A Grade 9 means the card is nearly perfect but could exhibit minor imperfections like a slight wax stain on the reverse or slightly off-white borders
Furthermore, instead of sending the foe to the discard pile, they get sent to the Lost Zone along with all of their attached cards
Walk up the tiers, do not leap
It slides into a lot of these sorts of early creatures that can cause a lot of chaos
Some excellent ways to potentially remove creatures, or just make the game more confusing, include Capracious Efreet, Illicit Auction, Risky Move and Whims of the Fates
If you have any more basic Pokemon in your hand, you can place them on your Bench (3), face down