Whereas most Dratini card art will play down the creatures size and make it look cute, tiny and playful, this masterpiece (again from Tomokazu Kamiya) does no such thing
The AI has a chance to not do anything on their turn, and supporters don't exist yet which means human players can take advantage of the card drawing and searching trainers in a way the AI simply can't replicate
This amounts to 30 damage every turn for very quick damage over time compared to similar moves from other Pokemon
Fans of these IPs whod never touched a TCG suddenly had a reason to try
In the first few turns, focus on getting your ramp up and running
This wasnt the only old mechanic returning to the TCG, with TMs being reintroduced to the game in Raging Surf for the first time in 15 years, following an on-stream announcement earlier in the weekend.