Most players utilize powerful EX and GX Pokemon because they have more health and stronger attacks than normal Pokemon, but they come with the downside of giving up 2 Prizes to the opponent when theyre knocked out
The greatest power among creatures target opponent controls is determined solely by evaluating the creatures that player controls at that time
these cards arent unplayable
It also doesnt let creatures with defender, your best big-butt creatures, attack, something a real toughness commander would do
Take this 1999 Shadowless Chansey that sold in 2020 for $36,877, for example
At the time, Pokemon Red & Green were still in development, but from how you could collect 151 species of Pokemon, and the games turn-based battle system, it was very compatible with the TCG format