Corsola – Neo Discovery
Morii’s first contributions to Pokémon TCG began with Neo Discovery in 2000, with a Caterpie, Kabuto and Omanyte, but it’s the Corsola I love the most. It’s just so happy! And it’s brilliantly framed in that underwater setting, those little plastic corals and the green-brown sand beneath.
I think it also demonstrates another joy of Yuka Morii’s cards in any collection: They’re never the fancy ones, the Secret Rares or Full Arts (although can you imagine). They’re mostly commons and uncommons, only every now and then a holo rare, but bring a joy to their numbers, where another flat simple drawing can feel almost dismissible.
