Magic: The Gathering included its own Blitzball mini-game in the form of the enchantment card Sidequest: Play Blitzball
At its core, Pokmon TCG needs planning, resource management with its energy, and making decks around the unique abilities of your Pokmons
You can play a land during this phase, but remember that you can play only one land during your turn
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You get in a free punch before their removal comes online
Then at level 2, anytime a noncreature, nonland permanent comes into play under your control, you get to put a +1/+1 counter on a creature you control, letting you buff your Wall or any other creature you might have