As someone who has been teaching my kids how to play the TCG and just gotten onto the finer points of using ex cards, all while rewatching the anime with my kids for the first time, the return of these cards couldn't come at a better moment
The first version of the Starter Deck is the 104-01 postcode + 1st edition rulebook The first version of the Booster Pack is referred to as the short pack Storefront posters show both Starter Deck and short pack booster (note the poster features the 1st edition rulebook with 3d text effect) The best chance of pulling no rarities is to open up product that is as close to being released on 20 October as possible Unfortunately, looking just at the outside of a Starter Deck we can only determine up to the 2nd rulebook change, which puts the decks production date between 20 October 1996 - 2 Feb 1998(104-0061) Additionally, for the short packs we can determine an approximated production range until the release of Fossil which did not include short packs
Sweepers galore against the aggro decks, check
Narode: You never know in future sets if there's going to be such a totally busted Mega that a deck is going to be built entirely around it
This game can easily adapt to different strategies and deal with them, all while potentially milling their key resources, and locking them out of the GY
