It's okay if they don't survive
This would come just one day after the annual Pokemon Day festivities, which celebrated the Japanese release of the original games in the franchise ( Pokemon Red and Green ) on February 27, 1996
In this case, it was a creature that was going to have a triggered ability that would get used over and over
This is a card that shows up all over the place in Magic, but its particularly good here
Each pack contains 12 Magic cards, including 1 Mystical Archive card (Uncommon, Rare, or Mythic Rare), 1 Lesson card (Common, Uncommon, Rare, or Mythic Rare), 1 Rare or Mythic Rare, 1 foil of any rarity, 1 Wild Card of any rarity, 6 assorted Commons or Uncommons that are thematically connected (with Commons connected to other Commons and Uncommons connected to other Uncommons), and 1 Land cardplus 1 Art Card and 1 Ad/Token or special card from Magic's history (a card from "The List")