In this matchup, the extra speed built into this decks strategy is very important, as with an aggressive enough start, a spread deck cannot get set up, and most of the Pokmon have low HP negating Lightnings typical weakness of not hitting hard enough
UR Ultra Rare Soldier Gaia The Fierce Knight X DARK Level 8 [ WarriorEffect ] ATK 2600 DEF 2100 (Quick Effect): You can Tribute 1 Dragon Fusion Monster
All of this is worth bringing up, in my opinion, because I want to let people know that if you want a Protean Hulk combo in your 75% deck its going to be a very difficult process and I basically determined it wasnt really worth trying
Cards like can strip key cards from an opponent's hand, while evasive creatures apply constant pressure
Being able to generate consistent food tokens will certainly help out with surviving on the battlefield, and the secondary explore ability will also aid land management
Note that Ditto copying the attack with Double Colorless Energy would function the same way