Not only are they an admission of design failure (remember: Standard is the one format that Wizards actually tests regularly), but they create a huge feel-bad for players
While only half the cycle appears, their absence suggests future reprints of allied-colored versions
This will also be the first time Abra, Kadabra, and Alakazam have appeared in a set together in over 21 years after the conclusion of a long legal saga between The Pokmon Company and an illusionist
The Trading Card Game collectible market is growing fast, and numerous treasures can be found in peoples childhood collections
Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina would obviously be EX cards, and Darkrai would be a great Dark-type EX card
You need at least one Basic Pokmon (the yellow-bordered cards that don't require evolution to play) to start a game, as you can't mulligan indefinitely without one