they allowed for a player to ruin the turn one of many decks before they had an opportunity to play
Concessions to deckbuilding have to be made to ensure you retain it, and other decks who steal it might not have the right deck to ensure they keep it
Protection is great, and then making all of your creatures into horrifyingly large threats is even better
[P][P][P][C] Sand Storm Pressure: If your opponents Active Pokemon is a Basic Pokemon, it is Knocked Out
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Sure he gets burned a lot and dies most of the time he gets into combat but for one mana, so what