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That would be my personal choice, but also consider Antonio Jos Manzanedos Valgavoth to be the artwork of the year

Last year, sales of Pokmon products spiked in what's been called an unprecedented surge in global popularity. From 2024 to 2025, retail analytics firm Circana reported that sales of Pokmon in the US surged by an astounding 87%, making it the most popular franchise in the toy world

These force your opponent to discard a card from their hand, and while this might not appear all that powerful at first glance, repeatedly forcing your opponent to discard cards or being able to choose a specific card from your opponent's makes discard effects worthwhile

Wizards of the Coast got the card name correct, as well as the casting cost, text box, and power/toughness

And as has been suggested by the aforementioned list of most valuable Pokmon TCG cards, this pattern generally repeats, meaning Secret Rares are consistently more valuable than other cards in this way

We also have cards like Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog that give bonuses to creatures with flash