The logic just doesn't hold when put to practice
Pikachu's red-cheeked artwork only appears in the first edition and Shadowless printings of the Base Set, making it the far rarer version of the two
Instead, go through the solo play guide and play through the single-player missions
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ari is not on the Worldbuilding team, and these Teferi "facts" are non-canon, despite his frenzied insistence to the contrary
Breena uses the power she builds to continuously strengthen herself, bolster her own defenses, and tax her opponents in layered ways to keep them from being able to scale up the way she can
Companion is busted, and there are Lutri decks in 60-card formats, which gets easier as WotC continues to print redundant versions of different card effects