A newly revealedPokémon Trading Card Gamecard features a different version of the dragon trainer Lisia with her Altaria. Players will have a low chance of getting this rare illustration version of theParadise Dragonacard. The card will be an alternate version of Lisia’s Appeal, and have the same effect, allowing players to switch in one of their opponent’s benched Basic Pokémon and apply the “confused” status to them.

The new card, spotted onPokéBeach, sports a dynamic full-card illustration of the dragon Pokémon trainer Lisia reaching toward the viewer with a wink. It also shows Ali, Lisia’s Altaria, in the background. The illustration plays up the pair’s pop-idol appeal, with Lisia’s teal hair and pose making her look like aPokémonversion of Hatsune Miku. The resemblance makes sense, since the artists of the card, Nabusawa and Mochipuyo, create art for BanG Dream idols and voice actors.

New playmat for Pokémon Trading Card Game featuring Lisia and her Altaria, Ali.

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The new card design comes right after a leak that revealed all64 cards in the nextPokémon TCGset. The set reveal is being blasted for the disappointing lack of Dragon Pokémon in a collection that’s supposed to be all about dragons.

Lisia is a Dragon-type Pokémon trainer, but her inclusion may have more to do with her general appeal than her trainer prowess. Lisia shows up in the upcomingParadise Dragonaset in Japan on a regular trainer card and on a full art card, as well as on theofficial correspondingPokémon TCGmerch. It’s expected to be a part of theSurging Sparksset here in the West.

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The special illustration card may be drawn by a different artist and feature beautiful art, but it’s not very different from the full-art card version of Lisia’s Appeal. This has led some in the community to question the real reason behind her inclusion as a rare card. The character’s appeal as a young, female trainer is undeniable, so she may be so heavily featured to compel fans to buy the deck.

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The special illustration version of Lisia’s Appeal will appear in the nextPokémon Trading Card Gamecard set release. Japan will see these cards first, whenParadise Dragonareleases on September 13. All the cards that show up in this set will likely also appear inSurging Sparkswhen it launches in the West on November 8.