Many Magic fans are grateful that, if Talrand has to be reprinted again, he's at least getting something new and aesthetically pleasing out of it.
If your Pokmons type matches the Resistance, then reduce the attacks damage by the listed amount.Most cards have a [18] Weakness and Resistance values vary between different Pokmon
As if that somehow wasnt enough, theres also the Cosmic Foil variant, which is even rarer than most serialized cards
Since you wont necessarily know when that opportunity will arise, leaving a large amount of mana available every turn might not be practical
If your pokmon is already poisoned , then the poison damage will still effect it even if you attach the bent spoon, as it's no longer an effect of your opponent's attack, but rather is an effect of the poisoned state