With pitch spells like Endurance, Subtlety, and Force of Negation, it's still possible to have relevant interaction in the early game while satisfying the cascade deck-building restriction
It is a small drawback that Abuelo cannot flicker itself, the simple activated ability is a powerful one that does not require tapping or attacking is pretty good
Once during your turn effects Effects that say Once during your turn can only be used once per turn regardless of whether the Pokmon Card changes zones
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You can also use the mana to pay for things like ward, or to meet the mana threshold for a counterspell cast against you, like Scatter Ray
The -2 ability can only be used if you have at least two or more loyalty