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Pidgeot ex (Secret Illustration Rare) $24.14 Card Number: #225/197 Rarity: Special Illustration Rare Pidgeot ex swoops in with sharp artwork and some competitive potential

Returning Mechanic: The Monarch The monarch is a designation a player may have

The only main synergy I could think of adding would be token doublers for her Treasures or doubling her triggered abilities with Strionic Resonator or a Lithoform Engine

Circling back to TAUC costs, you could argue its actually even closer to free than other alternate costs: life points and cards in hand are expendable resources, and (at least for drawing cards) somewhat expensive to replenish