The effect is always beneficial to the caster, but the opponent needs to pick whichever one benefits his game state better
Colorless Pokemon are easy to slide into any deck and can be used as a way to play aggressively, eliminate Pokemon without knocking them out, or even get your other cards from your deck to your hand
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They may both put you in a solid position to collect more lore, but without side effects, neither is undefeatable
In order to protect your board and give your Evasive times to build up your lore total , you'll use tools like Dragon Fire, Mother Knows Best, Cheshire Cat, and Genie to remove threats
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