Some of these cards will shine in booster draft Limited or casual decks, while others are already must-have powerhouses for the Commander format, a format that can make use of practically any card, Universes Beyond or not
Your opponents all get an opportunity to respond to the trigger
There is also the useful Metal Magnezone (DP1), which can give a free Retreat Cost to your allies with Metal Energy, allowing your Pokmon to move around your board however you like
Granted, you can only equip a legendary creature with it, but I dont think thats much downside these days
The Pokemon TCG would soon evolve and adopt the classic branding we all know today, but this was the start of the journey
Charizard was especially useful, as it could be powered up in a single turn via Double Colorless Energy and Blacksmith, and then with a Muscle Band, it could take out any Yveltal-EX or Thundurus-EX that was causing problems