The bans arent permanent, but no end date has been set
Once all blockers have been chosen, each creatureboth attackers and blockerssimultaneously deals damage equal to its power (the number on the left side of the slash in the lower right corner of the card)
Naturally, this sneaky tactic didnt sit well with the games balance team, so it didnt take long for this card to join the Expanded format ban list
These cards also have holographic art to make the different colors stand out even more
Despite a relatively low value, this Sinistea card captures the Pokemon's more mischievous side, as Sinistea enjoys blending in and deceiving people just take a look at the Antique and Phony forms
Most three drops want to support a body already on the board but in the boxed precon those early game bodies tend to be ramp or proliferation pieces - it doesnt make a lot of sense to start putting +1/+1 counters on creatures youre never going to swing with