I love all these posts with do the vikings have no faith in their line ? Umm . have you seen our line ? <| sep |> So , what ' s your issue then ? Someone brought a gun to your head forcing you to buy bl chests with things you don ' t need ? <| sep |> Introduced uianminter to my family , they love him ! <| sep |> All these answers with speed of gameplay , etc , are partially correct , but they could easily have made big Basic Pokemon that are actually unevolved Pokemon like Mewtwo , Lapras , etc . The problem there is it limits the character pool dramatically . By designing the PokemonEX mechanic to allow for a Basic CharizardEX , you allow for very marketable cards that 1 enable players to use characters they like , and 2 lead to higher sales . Remember that the biggest market for Pokemon cards isn ' t competitive players who would use a GastrodonEX if it were great but casual players and kids who want Charizards and Gallades and Gengars no matter how good the cards are .