Pokmon TCG is incredibly daunting at first, and only more so when trying to deal with coins, dice, VMAX markers, a creased up paper playmat, alongside an unwieldy towering pile of cardboard
Cards used to respond must either be Instant or have the Flash keyword
Damaged sleeves or shiny back sleeves will NOT be allowed for this event
Though cards such as Full Heal or Pokmon Center Lady (shown above) will remove all status conditions, it may be that your opponent isnt using any Pokmon which cause these conditions, so these could be wasted spots in your deck, better filled by the aforementioned, very flexible Switch, or even Cross Switcher, which is pictured above
This wouldnt be the first time WotC allowed cards into tournament play that werent originally designed for tournament play
One player expressed his disappointment about the rebalances in Historic to MTG head designer Mark Rosewater on his personal blog