r/mildlyinteresting • u/SuperIsBored • 4d ago

The sidewalk I was riding my bike on was littered with hundreds of Pokémon cards.

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u/AloeSnazzy 3d ago

Pokémon seems way less fun when it’s high stakes gambling instead of finding cool looking attack pets

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u/FUTURE10S 3d ago

I wonder if there's a format where you can only use Basic Pokemon. That'd seem like fun.

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u/Mountain_Ape 3d ago

In Pokemon, there is Basic and Basic. Basic fulfills the opening rule (You must set a Basic Pokemon as your active Pokemon before the game can begin). However, to fulfill that rule, you draw and have to put down this card this card and your opponent puts this card.

The other Basic is essentially "Basic but without a rule box." It would be nice for an official format where Pokemon with Rule Boxes are not allowed, but Magic is an exception in supporting cheap formats—other card games want to make money by players buying the biggest most beautiful busted cards available.

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u/FUTURE10S 3d ago

No, I meant like actual Basic, as in no EX, no GX, no V, no VMAX, if it has any rule box, it's out.