I dont think these changes make the deck any less friendly to new players, while they do increase the power level.
Its only a 0/1 without synergies, but it isnt hard to turn it into a 2/3 or bigger that starts drawing you cards
One fan noted, Those are fake cards anyway, might as well find some use for them. Another replied to this, pointing out another endearing use for fake Pokemon cards, My brother is an elementary school teacher and uses them for his prize chests
Here an example of the Latin American (1999) vs European (1999-2000) Spanish Pikachu cards, where you can see a pretty clear difference in the saturation of yellow: DSC0372119202654 440 KB And one that doesnt really belong here, but I just wanted to share anyway
Combined with the fact that Sylveon ex cannot take any damage while in the bench, these attacks make Sylveon a very useful asset for utilizing effective strategies
If the future state is that Panoptic Mirror, Mirror Universe, and Lich's Mirror are all "Artifact - Mirror" cards, what's the harm in that