The real accelerant was Pokemon TCG Pocket, the mobile app that launched in late 2024 and brought millions of casual fans back to the franchise
In the game itself, Square-Enix turned off the servers for the original version in the most epic way possible: blowing up the world
Doesnt cast Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, Nissas sorcery ramp spells, or Evolutionary Leap, but great at casting Whisperwood Elemental, Oblivion Sower, and Dragonlord Atarka
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There just arent a lot of Supporters that increase damage, so being able to add on an extra 20 damage is quite useful, especially for decks like Night March and Vespiquen/Flareon that often need just a little something extra to knock out a big Mega, and then being able to refill your hand is just icing on the Poke-cake