A new Pokémon Trading Card Game card is making waves in Japan, despite it featuring one of the weakest Pokémon in the franchise. Earlier this month, the Pokémon TCG released Terastal Festival, a new subset focused mainly on Eevee and its evolved forms. The set won't be released internationally until next month, but Japanese players are already trying out new builds, with one card emerging as an unexpected favorite that's being used in over half of winning decks.
According to Limitless TCG, Budew from Terastal Festival has emerged as a surprise favorite in Japanese tournaments. While full usage stats aren't available, the card has frequently appeared in Top 16 deck lists in various Japanese City League Tournaments. According to Limitless TCG, the set has appeared in over 50% of decks placing in the Top 16 of Japanese City League Tournaments over the past three weeks. This may be a small sample size, but it speaks to the versatility of Budew and its usefulness in almost every single deck.
On its surface, Budew doesn't appear to be a particularly powerful card. Budew only has 30 HP and its Itchy Pollen attack only deals 10 damage. However, Itchy Pollen has an extremely...
