So eventually, many, many booster packs from Lightning Clubs Nicholas and Brandon later, we finally have the required Pidgeys and Pu-Pu, and Im sufficiently annoyed by this epic time waster that I cant be bothered to describe in close detail just how efficiently we dismantled these guys with Fighting and Lightning types (even though their staples Snorlax, Kangaskhan and Chansey gave them considerable bulk!)
Additionally, the card is almost completely redundant with itself, as you dont generally have enough fodder to fuel multiple Thrones at the same time
I myself found the Temur Draw-Two archetype to be incredibly competitive pre-rotation with Teferi topping the curve
It turns out, the answer is yes
You were probably subconsciously influenced by Cosmic Encounter
Last but not least, you can also play effects that prevent extra card draw (like Narset, Parter of Veils) or that punish card draw (like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse)