pokemon lugia ex card (017/032) Colorless Retreat Cost Shadow Lugia gx ex

The decision to split the total card pool into sets makes the task of collecting each of the cards more palatable and achievable after all, 294 cards is a much more reasonable number than the 1000+ total Pokemon that have been created to date

It can also hold off stronger Pokemon if you can strike multiple times

While this seems defensive, on attackers like Scream Tail or Drifloon (whose damage is based on how many damage counters are on them), more HP means you can place more damage counters on them, resulting in a more powerful attack

This fairy-type Pokmon exudes magical girl energy, and artist Cona Nitanda really decided to lean into that for this illustration