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If a cost includes causing you to gain life (like the alternative cost of an opponent's Invigorate does), that cost can't be paid

Fjord of the Eclipse Plane: Nether Realm Creatures you control have Lifelink

If you wanted extra cards playing mono green there were usually drawbacks like needing an artifact that benefited all players, such as Howling Mine

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell with mana value less than this creature's power, draw a card

After all, even the most fantastical army in Magic needs to eat

It's also theorized that early Pokmon players may have been prejudiced against the pink, nurturing Chansey Pokmon, and may have taken less good care of the card than they did with favorites like Charizard or Venusaur