Its that time of year again
This gorgeous piece of cardboard remains a hugely expensive one to obtain nearly 30 years after it was released thanks to its scarcity, the novelty of it being the first legendary Sliv, as well as its iconic Ron Spencer artwork
Though you need two Cross Switcher cards to play simultaneously, itll swap your opponents active Pokmon with one on their Bench (removing the problematic card thats causing the status condition) and at the same time, you can do the same with your own Pokmon, thus curing your active Pokmon of their negative status effect
Howling Mine is the grandparent of them all, having seen the light of decks back in Alpha , and it does have an interesting catch that not all later iterations have: You can turn the hugs on and off, as long as you have ways to tap or untap the artifact as needed
Granting your evasive creatures infect with something like Grafted Exoskeleton or Triumph of the Hordes can also be pretty effective