We want to build our Energy stores and card advantage until we can either assemble a strong engine, or power out one of our big threats: Aetherwind Basker, Aethersquall Ancient, and the Demon of Dark Schemes
According to the official Pokmon TCG website, 46 of these Pikachu cards are of the common rarity (the commonest of the common, signified by the little black dot at the bottom of the cards), and he has a whopping 45 promo cards
As such, a player committing to a red-blue commander early in the draft can't pick up green, white or black cards later, even if those cards would be better than what they already have
While it can serve as an interesting plan B option for when things go sideways, theres no shortage of excellent equipment that make Kaldra Compleat pale in comparison
If in response to a buyout, you can find copies of a card at its old price, then its probably fine to sink the funds in if its a card youre OK with keeping for a while
The X & Y era of the Pokemon TCG featured a healthy amount of Mega Evolved Pokemon, denoted by their "M" prefix
