The character's blobbiness seems well-suited to this painterly style, and the clouds above are gorgeous and fluffy
Onix Fighting HP100 Basic Pokemon [F] Harden: During your opponents next turn, if this Pokemon would be damaged by an attack, prevent that attacks damage done to this Pokemon if the attack was 60 or less
Monster Sanctuary Monster Sanctuary is another genre blender, combining monster-taming mechanics with a wider Metroidvania-style game design to offer an experience unlike anything we've ever seen in Pokmon
For me, the tipping point is in the card type creatures are just much better than sorceries, adding the utility of attacking and blocking, paying sacrifice and convoke costs and everything else you need a body for in Magic
The first waves of cards came out when most people were just trading and playing with them, not protecting them