Not long after Lugias introduction in Pokmon: The Movie 2000 (1999) and Pokmon Gold & Silver, Wizards of the Coast ushered in Pokmons Neo era with the release of Neo Genesis
Innkeeper's Talent provides three fantastic effects split between its three tiers: for two mana you get a +1/+1 counter on one of your creatures each time you enter the combat phase, then, for one more, all of your permanents with counters get ward 1, and finally, for four more mana you'll double the number of counters you get on every permanent you control
Elrond, Master of Healing I built and played a bunch of Lord of the Rings commanders and only one of them is still together
[L][L][C] Damage Spark 120 This attack does 30 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokmon that have any damage counters on them
They pick it up, scan the barcode that comes with it, quick glance at the centering, whitening, look for dents etc, then slap a number on it and move it on