The light at the end of the tunnel is that the pre-evolved form, Tangela , has a pretty decent 70 HP, and its own Energy acceleration in Nutritional Support, attaching a single G Energy from your deck to a Pokmon of your choice
Reshiram & Charizard- GX , Pikachu & Zekrom- GX , and Zoroark- GX are no match for Ultra Necrozma- GX s Photon Geyser attack, and Giratina ensures the deck trades Prizes evenly or better against single-Prize Pokmon such as Zapdos and Volcanion
While the "ease of flipping" category is, in large part, a product of the number of defense counters on the battle (battles range from three to seven defense counters, and a battle with three defense counters will be much easier to flip than one with seven), it also takes other factors into consideration, like whether the battle makes creatures (if so, we can use them to help defeat the battle, making it easier to flip) or whether the battle acts as removal (which can get a blocker out of the way, making it easier to attack and defeat the battle)
I remember I was 7 when they launched here in the UK, I still remember opening my first Base Set booster pack, I even recall that it was a Blastoise art pack and I pulled a holo Poliwrath, from that moment I was totally hooked and so excited to find and collect all of the cards, not just to own them, but to see the artwork, that sense of discovery was incredibly rewarding
This is easily the most opened, high-velocity box on the market today