Defense is a characteristic that battles have
This is excellent for sabotaging the opponent's Pokmon that use abilities, and its only bad when you have Radiant Greninja ASR 46, but it is only one of your Pokmon
In my report in January, it was heavily speculated by collectors that prices were being artificially inflated by "pump and dumpers", and these two cards look to be a prime example of that
Even in Generation VI, Blue is mentioned by name by an NPC, making it so he is at least named in every generation until Sword & Shield
While being a business-smart limitation for free users, it doesnt feel too much like a hindrance, however, and can be further alleviated by the use of timer consumables. These timer consumables can be collected by completing daily missions, battling, leveling up, or by purchase from the in-game shop
You can go get any Creature in your deck after discarding something like an Elvish Mystic