The reason this line is slightly worse than the 2 Pikachu setup is that if your hand gets disrupted somehow (e.g., your opponent breaks the lock with an Escape Rope or similar, and then plays N), you now have 2 pieces you need to find from your deck (Raichu and the Devolution Spray)
People also note that the quality control seems to be better for Japanese cards, so there are fewer mess-ups falling through the cracks, too
Mulldrifter provides a relevant flying body and leads to potent card advantage
Elenda, the Dusk Rose If you want a generally powerful sacrifice commander in Orzhov, you cant do much better than Elenda, the Dusk Rose
T he Bandai copyright line shows a later year (e.g., 2001) in the bottom-right
Netizens chimed in with reactions like, "That's easily $8,000," "Its value goes way beyond money," and "This belongs in a museum!" And they're not wrong a first-gen Pokmon game in such immaculate, unopened condition, plus a misprint