I noticed in the early 80s there were card dealers coming to the coin shows selling us coin dealers baseball cards, he told Intelligent Collector in 2019
Its GX attack, which can only be used once per game, prevents the opponent from playing any cards from their hand at all in their next turn
eBay for maximum variety and competitive pricing, TCGPlayer for transparency and reliable grading data, specialty retailers for curated finds, and auction houses when Im hunting elite investment pieces
Just for fun: no gambling, no real cards
If you counter a problematic permanent before it enters the battlefield, it ends up in the graveyard same as if it had entered the battlefield and you removed it
Between that and the issues surrounding pre-orders for every new Pokemon TCG expansion, it's a welcome change to see Pokemon trying something that might actually stop scalpers, toxic collectors and "fans" from ruining the upcoming experience for everyone else