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That leads me to a specific anecdote, which is that the only instance of what could be called grinding I had to do in the game involved fighting some guy in a lab to get Water Energy cards in order to build a specific setup

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banish that target, and if you do, inflict 1000 damage to your opponent if it is a DARK monster

Compared to last year which had that great video that felt like a love letter to the TCG and revealed multiple owner's pokemon, this year felt way more aimed at collectors with a generic trailer and more focus on the fancy art treatments

The variety is also less impressive, as I wound up with several doubles of the same ex cards