 202/165 One of Kanto region's Legendary birds, Zapdos ex is another Special Illustration Rare card in the Pokmon 151 set

As someone who is playing through the FFVII remake I get all the references and the flavor is absolutely spot-on, but it really feels like playability was sacrificed for flavor

Slowpoke's first card, on the other hand, is by Miki Takana , whose unique style would stand out from any set but especially stood out back then

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