Yes, cost-reduction abilities reduce escape costs
Nether Shadow is a creature that can pop out back from the graveyard once most creatures have died, and it has an ability that would be keyworded to 'Haste' -- almost all creatures need to take a turn after being summoned before they can attack, but Nether Shadow can just do it the moment it pops in the battlefield
Plot also opens up a lot of extra chances to copy this spell when you need to really load your hand
Despite not being the most powerful or strategically versatile Pokmon, Spinda remains a memorable figure in the expansive world of Pokmon
To them, it almost feels insulting to lose to something bizarre like an Autobots deck, with all immersion lost in the process
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