Even The Pokmon Company announced its reprinting cards to keep up with the very high demand. 2021 is the 25th anniversary year for Pokmon, and promotions celebrating that date have put Pokmon cards into cereal boxes and McDonalds Happy Meals
And the fact that there are a lot of powerful cards here but that theyre almost all build-arounds in some fashion really works for me
Pokemon TCG fans are currently transitioning between generations, with Gen 9 Paldea collections releasing at the start of 2023 and the final Gen 8 set dropping on January 20, 2023
Aggressive Mammoth Agonasaur Rex Agrus Kos, Spirit of Justice Ahriman Ainok Wayfarer Ajani's Pridemate Akal Pakal, First Among Equals Akawalli, the Seething Tower Akul the Unrepentant Al Bhed Salvagers Alacrian Jaguar Alania's Pathmaker Alania, Divergent Storm Alchemist's Assistant Alenni, Brood Recruiter Alesha, Who Laughs at Fate
Essentially, the synergy from keeping a weaker set of two cards needs to overcome the raw power of keeping the two "best" cards to make this the correct thing to do
Theres of course plenty of targeting spells for a spellslinger build, like counterspells and removal, but you could also build a goad deck