In late 1998, under Bandai, unclear rules and a lack of balance in the original card game had caused it to slump even as the wider Yu-Gi-Oh
Were running a lot of Prisoner of Impel Down, mostly for the 2k counter, but also for Buggy to cheat them out on the field, developing an additional attacker that the opposing player needs to deal with
In the manga, Alexis plays an Ice deck, which relies on distributing Ice Counters among her opponents monsters to immobilize and destroy them
Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 1 Starmie Water HP90 Stage 1 Evolves from Staryu Ability: Galactic Spin Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1 card from your hand
A retreat cost is simply how many Energy cards it costs to take a Pokmon back out of active play
Collectors often organize sets chronologically or by rarity inside binders to simplify browsing and trading