What's the most valuable First Edition Pokmon card
Just because you brought the best deck to the room doesnt stop you from running into a terrible matchup because that person didnt get the memo. The more variables presented in a metagame, the less likely reacting to them will be successful
An Imp's Mischief which I see is in your mayeboard should not be overlooked as it can "Counter" counterspells while redirecting targeted removal, draw and extra turns
Not in real life, not online
End of turn, put the Elder in my hand, unless I have two or more experience counters, in which case, it heads back to the battlefield, for more sacrificing for more landing for more experience countering, etc
However, Ninetales should be the target for this as its 90-power Flamethrower is boosted to 120, which will do insane damage, especially to Grass Pokemon, who get an extra +20 damage on top of this