Other digital TCGs may try and riff on the same concept, but the idea of collecting every single type of monster is so deeply ingrained into the DNA of Pokemon that it's hard to imagine imitators feeling as rewarding to play
two leave the battlefield on resolution
destroy all cards your opponent controls, also, for the rest of this turn, your opponent takes no damage
In the mid 2010s my wife and I started playing our old games again (I played Pokemon Red every day on my commute to work back then) and this sparked my interest to get really back into Pokemon
[6] Knowing what Riley's life had been like, Declan gave her "C/C Critical Eye", telling Riley that her life had no light in it, so she must capture the light of her opponents
series frequently introduces new and powerful cards, but there are times when certain cards are just deemed too strong