Frenzied Gouging is one of the most interesting attacks that Ive seen because it can auto OHKO your opponents Active Pokemon with the only drawback being it doing 200 damage to itself
Also, you have good resources to avoid getting hit and heal your Pokemon a bit , thanks to Radiant Alakazam, Boss Orders, Escape Rope, and Switch
These are primarily backups, but can help give you some extra board presence, too
For example, players weren't attacking with wither creatures if their opponent had a means to turn -1/-1 counters into something of value
(Seriously, go read Mark's article about the partner mechanic.) I thought you said this was really challenging
Cant say I disagree: other commanders do the massively pump a single creature better (Xenagos, God of Revels for one), and the go-tall competes with the innate desire to go-wide