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There are even 7 extremely weird cards named Manhole, which are uniquely odd

But the set also contains alternate art cards featuring beautiful illustrations that take up the entire card space with the relevant Pokmon in a fleshed-out environment, and sometimes even with other Pokmon

This is especially important in mono-green decks like Fangorn, Tree ShepherdFangorn, Tree Shepherd and Shroofus SproutsireShroofus Sproutsire, or controlling enchantments-matter builds like Sythis, Harvest's HandSythis, Harvest's Hand, who need critical mass of the card type

(Note: This report only considers Near Mint copies of cards with at least ten sales between April 12 and May 11, 2026 .) Here are ten highlights from that report