Since rotating out of Standard, it has found new life in the Pioneer (and Explorer) format, where it continues to flicker everything and cause havoc
Additionally, it still gives you some heavy hitters in your lineup to break stalemates
This can be very powerful in decks that revolve around sacrificing creatures for value, such as Aristocrats-style decks
In contrast, the Traditional Chinese cards that released in 2024 will NOT have a Pokemon logo stamp
Its prevention of life gain and prohibiting damage prevention is what makes it so scary - for some strategies, life gain or "fog" effects get them through scary turns against aggressive Red decks, which is no longer an option when Sunspine Lynx is in play
The cards scarcity combined with its prestige undoubtedly drive its price way up