You guys are not giving devolution the credit it deserves.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/D...se_Set_72)
The devolution card was a crucial card to be able to put in your deck if you were dealing with a status inflicting opponent in the original card game. Especially if you had pokemon like charizard that would lose their energy cards after attacking. It had a niche role, but that niche role really changed the meta.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/D...se_Set_72)
The devolution card was a crucial card to be able to put in your deck if you were dealing with a status inflicting opponent in the original card game. Especially if you had pokemon like charizard that would lose their energy cards after attacking. It had a niche role, but that niche role really changed the meta.