This should see more play than it does and should be good, people just don't seem that into it
But be careful your opponent is trying to do the same thing, and they might have a custom Magic The Gathering card up their sleeve that youre not prepared for
Not to mention, the card's own recursion is practically built in thanks to its use of the escape mechanic also seen on Underworld Breach
You start with five cards in hand and seven shields
Discard was quickly thrown out and replaced with direct damage, mainly to keep purple from playing like a traditional blue-black control deck (ironically, this made it play somewhat like blue-red, the two colors that mix to create purple, but this was a coincidence)
Many analysts believe Pokemon cards will continue to rise in value over the next decade