The first uses artifacts to make a lot of mana, the second uses artifacts to turn on cool abilities, and the third sacrifices artifacts for value
The full statement can be found on the official Pokemon website
While it is always the defender who gets to make the decision, they don't have all the information you doand many times they will just view it as kind of a coin toss as to if they should trade or not on an even board
Evasiveness is a powerful bonus for Amber/Ruby Pirates Speaking of Wendy, she is a surprisingly strong character in this deck, and a big reason to run Ruby pirate decks in general
Although she would become a duller card I think she would be more rounded if the minus loyalty costs were increased along with a starting loyalty increase, something like 4 to start, -2 to Explore and -8 or 9 to make fatties
Sundering Titan is just rampant land destruction at its worst, on a colorless creature no less