It can place damage counters on characters, which isnt damaging them, so it also gets around Resist keyword characters (Damage dealt is reduced)
To my knowledge, this was also the first time these Pokemon Snap starters have been auctioned since the Pokemon TCG boom a few years back
Each card is a timeless treasure, fuelling your passion for the Pokmon world and celebrating its incredible legacy
It was awesome in two ways because your little Basic Pokmon werent as likely to get utterly annihilated by other Pokmon during the start of the game (well except for the whole Machamp thing, but Im talking more specifically about weakness here) and as an added bonus you could do some serious damage to your opponents bigger Pokmon with your smaller Pokmon if you fell behind (Ill hit your Machamp for 50 for one Energy with my Uxie)
It's nice to see that Magic 's team didn't just stick with the most famous use of Phoenix Down, and took the design one step further to reference each of its uses in Final Fantasy
Umbral Mantle is especially strong here because it untaps Marwyn while also making her bigger, which then lets her tap for even more mana the next time around