pokemon card game deck rules official rule book + construction theory 2010: ASCII Media Works: 9784048683517: Amazon.com: Books The Parents' Guide to Pokemon

Were they focused on money or the knowledge of the hobby

Any ally token you can make is already a 2/1, and if youre playing this card, you should strive to make as many tokens as you can

Well, if you're Aggressive-Deck Gaston and you attack and they don't block, it's just 2 free points of damage for you

The randomness that comes with opening packs might mean more or less depending on the box, and extra mythics can be pulled in The List and wildcard slots, though at a much lower rate

I even managed to snag one of the collectors editions

Not only are they powerful in the sense that they produce more mana than they cost to play, but they are also versatile in the sense that they dont take any specific synergy or set up in virtually any deck imaginable