Its evolution line and the introduction of new mechanics, such as Mega Evolutions and regional variants, have only strengthened its appeal, ensuring its place within the Pokmon canon
Theres less information available on Korean sets than on English and Japanese versions
If you wanted to replace it with something like a Catcher, then the issue at hand becomes PONT and keep the Catcher? or Juniper and go for the better odds of KO? So, if we have 4 Double Colourless Energies in deck, what are the odds of getting one by: Junipering our remaining hand PONTing our hand back Sageing through 5 cards looking for the DCE Ill only go through this once, so no worries
It feels impossible to create a wishlist for what I would like to see come in 2023, but I do hope some of the archetypes Ive outlined today might see some support in surprising ways
Ash's Pikachu is able to make up for its inferior strength by using attacks like Quick Attack and Agility that Raichu lacks and can't keep up with