I once ran a Norin the Wary deck that focused on these kinds of effects, and this looks very similar to me in the way you can make use of it
In addition to serious competitive players of the game, there are fans who are primarily interested in other branches of the Pokmon franchise, such as the video games or anime, but occasionally dip their toes into the card collecting pool, and there are also plenty of little kids who just like having cards with little pictures of cool and cute creatures on them
Perhaps you can find some underpriced copies, maybe even below buylist
It's aggressively transactional, which is off-putting for both newcomers and more established players alike
Weakness / Resistance / Retreat Cost: L / / 3 Artist: Ken Sugimori Blastoise stands as a powerful Stage 2 starter from the original 1999 Base Set, now commanding serious value in 2025
A deck with too much interaction struggles to win because it spends all its cards answering threats instead of building toward a gameplan