Ral Zarek is solid for your decks, and I played him in my Standard deck that did some damage at FNMs at the time, as people would really respect Ral in that era, especially with the Double Lightning Bolt available for four mana at -2
Much like Aladdin, Heroic Outlaw, Robin, Champion of Sherwood will net you a tasty two lore whenever he banishes an opposing character in a challenge - a shame his steel identity means he wont be forcing your opponent to lose lore as well like his predecessor
In addition, numerous video game adaptations of the Pokmon TCG have been published, including two Game Boy Color games, the Pokmon: Play It
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