It's part of a combo known as the 'Pickles lock,' wherein Brine Elemental is the 'Pickles' and Vesuvan Shapeshifter is the combo piece that copies Brine Elemental turn after turn, preventing your opponents from untapping
If you can't get Dodrio into the active Pokemon spot early in the game, I would keep it on the bench, put three energy cards on it and use Drill Peck most turns
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You get the most use out of your lands with the fun LCI card, Spelunking which brings your lands into play untapped
It also has a third effect that lets you add it back to your hand from the GV if your Fusion Summoned boss monster gets destroyed
Tank Grub Effect Monster Tuner Monster - 1 Insect 0 0 If this card you control is used as Synchro Material for a "T.G." monster , you can treat it as a non-Tuner