Despite being relatively new to competitive Pokmon, Im no stranger to playing card games at a high level, having played competitive Magic for the past 12 years, including a Pro Tour appearance (their equivalent of an invite-only IC)
Prismatic Evolutions was so big when it came out that it sent a mad scramble to land products at local stores the likes of which hadnt been seen even during the height of the pandemic
Pardon me for the infectious cards, but I hope you have learned more about the best infect cards in Magic: The Gathering
The first Carddass releases (part 1 / Green & Part 2 / Red) were released in 1996, with parts 3 and 4 being released in 1997
Its a great early pick because it goes in any blue deck, and then it plays perfectly into your game of discarding threats while looking for reanimation spells
If the chosen creature is copying something else, then Machine God's Effigy enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature is copying (with the listed exceptions)