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When paired with low mana cost artifacts, and artifact lands, Frogmites mana cost can easily be reduced to zero, essentially allowing this Frog to function as a free-to-play 2/2 in eternal formats like Pauper .

While retreating and letting another Pokemon attack will bypass Ancient Whirlpool, it can be expensive in terms of Energy cost

Thats not great, and there are a lot of established strategies standing between it and Pauper glory

Classic counter cards like Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring, Ghost Mourner & Moonlit Chill and Infinite Impermanence are also quite good to stop Kashtira combos if you can play them at the right time

Super Suction Cups - As Long as Cradily is your Active Pokemon, your opponent's Pokemon can't Retreat

1 Mistblade Shinobi