With the game entering new territory within its story, theres a massive new hill of possibilities for players to encounter
That brand power ensures that every new Pokmon product, especially one tied to the TCG, arrives with a built-in audience eager to try it out
Cranford has spoken on record regarding the misunderstanding, saying that Guays art style just didnt fit with the set Legions, specifically, since it was meant to be a set with really intense exaggerated versions of creatures, and the creative team at the time selected artists that we felt would fit precisely within this vision of what Otaria was becoming. It all seemed like water under the bridge by the time Unhinged brought us Persecute Artist in 2004, along with Cranford himself adorning Fascist Art Director, and Guays gone on to do art for many, many cards since, including her own Secret Lair
When you add a Bish and a Bash to your Bosh, you tend to powercreep older cards