Whether or not this will happen, however, is a different story entirely
Note that +1/+1 counters/Food tokens don't have a mana cost, so their mana value is 0
The earliest Yu-Gi-Oh sets were terrible and a lot of the early games cards have no value beyond anime-related nostalgia
"Bulbasaur strikes back with vines!" Turn 2 (Child) : They draw a Supporter card, play Professors Research to draw more, and attack again, knocking out Bulbasaur (you take a Prize Card)
What makes it truly exciting is its ability Electromagnetic Wall, which does 20 DMG to an opponents Pokmon whenever they attach Energy to them
Nikya won't solve all your problems, but I expect a well built Nikya of the Old Ways deck would be a lot of fun to play