This stadium card solves problem number one, allowing you to find your items (which act like basic Pokmon in this context) without needing you to draw them manually
The Pokmon Company doesn't allow returns for cards damaged by external events (like shipping damage), but if you have print issues, the company suggests sending them in: "If you feel your cards were damaged or altered due to a manufacturing error please scan each card in question front and back and create a ticket through pokemon.com with your first and last name, your proof of purchase, your date of birth, and address," the website suggests
Heliod, Sun-Crowned I had a reasonable amount of success with Archangel of Thune back in the Melira Company days, and there are always more combos than you would expect with that effect
The vast bulk of knowledge of this time, however, has been recorded and relayed via oral tradition