A one-energy attack that deals 10 damage and can paralyze the foes active Pokemon was plenty strong on its own
There are four, but one of the best ones is Evolution, which lets you pick two Benched Pokemon and search in your deck for their respective evolutions, and then you can evolve them simultaneously
These 1-mana landcyclers from Lord of the Rings usually replace a basic land in your deck but have the option of being an impactful spell later in the game
More official events are being held with Remote Dueling, with it even recently releasing a new banlist dedicated to that format
Sphere of Annihilation has already been put in one row with such monumental removal artifacts like Ratchet Bomb and Oblivion Stone, and rightfully so
Even in decks that use a few Basic Pokmon, at least one is going to be useful, so players get all their Basic Pokmon early