Drawbacks like intensive mana costs become irrelevant when you dont have to pay them, and the inverse is true, too some cards that are otherwise unstoppable are total blanks here
C Common Propa Gandake X EARTH Level 3 [ PsychicEffect ] ATK 500 DEF 2000 Once per turn, if you control a monster(s) whose original Type is Beast, Insect, Plant, or Rock: You can declare 1 of those Types you control
Part of keeping it out of a single player's control was allowing all players to influence it
For example, a Butterfree V from Darkness Ablaze has the attack Dizzying Poison which makes your opponents Active Pokmon both Confused and Poisoned
Token cards cannot be in either deck, and can only exist face-up on the field
Then each opponent faces a villainous choice That player discards a card, or you may put a Construct, Robot, or Vehicle card from your hand onto the battlefield