An emblem of the historic debut tournament held at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall in Chiba, Japan, on June 14-15, 1997, this event marked the inception of competitive Pokmon trading card battles
The key here is that Byrke, Long Ear of the Law doesn't have to be the creature attacking, so you can get double counters on two attackers the turn Burke enters, and it gets out of hand on subsequent turns
Neatly and tooled
It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the collection's preservational aspects and amount of content, but criticized the games themselves for their slow gameplay and lack of tutorials
Simple evolution line (432 or 44) so kids hit their Stage 1/2 on time
That's enough to start forging your own competitive deck, especially when combined with the Collection Starter Set listed above or cards from Gateway