Blastoise though, if you're going to play him, you might as well play Team Up Blastoise: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may look at the top 6 cards of your deck and attach any number of Water Energy cards you find there to your Pokmon in any way you like
All MTG Crime payoffs honorable mentions in OTJ Another flavor-filled MTG mechanic in Thunder Junction is Outlaws, a batch mechanic that rewards you for having specific creature types in your deck
Outside of that, however, Clodsire EX shines
Furthermore, its attack also inflicts the poison status and places bonus poison counters on the Pokmon that it attacks
The big difference here is you dont control any permanents to produce mana or sacrifice at the start of a game, whereas the rules let you start with a full grip of seven cards ready to be spent immediately plus another free one each turn
Like any collectible game with dozens of card sets and rules additions, it can seem overwhelming to jump in now if you missed the train by a decade or two