The 30th Anniversary Pokemon TCG set will be released simultaneously worldwide on September 16, 2026
After that you can put a 3-Cost (or less) Black Character from your hand in play
The full texts of these abilities are "At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card" and "Whenever a creature deals combat damage to the monarch, its controller becomes the monarch." (6/16/2023) If the triggered ability that causes the monarch to draw a card goes on the stack and a different player becomes the monarch before that ability resolves, the first player will still draw the card
While its popularity waxes and wanes with the metagame, it starts showing up in greater numbers as decks become more efficient
The card is the first great Thopter commander, allowing you to play a unique Commander deck utilizing a creature type that while having a lot of support, never has a solid dedicated commander until this point, which also helps drive Leonardo Da Vinci's price up