The trading card game, in particular, was a runaway success for the property and is still going strong today
docs.google.com Cyndaquil ENG/JPN TCG Master Set Cyndaquil ENG/JPN - Master OWN,NEED/STATUS English Neo Genesis 56 Cyndaquil 1st Edition,X 56 Cyndaquil Unlimited,X 57 Cyndaquil 1st Edition,X 57 Cyndaquil Unlimited,X 96 Professor Elm 1st Edition,X 96 Professor Elm Unlimited,X 102 Pokemon March 1st
Turning more of your deck into Pirates and making those Pirate's even better is easy thanks to Conspiracy and Arcane Adaptation
Spectacular Spider-Man (Borderless, Textured Foil) Rare, 236 The one time you get separated from an alien symbiote, and forced to wear a bag on your head to protect your identity (while wearing a suit borrowed from the Fantastic Four), it becomes a decades-long joke which has appeared in a surprising number of video games
In 1998, Shogakukan Celadon University ran a campaign where pupils who enrolled, and completed a series of tests (printed in magazines) could become a Certified Pokemon Professor
Since this card goes into literally every Commander deck I own, having a version that looks this distinct was a massive win for collectors
