This is the case with early artwork in general, they were meant to introduce children to pokemon and so they did not have the artistic freedom as they do now
If the attacker has equal or greater power than the defender, 1 of 3 things can happen
Our goal is to provide a simple and practical tool, avoiding as much as possible any ambiguous or misleading interpretations
Its enough fun, in fact, that Im dead set on playing the launch celebration event, where you can play with any card in standard, and have the chance to win one of every card as a hefty reward
Planeswalker cards are already designed around a relatively fixed sequence of choices regarding their activation, so the designers can much more easily predict and control the benefits of a reduced casting cost
Well be updating this list as the meta changes though, so make sure to check back