Pidgey (196/091) Pidgey might not be your first thought when looking for expensive chase cards, but this Shiny iteration of the bird mon is a decently pricey pull to pick from Paldean Fates
For Kanto and Pokmon 151 Starter Collectors It pairs with Venusaur ex and Charizard ex from the same set for a complete Kanto starter trio in graded form
With Captain in the lead, were hoping to drop a bunch of Horrors, slap our opponents faces with them, mill them for a bunch of cards, and plunder their graveyard booty (oh yeah)
Add to that some way to protect it during combat and youre left with a consistent way to refill your battlefield while gaining life and putting pressure on your opponents
In conjunction with its attack, which deals 160 damage and moves an energy card to the bench, it can take down smaller ex Pokmon like Squawkabilly ex and Mew ex, both of which are bench liabilities that many decks are forced to play for consistency
Articuno is usually elegant, but Team Rocket is nothing but that, yet the two come together in this card to make one chillingly good collection piece