With Dark Rituals, the Rat deck would often stabilize faster, such that if it were on the play, by turn 5 it might have three or even four Rats in play before the Hero can press the Rat deck below 10 life
For Pokmon cards, graders inspect the glossy front and matte back for print defects, scratches or scuffs
But you cant choose a card that potentially can be cast later
The game checks through a list of these rules any time a player is about to get priority, and uses state-based actions to move cards around and otherwise ensure those rules are enforced correctly
The scalper situation is going to happen whenever there's an in-demand product, and it's not very fair on real trainers who just want to collect and play Pokmon for the love of the hobby
It was produced by Wizards of the Coast as a prototype card during negotiations with Nintendo to secure the English TCG license