Also, I read on a CGC article Cgc charizard base set 2 error article, that Base Set 2 Holo cards DID use a blue core layer, which is part of what has spurred me on to not completely counting this cards out, for curiosity wondering if there was ever a base set run that was similar, and I imagine possible, if it had been done for base set 2
With Pokmons 30th anniversary approaching in 2026, interest is only expected to rise
Now that includes inking a card like you normally would each turn but that also includes all the ways in which Sapphire can get extra ink on their turns including songs like One Jump Ahead and the new Friend Like Me, items like the Fishbone Quill, and the multitude of characters that mess with your inkwell like Belle, Strange But Special or even an opponent using a Hades, Infernal Schemer against you
In the late game though, Cyclonic Rift turns into a brutal win condition: It removes everything that is neither yours nor a land, and since it's not targeted it bypasses color protection and hexproof