This is why "banned leader" is rare in OPTCG
Still, in terms of raw firepower, no other Pokemon comes close to this Basic Pokemons deadliness
Weve seen how good Aerial Extortionist is
Cards with holograms or foil tend to curl from humidity, but the added structure helps them stay flat
Commander pre-cons are a much better value toward building a playable collection, and even if they want to buy booster packs, Set Boosters and Collector Boosters contain a lot of cards that arent legal in Standard, such that even if a player were trying to play Standard by buying packs of the appropriate set, they still couldnt just build a deck out of cards they own and know that they could bring it to a Standard tournament, they have to know exactly what to look for to figure out which cards are legal
Not too bad, since that helps with defense The tokens created also can be tapped to give a target creature +1/+0 until end of turn, changing to an offensive stance and helping another creature deal more damage
