Give them a Light of Promise on turn three, and you can tutor up Rune of Sustenance, effectively ramping you to five mana on turn three and drawing you a card
However, each brought its own unique challenges in adaptation
Talk about a simplistic viewdo you have any idea how much it would cost WOTC to remove the reserve list
I remember I was 7 when they launched here in the UK, I still remember opening my first Base Set booster pack, I even recall that it was a Blastoise art pack and I pulled a holo Poliwrath, from that moment I was totally hooked and so excited to find and collect all of the cards, not just to own them, but to see the artwork, that sense of discovery was incredibly rewarding
Wizards of the Coast were reluctant to errata any cards in this period, and refused to make an exception here
This should highlight the importance of filling up your deck with sufficient basic Pokemon