For example: Gary Oak being Ash's rival is heavily played with, in that while he's portrayed as constantly being ahead of Ash, it's also shown that just because he's The Rival doesn't inherently mean that he and Ash are going to be facing against each other
And while this attempt failed miserably and Hogaak continued to dominate the format, there's never been a mass movement to unban Bridge from Below because everyone knows that the card is so broken that if it were unbanned, it would only be a matter of time before another deck came along to abuse its power
This makes a fantastic Gruul commander to play powerful elves like Marwyn, the Nurturer and a critical mass of mana dork elves
Electric Pikachu Mandala A cheerful Pikachu is framed by lightning bolts, stars, Pok Balls, and clouds in a vibrant mandala pattern
Quaking Punch required minimal energy thanks to Double Colorless Energy, allowing Seismitoad to attack quickly and consistently
The answer is that sometimes, for the sake of a set's themes, you bend the color pie a little
