2 Play All The Trainer Cards Limiting the number of trainer cards you can play each turn is a fair rule, as theoretically, you could get lucky and be able to draw several cards on your first turn if there wasn't a cap
3 Light Arcanine Pokemon Powers are essentially the early TCG's equivalent for Abilities and they can be greatly useful in the right situations
I run this in my Mikaeus, the Unhallowed
This last mode, as originally worded, kept your opponents from tapping their lands, which basically meant you could just cast Absorb during your opponent's upkeep step, and it would essentially force them to skip their entire turn for two mana
The English set is made up of just 111 cards, making it relatively small by modern standards
Destined Rivals single card market is already booming post-release (May 30), but chasing down Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex SIR or Ethan's Ho-Oh ex SIR will likely take a lot more than a few sealed boosters