(Venusaurs absence is a crushing blow to us Grass Starter Enjoyers.) Theyre intricately detailed and impressively sculpted, paying tribute to the classic cards that started it all
Pretty much every good deck has a glaring weakness (Charizard loses to Snorlax, Mew loses to Charizard, etc.), except for Gardevoir and Giratina, which have generally even matchups, but instead have the issue of not having the time to finish a best of three match in 50 minutes
FIGHT is free
The 7,000 Power Boa Hancock in 5,000 is also another strong top-end character
Noone cares about CGC in Japan, Ive seen them sit on shelves for months on end and shops not accepting them for trade-in
Double strike is incredibly powerful to have on a creature that's looking to gear up with Equipment cards, and Cloud even reduces the cost of equip abilities targeting Cloud by