Sometimes, it played a starring role in control decks, like Olle Rades Counterhammer deck from PT Dallas 1996: Lands (26) Spells (34) 4 Fireball 3 Nevinyrral's Disk 4 Lightning Bolt 4 Counterspell 2 Hammer of Bogardan 1 Dissipate 3 Force of Will 1 Pyroclasm 3 Control Magic 1 Balance 4 Pillage 2 Incinerate 1 Recall 1 Zuran Orb Sideboard Honorable mention to Control Magic
Much like how Pokmon in the video game have abilities to typically give them some sort of advantage, Pokmon cards can have abilities to help your deck
Sealed still king Current EV is neutral-positive for ripping, but sealed product (especially Pokmon Center ETBs) is appreciating faster
Parapet Thrasher provides artifact removal, card advantage, and massive damage whenever our dragons connect
Colossal Skyturtle This is kind of like a turtle power charm, its so flexible
It's important to be sure about which bits of a card are the cost and which are the effect, as sometimes something that seems like it should be a cost is actually the effect