pokemon bulbasaur cards - 001/165 - Pokemon 151 - Reverse Foil RarityIllustration Rare Hit Points70 HP Colorless Pokémon TCG: Pokémon GO Pin

There are some Reserved List exceptionswell get to them in a bitbut I dont know if Ive ever really regretted dropping $50+ on any true format staples

If youre cutting that part of the creature package, why not go one step further down the control path and play Esper Control

Saffgor: Now this is what I'm talking about

If played with the additional energy requirement, it can prevent that Defending pokemon from retreating, ensuring their demise

Following the Draw Phase is the Action Phase, where players can perform a variety of actions in almost any order, as many times as rules permit, before declaring an attack

Because of this, my list has: No extra turn spells Minimal countermagic No high-salt cards (like Palinchron) Retirement of finishers Ive won with enough times Thrasios is here to give us the best possible colors to pair with Vial Smasher, provide consistency, and give us a mana dump for turns when we dont have a better play