The Scarlet & Violet era of the Pokmon TCG has begun
Soften your gaze and rely again on your instincts
If you can stick a Path to the Peak in play every turn, your opponent will eventually brick, as they need Chien-Pao exs and Radiant Greninjas Abilities for the decks engine to actually work
Two major factors are behind this phenomenon: a generation of adults who grew up with Pokmon and now have the purchasing power to continue investing in the hobby, and hoarders who disrupt the distribution chain by buying large quantities of packs, boxes, and boosters with the intention of reselling them on the secondary market or finding high-value cards
The really exciting part is that if this card is in, it's likely the rest of the cycle is coming too, so we could be getting Deflecting Swat and Fierce Guardianship reprints too, and hopefully not upshifted
When Disfigure already feels like a compromise it is a hard mental barrier to get over trying this out