Although similarly-named Pokmon-EX were present during the XY era of the TCG, they were always Basic Pokmon (or Mega Evolution), even for evolved Pokmon such as Charizard, meaning actual evolution cards (Stage 1 and Stage 2) became less and less used and the gameplay was focused more on hard-hitting Basic Pokmon
I've always been convinced since the day it came out that Hearthstone's Iron Juggernaut (the first card in the game to shuffle a card into your opponent's deck) was inspired by this card, but while this type of effect works in digital card games with no issues, there are a lot of reasons this design doesn't work too great for a physical card game
Since you cant sell or trade your extra cards as you would in paper Magic, any extra copies are useless on MTG Arena
By Misprint Editorial | Published Jan 23, 2026 | 21 min read Updated pricing as of March 2026 There is no Pokemon card more iconic, more sought-after, or more valuable across the entire history of the Trading Card Game than Charizard