back in the day, a physical card was included with each Yu-Gi-Oh video game, and thered often be multiple cards to be collected, which no doubt saw particularly obsessive fans buying several copies of the same game to get their hands on more special, promotional cards
Since Tools are not Items anymore, they can still be played under the effect of Vileplumes Ability, so Evolution can still be used as a way to set up even under Item lock
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No one would know what 'ichor' means if not for D&D, after all
episode 74: "My Road" Yu-Gi-Oh
Players could make things up to retain their indestructibility - which was fine, since these were merely collectibles never designed for legal use in any official capacity