Like any new mechanic, Pokemon ex are likely going to start off as mainly mid cards and get better with each new set release in that era
Since you can activate these abilities in the middle of combat or during their turn, your opponent may hesitate to commit fully to certain actions, unsure of how you might respond
His quest leads him to Pegasus, as he theorized that he would not have created the Egyptian God Cards without creating a means of destroying them
Now, while I am discussing the powerful range of answers that Kolaghan's Command has and the card advantage that ensues, don't forget Void either
No matter when I get Archeops into play, I would want to get 80 damage on Archeops right away then retreat it to the bench
Make the Battle Damage inflicted to your Life Points by 1 of your opponent's monsters 0