While rarity is a normal thing in all trading card games, the hierarchy of Pokmon card rarity has shifted to a point where the term rare means nothing
The Ring's temptation makes sense for Birthday Escape, but the cantrip effect does not
Dragons are back, three color awesomeness is back, and after a few hat sets (which were fun, dont get me wrong) I think that its fair to say that it feels a bit like in some senses Magic is back
Dialga EX x2 - Space-Time Smackdown Arceus EX x2 - Triumphant Light Mew EX x1 - Mythical Island Shaymin x1 - Space-Time Smackdown Leaf x2 - Mythical Island Giovanni x2 - Genetic Apex Cyrus x1 - Space-Time Smackdown Professors Research x2 Rocky Helmet x2 - Space-Time Smackdown Giant Cape x1 - Space-Time Smackdown Pokball x2 Potion x2 The key with this deck is to fill your bench as quickly as possible with Arceus as your active Pokmon
One or two more good red one drops and the Pup will lose its long standing cube slot
There's Monument to Endurance, a versatile artifact that gives you some value whenever you discard a card