If you played much of this format back in the fall, this will look like the taking turns deck, and thats because they are basically cousins
Dont skip over Zapdos, Charizard, Jirachis Stellar Wish Ability, and much more
For a little peek into why Monastery Mentor was restricted in Vintage, we have only to examine the EU Vintage Championships before it was hammered
Booster packs contain 12 random cards (with a guaranteed mix of common, uncommon, and at least one rare or higher - with the final card of the pack being a foil)
#5 Salamence ex 3 Bagon 3 Salamence ex 3 Torchic 2 Blaziken ex 2 Pidgeot ex OBF 164 2 Pidgey OBF 162 1 Combusken 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38 1 Pidgeotto MEW 17 1 Shelgon 1 Tatsugiri TWM 131 4 Arven OBF 186 3 Iono PAF 80 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172 1 Crispin PRE 105 1 Professor's Research PRE 125 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101 4 Rare Candy PAF 89 2 Earthen Vessel PRE 106 2 Nest Ball PAF 84 2 Night Stretcher SFA 61 2 Ultra Ball PAF 91 1 Counter Catcher PAR 160 1 Super Rod PAL 188 1 Rescue Board PRE 126 1 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178 1 Grand Tree SCR 136 5 Basic Fire Energy SVE 2 3 Basic Water Energy SVE 3 I really like Salamence
Hootcake can banish any monster from the GY, so it can clear out spent hand traps or Vernusylphs thus potentially emptying the GY for Petingcesseour