Take, as a very good counter-example, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Having gained permission from Seto Kaiba to buy and demolish Duel Academy if he can defeat one of his students under the circumstances of his choosing, Slade makes Chazz duel him under the restriction that he can't use any monsters with more than 500 ATK points
Champions of Kamigawa has a single cantrip, Squelch
While Starmies 90 damage is quite good for two Energy, it wont one-shot bulkier foes, which means your opponents will be retreating quite often, and Articuno exs capability to KO foes even after theyve switched out is a great counterplay to this
I cant wait to see what horrors well see.
Scalpers hunting down the cards obviously wasn't a good look, but the popularity of combining Pokemon with Happy Meals is plain to see, hence the decision to run the promotion for a second time