With the beginning of the Sun and Moon series, the Pokmon TCG team introduced the Pokmon-GX mechanic, which gave players access to extremely powerful monsters that carry a hefty two-prize penalty for being knocked out
If you activate a station ability while you control Tapestry Warden, but you no longer control Tapestry Warden at the time that ability resolves, use the power of the creature tapped to pay the cost of the station ability to determine how many counters are put on the permanent with station
If I were playing an aggro deck, Id prefer Sanctifier en-Vec, since I can also attack my opponent with it
The party mechanic incentivizes you to have rogues, wizards, clerics, and warriors, and Linvala itself is a cleric
A hard counter to the likes of Pidgeot FRLG and, well, mostly just Pidgeot, this card shifted the game immensely, causing decks that had no chance at winning before come out on top
When a copy of a Latias & Latios GX card of SR rarity from Tag Bolt [SM9] sold for US$2,000, it set a new record for sale price of a TAG TEAM GX card which to this day hasnt been topped