The newest Pokmon set, Mega Evolution, came out on September 26, so there's been more than enough time for the secondary market to do its thing and reach a state of (relative) calm
This usually works best with Threatens to circumvent giving the creature back, but its a fine strategy for repeatable mind control effects
When there are many artifacts on the board, Mycosynth Golem either acts as a massive cost reducer or even allows you to cast artifact creatures for free
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There's also a Fusion Monster in this archetype that can be troublesome for the opponent as it can negate Monster, Normal Spells and Normal Trap effects if you have cards in your hand and again, the activated effect becomes "Your opponent randomly discards one card" so you can force the opponent to do the work for you again
The card stock from 1999 is thinner than modern cards and more susceptible to bending