original 151 pokemon card set Complete (151/150) 1999 [MP-DMG] plus 9 of the OG Pokes including Mew ex and Alakazam ex Original 151 Pokemon Cards |

Even just a couple of flashback, unearth or recursion cards contained within a red deck wins can push Faithless Looting from a consideration to an auto include

TEFERI, MASTER OF TIME This isnt one of the first cards that leaps out at you when making a list like this, but its important to acknowledge both the trends that ended in 2020 and ones that started

Merfolk Seastalkers This has come up a lot: Islandwalk just isnt that useful if your opponents dont control an island, or you cant turn any of their lands into one

With thousands of cards released in the best Japanese TCG of 2025, the pool of contenders was strong, but old favorites like Charizard and Mewtwo rose to the top