I had seen Pokmon Puller's video a while back and made checking under shelves part of my weekend card hunting routine
In addition, having streamlined rules can help lower the bar to entry for those not familiar with card game rules or the complexities of Pokemon
Hey, mind if I join in the Disgaea-style cut-in
Here are more cards that want many instances of life gain: MJ, Rising Star Spider-Man, Peter Parker Fiendish Panda Cleric Class Aettir and Priwen Excalibur II Aerith Gainsborough Minwu, White Mage The Destined White Mage The early action from soul sisters can turn your life total up in a hurry and you capitalize on this with cards that care about your improved life total like: Speaker of the Heavens, Elenda, Saint of Dusk, Leyline of Hope, Angel of Vitality, and Righteous Valkyrie
Usually, you need to pick between speed and interaction, while this deck gets to do both
Neither of the latter play nicely with tokens, which don't have mana costs for devotion or stay in the graveyard for recursion