Blue has a lot of cheap, high toughness creatures to gum up the ground with
Often quirky ones as well that are awkward to answer or contain
"Legends", as it were, did not really have any tie-in story, being envisioned as what modern MTG players would call a 'core' or 'base' set
While playing people who are very familiar with Pokemon might be OK with us playing with Japanese cards (assuming they already know what the cards say), surely many people would be against it, and I dont want to cause conflict from the get-go
Artist Orca went above and beyond by showing how classic Pokmon can be modernized for new-aged fans
Plus, Look At This Family is one of the most powerful card draw tools in the game now, so you should have a lot of options to keep cards in your hand