To best breakdown why this decision was made, let us refer to TPCis post on the official Pokmon site, wherein four main reasons are given for the ban, and break them down one by one
Official Card Game was more positive, fueled in part by the growing popularity of the franchise more broadly but also thanks to the strong reception of the game from fans due to its replayability
Some collectors use a mixed approach: for example, open a few packs for fun and to jump-start a collection, but purchase singles for specific high-value cards or to finish off a set
Dragons certainly slot into that playstyle, as this original Magic creature type (both Dragon WhelpDragon Whelp and Shivan DragonShivan Dragon from Alpha contain the Dragon type) is all about building up huge stores of mana, and then unleashing hellfire on your opponents through a bevy of different strategies, depending on who you selected as your commander
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If its mana cost contains , it enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control