We're talking limited promo cards that were printed by the handful and given out during events or competitions
Luckily, even 40 damage each turn can go a long way if your opponent cant wake up their Pokemon
By, say, the end of 1995 with Homelands, how many mass destruction spells were made for each color: Green - Essence Filter, Tranquility (Tsunami) Red - Shatterstorm and Jokulhaups (Anarchy, Flashfires) White - Wrath of God, Armageddon, (Cleanse, Martyr's Cry, Tividar's Crusade) Black - Hellfire (Stench of Evil) Blue - (Acid Rain) By two years into the game, Green had two ways to pop all enchantments, we got a sweeping artifact removal, sweeping Terror removal with a life-lost cost, and our first destroy lots of stuff in the 'haups
It's a rare sight to see real, honest-to-goodness card draw in Mono White