Since losing an EX Pokemon yields twice the amount of prize cards, a single coin flip may be worth trying despite the potential damage to one's own benched pokemon
That said, Polygon did reach out to ask whether picking a booster pack matters, with the following response received: "While Pokmon Trading Card Game Pocket draws inspiration from the experience of opening physical Pokmon TCG booster packs, we are unable to share specifics at this time." So, essentially, they are unwilling to confirm or deny whether you're choice matters
Shiftable characters provide you with a way to get stronger characters on the board for a cheaper cost while still having other low-cost characters in your deck that can pave the way for them
Power and Toughness The small box in the lower right-hand corner of the card shows two numbers
It's incredibly easy to set up this situation, and with cards like "Metaverse," it can even be activated during the opponent's Turn in order to completely shut down their Monsters
For example in this deck, with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth, we have access to mass card draw and mass removal from our commander, while most of the Eldrazi can act as finishers dealing massive damage so the potential finishers are much more than the statistics number shown