Hard counters are very powerful against Ramp for this reason
When a Baby Pokmon evolves into what would normally be a Basic Pokmon, that Basic Pokmon counts as being an Evolved Pokmon for the purposes of cards that affect Basic Pokmon and Evolved cards differently
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There is the same Animar-Riku disconnect, where Ghave takes in all kinds of spells while Karador really prefers creatures, but I think its better handled here
During a game, at the bottom of the screen, you can select to add a "stop" during various turn phases to create the illusion that you have a card to play in response
You can also work your way around giving Yshtola Curiosity, so it hits for 2, you draw a card, cast the card youve drawn, and continue draining your opponents out with more triggers