You'll need a lot of dice, because when you attack with Okinec he'll put 9999 +1/+1 counters on your Jumbo Cactuar
It's essentially Bastion of Remembrance minus the token, but added with a secondary "level-up" effect
More often than not these battles are zero-stakes, but occasionally he does have to battle a friend with a lot on the line, such as battling Misty for the Cascade Badge not long after she started traveling with him, or the various friends he makes during his League Tournament runs that he inevitably battles (to various results), such as Ritchie, Morrison, Alain, Stephan, and Cameron
Pokmania is well and truly back, and the Pokmon TCG is selling out expansions all the time and with Pokmon Black Bolt and White Flare releasing now, it's only getting bigger
If you Droll after Razen searched a monster, the VS player can still just go into Rock and set up on your own turn