To put it bluntly, scarcity absolutely matters when it comes to serialized cards and 250 copies seems like the right number
Having removal up front is ideal to take the pressure off the player, and then they can build up their Food/Bargain synergy with the time that removal buys them
Here are the exact rules for Standard (the same rules apply to most other Constructed formats)
Dark Ampharos Dark Crobat Dark Donphan Dark Espeon Dark Feraligatr Dark Gengar Dark Houndoom Dark Porygon2 Dark Scizor Dark Typhlosion Dark Tyranitar 0 voters image600825 79.8 KB image600825 80.3 KB image600825 83.2 KB image600825 87.5 KB image600825 70.1 KB image600825 77.9 KB image600825 71.2 KB image600825 75.7 KB image600825 74.4 KB image600825 74.1 KB image600825 87.1 KB image600825 77 KB image600825 75.7 KB image600825 70.8 KB image600825 78.1 KB Which Non-Holo Dark Pokemon is your favorite
What's interesting is this is not a deck you'd necessarily expect to see playing Pest Control, since it has all sorts of important one mana permanents you'd like to preserve
A few years ago, I did a story on the Pro Tour and in talking to the pros, you learn that a lot of them have other revenue streams, like sponsorship, streaming their games, or writing for various sites
