The S8A EV ratio is notably higher than most Sword & Shield sets, driven by the S8A-P promo pack lottery
Ken Sugimori Artwork Sugimori serves as Pokemon's lead art director and character designer among Atsuko Nishida and other original creators
Commissar Severina Raine has the same effect, but is objectively better, as it triggers for each opponent, not just the ones the creature is attacking
Out of the box, the deck competes on an even playing field with anything else in this tier
With this move I wish Mewtwo's retreat cost wasn't so high because I would get the defending Pokemon asleep as fast as possible then move in a Pokemon like Snorlax who has moves that does more damage if the defending Pokemon is asleep, if somehow I could get retreat costs to be much lower for all Pokemon I would switch back and forth between Mewtwo and another card quite rapidly
Looking at the wording again of the latest trading announcement, it says items must be consumed in order to trade suggesting there will be some kind of currency or item spent as part of the process
