I think Alchemy is a cool experiment, but it hasnt caught on in a big way
During the Pokmon Checkup phase (the phase in between turns), you flip a coin: heads means your Pokmon wakes up, tails means it stays asleep
Plus, new players who complete the how to play tutorial are greeted with a whole stack of reward packs to crack open from the last couple of years' worth of sets (plus a selection of variant land cards to use)
Cantrips are good, but we have Swords that offer that sort of thing without any help
If you care about the condition but don't want to break the bank, a cleaner LP copy might satisfy your Charizard craving
Conqueror's Flail for Grand Abolisher: This one I'm really iffy about, Conqueror's Flail is only spells and Grand Abolisher is also abilities one is only 2 mana the other is 4 and Conqueror's Flail onyl buffs +1/+1 on Sram so it's not a lot but it's card draw so eh something I should test