Alternatively, you can try collecting the cards from the pre-made Themed Decks , which offer decent starting options
As a third point of reference, here are all the Pioneer-legal cards printed each year (the blue bars), and the Pioneer-legal original cards (the red bars) released since 2013: Again, a similar trend: a slight increase in non-reprint cards, and a large increase in the number of reprints
Pros Low energy requirements Powerful poison use if done right Good card draw options Cons Dependant on Stage 2 evolution Struggles against Poison-immune decks Sceptile discards energy with every attack GamesRadar+
Ditto for all of the lower-end Collector Booster cards and the non-foil Showcase Triomes
Every time Dark Leo & Shredder deal damage to a player, you create a ninja token
It adds to your board presence whenever permanent modifications enter, and it gives you +1/+1 counters along the way