masquerain pokemon card Primal Clash Uncommon #14 All cards will be carefully packed for safe transit Masquerain (Guardianes Celestiales TCG Pocket)

As we can see in many Hammertime decks, it is often the only reason to play black as it is so good at slowing down anything your opponents might be doing

Christmas Pokemon Coloring Page Ash & Pikachu celebrates christmas day with warm clothing and a holiday stocking nearby

And a lot of the fakes that came after took inspiration from this

MTG fan art cards are playable in official tournaments as long as it holds the card name, mana cost, type of card and edition.

The Shuppet archetype aims to use low cost attackers to take a Knock Out on every turn of the game, starting as soon as turn 1

So while it wasnt truly official outside of tournaments until 1999, it was already widely accepted before then