Back in Shards block, the average Rare was just as tournament playable as the average Mythic, and discounting planeswalkers, Rares were considerably more tournament playable than Mythics
I like it when my big bad also gives me some card advantage, such as blowing up annoying permanents
On one hand, it makes Japanese Pokmon cards more expensive for international buyers, potentially reducing demand
19/03/2019 Contributors
Integration into existing archetypes could come in the form of a 1-0-1 line, using Rare Candy to shift from basic to stage two, saving valuable deck space
Just be sure you bone up on whats a card type and whats a supertype before you sit down at the table kindred (formerly tribal) and battle are eligible card types, but snow and legendary are not