This largely depends on how the game is playing out and what your opponent has
So, in answer to the question, What year did Pokmon cards come out?it was the transformative year of 1996 when these beloved cards began their journey into the hands and hearts of enthusiasts around the world
non-1st edition Shadowless
Conquer was simple, just a straight up, You control enchanted land, where as Orcish Squatters, if played at the right time, could allow you to steal all of your opponents land, one by one
Shortly after, this problem was answered in the form of Sparkling Crystal, an Ace Spec Tool card that reduces a Tera Pokemon's attacks by a single energy, meaning Dragapult EX now only needed a single energy for its powerful attack
While yes I shouldnt have chose it foe emerald, I fille assumed my choice as it took me 2 months of grinding for evolving torchic into combusken and having double kick and 2 years to win the league (I didn't played as much as now back then), I really enjoyed having it and then like strategically one of the best starter and it Is quite satisfying to play it