Magic requires so many different skills, and different Spikes will focus on different ones
It requires a little work to build around, but youll be well rewarded for the effort
Could it be that my internet connection was so precise and exact that it cut off at the exact moment I played the stadium, only to return once my turn ended and continue smoothly until the next time I played the stadium, repeating the cycle
Not only is it a very legitimate threat in its own right, but it doesnt even need to declare an attack to give you a bunch of value
Pokemon evolve as you progress throughout the match, so its useful to play it safe at the beginning, taking out low level wild mons until you evolve and learn a new move
Being a real life "wolf-man", he also has the ability to transform into white, fur-like mist similar to Alucard