Both Red and Blue feature variations of creatures which dont appear in the other edition, and there are times where your choices, such as which Pokmon to choose from the three starter options, closes off the other Pokmon to you entirely over the course of your game
They may be small in number, but they have plenty of power to even the odds against the more popular Pokemon
With the ability " Put the effort on " Incinerator ex could, under optimal conditions, perform the attack Burnout with just one Fire Energy
These big creatures are crucial for greens removal, which takes the form of fight and punch spells like Hard-Hitting Question and Prey Upon
Knowing Up the Beanstalk exists and is played regularly could have made for difficult choices when designing new cards, so WotC pulled the plug and banned it before it could inadvertently do some damage
Between ever-changing sideboards, identifying the right kind of redundancy and trying to consider card within the context of the format, Pioneer players have a lot of mental work on their docket