Chi-Yu ex
Akira Egawa’s art for ancient Legendary Chi-Yu is such a striking Special Illustration Rare, and that’s before we consider how it’s possible to “jealously singe.”
All of the Treasure of Ruin Pokémon are damned weird, and Chi-Yu has such creepily big eyeballs, literally bigger than its own head. Thankfully, Akira has disguised this pretty well with the card’s arrangement, making the astonishingly boring goldfish monster far more appealing in this gorgeous underwater scene.
We need to talk about Flame Surge, too. 100 damage for two Energy on a Basic card is already eye-watering enough, but at the same time you deal this, you can also attach Energy to three of your benched Pokémon from your deck, every time! I cannot imagine how this card won’t go straight into the TCG meta, given the potential this offers.
