If an opponent has a Massacre Wurm out, or something scarier like a Bloodthirsty Conqueror, or even something with a handy enters effect like Bigfin Bouncer, then Rite of Replication suddenly turns into a massive problem for your opponent
We can take something that seems like a negative and turn it into a positive
Capture dcran 2024-12-08 18.01.441636463 121 KB Capture dcran 2024-12-08 18.04.411625458 133 KB xliveandplay December 8, 2024, 2:52pm 10 And if we include the English Trainer Trophy cards, even though theyre not technically Pikachu cards but since Pikachu is still the main Pokmon featured, the 12 cards would come first before the AA cards in this order I guess : Capture dcran 2024-12-08 18.47.3110151128 199 KB Quuador December 8, 2024, 3:55pm 11 Youre right, but theyre trophy/Trainer cards, not actual Pikachu cards
Decent as a two-drop, Hobgoblin Captain can become your opponents nightmare with Pact Tacticsgaining First Strike until the end of the turn