I don't work on this game, but I have a suggestion: why don't you do some rare pokemon in the game with unusual types, like fire/water or grass/electric
since they don't want evolutions to depend on candies, why don't they try this:
Abra ??? HP
??? - Evolution skip
search your deck for an Alakazam and put it on Abra (this counts as evolving abra). you do not need the stage 1 card.
??? weakness ...
my opponent has banette (safeguard). I attack it with my dustox ex (silver wind). Then he kills me. I put up vibrava (HP) and attack. does my attack do 30 more damage due to silver wind or does safeguard prevent the damage increase?
RE: WHAT!!! I'VE BEEN GROUNDED FROM BUYING CARDS FOR 3 MONTHS????!?
I got grounded from buying cards once for like 6 months (I didn't get excellent in German, only very good). I went through my cards 20 times and then - FLASH - I got a new deck idea. I think it helped me. just wait and enjoy...
I think I have a lucky hand. I just put my hand on a booster and I can FEEL the cards. I got a lot of holos this way. but it doesn't work for ex. I think I should upgrade it :P