pokemon pikachu card basic - V - 043/185 Lightning Lightning Energize Attach a Lightning Energy card from your discard pile to this Pokémon Pikachu ex - Genetic Apex

I dont see how things have changed that much right now for it to basically be absent from the metagame, so what gives

With its thousands of cards, experimental mechanics, and player ingenuity, it is impossible for Wizards of the Coast's R&D team to account for the nearly-infinite possibilities for any card

But if you look really closely, youll see that Wrexial isnt a tentacle-faced monster looming out of the sea and facing left, but rather a tentacle-faced monster facing right-center: It seems obvious when seen in hi-res and bigger than a postage stamp, but Wrexial is much more a wet King Kong than he is Cthulhu

The two most popular formats are Commander and Standard

If you can set up an Arbok before your opponent, that Pikachu will be easily removed in two turns