If anything the Trophy Kang is as stock as stock can be. You’ve got a stock image of the kangaskhan (Sealdass card as mentioned on a prior post) but also found on quite a lot of guide books like the Nintendo Red/Blue Gameboy guide:
The background is also what I think looks very much stock image of an azalea field
Weird thing for me is though when you slap these together and you add the holo pattern on top plus its thematic relation to parent-child, the card gets super elevated.
I love Sugimori stock art + 1990s computer backgrounds. Can you find anything more nostalgic in the Pokemon TCG?
For what it’s worth, there is a pretty insightful past thread discussing the label of prize/trophy here:
Technically, the Mysterious Pearl is both a trophy (given out as the trophy at the Battle Roads) and also a prize (Winter Challenge).
For both Championship Arenas, I view them as prize cards but at the end of the day it’s just that, a label. I think they are both awesome cards with great unique art that ties into the release.
I also thought the bottom of the mysterious Pearl said something along the likes of “ This is an official Pokémon prize / trophy / award card “ something like that lol
I agree that it is semantics with prize and trophy labels for cards. It would be very hard to distinguish some of the cards to a point that it would be just debates. The same goes for some sets / cards on if they are “Promos” or not.
I also believe and agree that these are first and foremost really great cards with a lot of forethought in what is depicted on them and what they represented. Unique history, unique release and would certainly make for some awesome collecting stories and talking points when sharing your collections.
Cheers!
I’m not a big fan of the art, but I still like these cards a bit. They indeed have an interesting release, and I like that they are unique among other trophy cards. The art fits the release of the cards, but it is a little indecipherable.
