It's less dominos falling and more seeing whose house of cards will suddenly collapse first
Self-Destruct has great synergy with our Orc Army as it kinda resembles Fling and can be a great finisher or a target removal option
The only expensive Pokmon cards (generally speaking) are very powerful V or EX Pokmon, which are not allowed at GLC

Isamaru, Hound of Konda K-9, Mark I Karlov Watchdog Karplusan Hound Karvanista, Loyal Lupari Komainu Battle Armor Kroxa and Kunoros Kunoros, Hound of Athreos Labro Bot Lava Hounds Leashling Lightning Hounds Lockjaw, Slobbering Teleporter Longshot Squad Loyal Warhound Lucky the Pizza Dog Mad Dog Mischievous Pup Mogis's Warhound Mongrel Pack Monstrous Hound Moon-Eating Dog Mortis Dogs Mossdog Mowu, Loyal Companion Mushroom Watchdogs Pack Leader Pack Mastiff Pako, Arcane Retriever Patrol Hound Pet Avengers Phantom Whelp Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd Plague Dogs Pyre Hound Rakdos Ragemutt Rambunctious Mutt Rescue Retriever Resolute Watchdog Rex, Cyber-Hound Rin and Seri, Inseparable Salt Road Ambushers Sandsteppe Scavenger Scrapwork Mutt Scrapyard Mongrel Selfless Savior Slumbering Cerberus Snarling Gorehound Snow Hound Spirited Companion Sterling Hound Stonebinder's Familiar Summon: G.F
are ineligible for returns
Play bigger cards like Alma Madrigal Accepting Grandmother or Bruno Madrigal Singing Seer, then drop They Never Come Back to try and block any response, then follow with a lore-gain combo below