are dollar store pokemon cards real Tree: or Fake Cards? What even is this pack?

Counter Powerhouse Cards With the introduction of the immensely powerful Pokemon GX cards as well as the Pokemon V cards, there has been a clear power-creep over the last few years that has seen regular Pokemon cards receiving less usage due to people flocking to stock their decks with EX, GX, and V Pokemon more and more

I'm not counting Curtains' Call as a 6 drop as it will, at maximum, cost 5 and more likely be a 3 or 4 mana card

But paying mana isnt inherently an activated ability, so you should check the card and look for the colon to see if the ability is activated or not

This is absolutely something that could be fixed with a dedicated Pokemon TCG Live format, letting you draft whole evolution lines and have more access to Trainer cards

maybe if she could permanently reanimate a small permanent or give one an indestructible counter, she would have seen more play