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What sets Lightning Greaves apart, and arguably makes it much better than Swiftfoot Boots, is its equip cost:

This is amazing deck manipulation that helps with searching for specific cards and making the most out of otherwise random effects

During the height of what many called "Pokemania" and even a few years after, some cards were only obtainable by buying a ticket to a Pokemon movie or buying a VHS or DVD copy of said movie

If heads, this attack does 50 more damage 20+ Strong Volt Discard 1 Energy from this Pokmon 150 Weakness x2 Resistance Retreat Cost 56 of 217 Illustration: Iori Suzuki

Web-slinging is an alternate casting cost that lets you return a tapped creature you control to your hand to play a spell, similar to Ninjutsu but more flexible since the creature doesnt need to be unblocked

The game can get very tricky, as it really does rely on luck of the draw