The era of modern trading card games (TCGs) was in its nascent stage, with Magic the Gathering released by Wizards of the Coast just two years prior in 1993, and the Pokmon video games, which the prototypes visuals were based on, were in the final stages of development
Ive been thinking that visual appearance probably matters just as much as the technical measurement for cards like this, especially now that PSA added this note to their PSA 10 grading guidelines: *Centering Note: At the graders sole discretion, a small variance may be permitted on occasion based on the cards overall eye appeal. 2025 Mega Latias ex #181 - PSA 10 Projected Gem Probability: 25% Grading notes: Top/bottom centering is slightly out of range (56/44), left/right centering also not perfect but still within 55/45
But that's okay it's great news that this card is likely to remain in a decent price range, considering the popularity of Zekrom compared to Pikachu
This includes the gorgeous Core-themed lands, which many players understandably adore
As for what it does in battle, Iron Crown ex makes the perfect pairing in any Future-themed deck is its ability, Cobalt Command, makes all other Future Paradox Pokmon deal 20 more damage with their attacks