Houndoom was used to battle Ash's Pikachu, Clemont's Chespin, and Volcanion
This was a pretty big advancement for creature tokens because it meant they were being used not just in individual card design, but in large set structure design
Beregond of the Guard Beregond of the Guard is likely to show up in many human decks to come, especially in Katilda, Dawnhart Prime
I doubt it would stand much chance against those fast attacking Basic EX Pokmon still, but thanks to its "Cheap Trick" attack it can stall the game against the slower opponents
And if MH1, and MH2 are any guide, that will be more than enough
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