The nostalgia of that moment would be worth more to me than those card values
Populate remains the premier way to generate copies of your tokens, synergizing well with cards that not only make tokens, but creatures that make token copies of themselves
Attack with Charizard exs Burning Darkness attack, which doe 180 damage plus 50 more damage for each Prize card your opponent has taken, with Dragapult exs Phantom Dive attack, which does 200 damage and lets you put six damage counters on your opponents Benched Pokmon in any way you like
If this face-up Special Summoned card in its owner's control leaves the field because of an opponent's card: You can Special Summon 1 of your banished "Kazejin" or "Suijin"
Leaning heavily in this direction means your deck power will scale depending on how powerful the creatures are that your opponents are playing
However, "Ancient Gear Fortress" can only protect "Ancient Gear" cards, leaving the other EARTH Machine archetypes unprotected