#16 i was mad confused when this first got announced an hour ago but looking at it now, it makes more sense with pokemon go and pokemon masters ex being fairly complete mobile projects, the next generation of pokemon mobile games has been going on (starting with pokemon sleep) this honestly addresses the two biggest concerns about pokemon tcg: scalping and power creep
Whether it's increasing one's own defense, accelerating energy, spreading damage across the opponent's Pokemon, or applying negative statuses like poison or asleep, abilities are an essential part of the game
There's no doubt that Shining Pokemon are head and shoulders above the competition when it comes to value, but each of those three subsets highlights a collection of incredibly popular Pokemon from Kanto and Johto
If a nonland card is discarded this way, that player puts a +1/+1 counter on the conniving permanent
We also have a relatively simple to assemble combo: Karmic Guide + Reveillark + Radiant Solar + any free sac outlet like Viscera Seer = infinite sacrifice and reanimate loop, which lets you venture infinite times with the Solar