This made it a far more important card than its numbers would indicate because it made an entire deck exist for a long time, and in some cases Aluren was the only viable combo strategy available and taking it away would have radically altered the balance
Talking Is a Free Action: Much like it predecessor and sequel series, GX is no stranger to the action being halted as the characters ponder on their strategy internally, explain a card they are using (even if the same card was played by other player five minutes ago and its effect is "Draw two cards"), or slow down their opponent's play
There are some draft sets where it's great to pick up every piece of removal you see, and others where the removal lines up poorly against the set's themes
If players want to quickly increase up how many damage counters they can place on Incineroar GX, while also gaining an equal amount of darkness-type energy cards, trainers can use Incineroar's Scar Charge ability to pile on both
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Its also a sneaky tap effect to deal with aggressive threats