Likely, the designers thought that allowing this card to help “set up” for another attacker without expending that point of energy was a bit too powerful for a basic pokemon card. I doubt it would be overpowered otherwise, but such is life when you’re an evolving basic whose rarity is listed as (C).
Mantidactyle
This thing doesn’t even have free retreat…
feyblade
Likely, the designers thought that allowing this card to help “set up” for another attacker without expending that point of energy was a bit too powerful for a basic pokemon card. I doubt it would be overpowered otherwise, but such is life when you’re an evolving basic whose rarity is listed as (C).
Strč prst skrz krk
Is the error version of this card — with the incorrect rarity — worth more?
https://m.bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gastly_(EX_FireRed_%26_LeafGreen_63)