After spending months testing Pocket decks during short sessions, ladder runs, and casual games, one thing became clear: decks that reward clean sequencing and simple synergies outperform flashy but fragile builds
With powerful stage-1 gameplay via "Dragon Rage" and "Bubblebeam," combined with Mitsuhiro Aritas striking artwork and scarce print runs, Gyarados is a legendary investment pickbridging striking visual appeal, rarity, and strong collector nostalgia
However, in the original version of the deck your goal was to cast a Revelation and draw into another Revelation, chaining them together and burying the opponent under pure card advantage
Alternatively, you can bounce a low-cost Dragon or one with a powerful enters ability you want to reuse
The Special Illustration artwork for Iron Valiant ex shows the Future Pokemon standing before other Paradox Pokemon, seemingly challenging the other Pokemon that reside with it in the distant future