Typically, cards can either give you tempo (generate a presence on the board) or give you value (keep your hand full of cards to play later)
Entering with an indestructible counter could make for some interesting plays, especially with more counter-loving tools floating about after both New Capenna's Commander decks and Phyrexia: All Will Be One's flood of proliferation
While it comes with specific conditions, its ability to accelerate multiple Energy attachments in a single turn allows players to power up attacks at lightning speed
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Beginner Task 1: Knock Out your opponents Active Pokemon 1 time with an attack from a Fire-type Pokemon Reward: Event Hourglass x3 Task 2: Put 3 Basic Pokemon into play Reward: Event Hourglass x3 Intermediate Task 1: Knock Out your opponents Active Pokemon 2 times with an attack from a Fire-type Pokmon Reward: Event Hourglass x3 Task 2: Make your opponents Pokemon Asleep 1 time Reward: Event Hourglass x3 Task 3: Win this battle by turn 14 Event Hourglass x3 Advanced Task 1: Win 5 or more battles Reward: Wonder Hourglass x4 Task 2: Win this battle using a deck where all Pokemon cards are of , , and/or rarity Related Reward: Wonder Hourglass x4 Task 3: Win this battle by turn 14 Reward: Wonder Hourglass x4 Task 4: Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Reward: Wonder Hourglass x4 Expert Task 1: Win this battle using a deck where all Pokemon cards are of , , and/or rarity Reward: Wonder Hourglass x5 Task 2: Win this battle by turn 12 Reward: Wonder Hourglass x5 Task 3: Win this battle without your opponent getting any points Reward: Wonder Hourglass x5 Task 4: Win 10 or more battles Reward: Wonder Hourglass x5 Task 5: Win 20 or more battles Reward: Wonder Hourglass x5 All first-time rewards You will be rewarded with some additional goodies when you clear each tier for the first time during the Venusaur Drop event

The two contenders seem to be: CD Promo Pikachu - released Jan 1, 1999 Arguments for: Media Factory already had there distribution lined up and had been selling cards for over 3 years in Japan by this point