Mew
Oh my. I picked this one first because I think it just exemplifies how much more work has gone into the most basic of Basic cards. Mew might have had a time in the SWSH meta, but at the end of the day, this is a card that deals 30 damage. Yet it has received the most lavish Alt Art, a wonderful scene by Ryota Murayama to pore over for so long, studying every Pokémon, as they crowd around the sleeping Mew. Look at the concern on that one Skwovet’s face! Even the Cramorant only looks half as gormless as usual.
There’s so much story going on here, from the hopeful concern of the surrounding crowd, to the knowledge that whatever might have happened, that Mew took a bite of the berry first. It’s wistful, poignant, a moment of hope and doubt superbly caught. Also, you know, it’s a really pretty drawing on a piece of cardboard.
