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While everything has that distinct Magic feel, theres obviously been a recent tonal shift

You have a body with flash, which lets you hold up countermagic and removal, bounce so that you get a natural 2-for-1, and the surveil helps filter away a bunch of lands

The potential was clearly noted, and every generation of Pokmon after Generation Two has included the ability to run

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And we've only got gen-1 in the game now: there have been plenty of Pokmon since Red / Blue , and that gives Niantic plenty of material to keep us occupied for years to come.