rayquaza would see play with it's 40 damage for 1 energy..
ok.. i checked with some friend that knows jap and what he thinks what the ruling would be for first ticket..
First Ticket Text:
First Ticket may only be played to determine who goes first. If you play First Ticket, you go first.
If your opponent also plays First Ticket, play Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who goes first.
You may play as many Trainer cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
and the ruling from http://www.warpcore.org/~chairmankaga/pokemon/rulebook.pdf:
5. Starting a game
500. Setup
500.1 Each player starts the game by shuffling their deck in front of their opponent and then offering it to their opponent to cut.
Each player then draws an initial hand of seven cards.
500.2 Each player must place one Basic Pokémon card from their initial hand face down into play as their initial Active
Pokémon. Any other Basic Pokémon cards may be placed face down on the Bench. A player is not required to place any
Basic Pokémon on the Bench during setup, even if they have more than one Basic Pokémon in their initial hand.
500.2a A Fossil Trainer is considered a Basic Pokémon during setup. If an initial hand has one or more Fossils but no other
Basic Pokémon, one of the Fossils must be placed as the initial Active Pokémon.
500.3 After placing their Active Pokémon, a player then takes the top six cards of their deck and places them into their prize
zone, face down. These become the player’s Prize Cards.
500.3a In Limited play or any other variant using a deck with a size other than 60 cards, players should set aside a number
of Prize Cards equal to the deck size divided by 10.
500.4 If a player does not have a Basic Pokémon card in their initial hand, they must show the hand to their opponent to indicate
that they have no Basic Pokémon. They then shuffle their hand back into their deck and restart the setup process.
500.4a If a player has completed their initial setup and set out their Prize Cards, they may optionally draw an extra card
for each subsequent setup where their opponent has no Basic Pokémon. The decision to draw an extra card must be
made when the opponent shows their hand.
500.4b If a player draws a Basic Pokémon or Fossil Trainer as their extra card, they may place it face-down on the Bench
if there is room available. However, they may not change the Pokémon that they have already placed as their initial
Active Pokémon.
500.4c If no player has a Basic Pokémon in their initial hand, each player shows their hand, shuffles it into their deck, and
then restarts the setup process. No one may draw an extra card.
500.5 Players use a coin flip to determine who will take the first turn. The winner is required to take the first turn.
500.6 After determining who takes the first turn, both players reveal all their face-down Pokémon in play. The first player then
begins their turn.
since the text on First Ticket says "First Ticket may only be played to determine who goes first. If you play First Ticket, you go first.".. it means it can and only be played when you are flipping the coin to determine who start 1st after all the set a pokemon face down as active and bench and etc.. only then.. the beginning of the game begins and you reveal your face down active pokemon where their power or body or ability kicks in.. (sableye's overeager that say at the beginning of the game if sableye is your active pokemon, you start 1st)
the "You may play as many Trainer cards as you like during your turn (before your attack)." is the standard ruling for all trainer-item card.. so it will be ignored in this case..
so until the actual ruling is out.. i agree with what my friend thinks..