chonky pikachu pokemon card - S8a: 25th Anniversary Collection Lightning G Pokemon Chunky Pikachu 2

This messes with you alone and also sometimes helps you take a ton of damage from their Nekusar or fuels their Consecrated Sphinx

Many combos utilizing these effects rely on them making 1-cost artifacts cost 0, particularly Sensei's Divining Top

Ive used it against annoying enchantments like Standstill, but it's mainly used as an anti-artifact card that can double up against enchantments if needed

Death & Taxes lists often leverage it to protect threats like Thalia, Guardian of Thraben, and its effective against decks that want to cheat cards like Griselbrand into play, often invalidating them entirely

Watch out for centering (how evenly the image is printed), creases, and any surface damage like scratches or stains these can drop a cards price fast