Theyre real, though
While this card has likely been power-crept out of any real play (due to the fact that any player with open mana can also create lots of their own furry, long-tailed creatures when the Liege bites it), it still stands as an important historical Squirrel-enabler, likely leading to it retaining a price above $5
Whether Ob Nixilis is similarly powerful remains to be seen (fingers crossed he's not), but the fact that everyone's talking about it lends credence to the strength of this card
The biggest boost to that was the printing of cards like Dark Depths and Thespian's Stage and the changes to the Legendary rules
It's the perfect introductory game to a whole new generation of Pokmon fans, and the Galar Collection is very much the same for anyone more interested in the card game side of things
PSA has apparently only recorded seven versions of the bronze Pikachu, alongside six each of the gold and silver trophy cards, in its entire portfolio