That can be a drawback, obviously, but once Gyarados ex is your active Pokemon, it's highly unlikely that you will be relying upon anything else
Magic was not a cheap hobby for a kid, but it is definitely a very rich one
The set introduced several new ways to collect cards, including jumbo cards and reverse holofoil prints, with key holofoil reprints like Charizard, Dark Blastoise, Dark Raichu and, of course, Pikachu
He also noted that only 5.4% of the card was fractionalized, with investors paying approximately $270,000 combined for those fractional positions
What this means is that, should the Troll take lethal damage from something (say from combat, or your opponent casting Pyroclasm), the Troll will stay alive as long as you pump two mana into him