Item Cards Item cards can be played without a summoning cost, and stay in play throughout the game until they are used or another card or game rule removes them from play
That doesn't sound like much, but, for Basic Pokmon with low HP totals, it stacks up fast - and the only ways to remove the Poisoned condition are to retreat the Pokmon to your Bench, evolve it, or use an ability or trainer that counters Poisoned
The Dragonstorm Commander deck stood out because it perfectly balances thematic flavor and competitive play
This burn spell can do a serious number on most anything that could stand against it, late enough in the game, and being that it's in a cycling deck it's not impossible to be able to dig deep for it in your deck
Once per turn, when an attack is declared involving a monster you control and an opponent's monster: You can activate this effect