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Other card games, such as CardFight Vanguard has a much wider restriction list for its various formats

This means that as long as you control a card during your opponents turn, you can end their battle phase, preventing them from attacking at all

But it's not quite so simple, as playing these Pokmon cards comes at a cost

They don't allow you to discard a card whenever you want

Birdface X WIND Level 4 [ Winged Beast / Effect ] ATK 1600 DEF 1600 When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the GY: You can add 1 "Harpie Lady" from your Deck to your hand

Jan 9, 1999 Pokemon TCG debuts in North America (and expands fast alongside the franchise boom)