The Pokmon TCG community has unfortunately been controversial as of late, with the popularity of card grading leading to cards reselling or outstanding prices, and scalpers taking advantage of new releases
Optionally, foil cardstock or a foil transfer sheet to give the proxies a foil backing
The Pokmon V cards, such as the Charizard or Pikachu V cards, have abilities and attacks that are stronger than the Pokmons original versions, but they grant opponents more prize cards if they are defeated
You could easily find yourself in a matchup where its actually good, have it in your opener (and its not a great topdeck), draw three or four extra cards over the course of the game, and eventually lose to The Scarab God
In Commander, mana dorks are run in the majority of green decks, so this seems like an easy ramp staple
Ian Duke, the Senior Game Designer at Research and Development, has yet another card to share, this time in a Wizards of the Coast article