Often, Staff Promos become some of the most illusive cards since they are always distributed in low quantities and are limited to Staff members who work at official Pokemon TCG events
While you may have indulged in playing with them too much, you can prolong the playtime when they are still in good condition
Today it soft-launched at 200 stores in Texas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and New York
While they read like niche color hate, the absurd efficiency of a one-mana counterspell/one-mana removal split card elevates this to an S+ sideboard card for red decks, and a mirror-beater for any blue deck capable of fetching Volcanic Island which is all of them
If that player doesn't have more cards in hand as the ability resolves, the ability does nothing