While evolving your Charmeleon was a thrill back in the day, nowadays, you'll see gigantic legendaries and fully evolved Pokemon get slapped onto the board directly

They are: Pikachu (Base Set, 1999) Charizard (Base Set, 1999) Misty (Gym Heroes, 2000) Erika's Jigglypuff (Gym Heroes, 2000) Sneasel (Neo Genesis, 2000) Shining Celebi (Neo Destiny, 2002) Lugia (Aquapolis, 2003) Delcatty (EX Ruby & Sapphire, 2003) Dark Tyranitar (EX Team Rocket Returns, 2004) Scizor ex (EX Unseen Forces, 2005) Metagross (EX Delta Species, 2005) Palkia lv.X (Great Encounters, 2008) Uxie (Legends Awakened, 2008) Crobat G (Platinum, 2009) Gengar 'Prime' (Triumphant, 2010) Darkrai & Cressalia LEGEND (Triumphant, 2010) N (Noble Victories, 2011) Rayquaza EX (Dragons Exalted, 2012) Genesect EX (Plasma Blast, 2013) Mega Gardevoir EX (Primal Clash, 2015) Greninja BREAK (BREAKpoint, 2016) Solgaleo GX (Sun & Moon, 2017) Buzzwole GX (Crimson Invasion, 2017) Pikachu & Zekrom GX (Team Up, 2019) Zacian V (Sword & Shield, 2020) Raikou (Vivid Voltage, 2020) Mew VMAX (Fusion Strike, 2021) Arceus VSTAR (Brilliant Stars, 2022) Magikarp (Paldea Evolved, 2023) When we look at the list as a whole, it's interesting that Pokmon decided not to include one card from each year, but instead put a little extra focus on certain points and notable Pokmon sets from the game's history

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