Generally, your deck will want four to six board wipes on average
Placing damage counters is good and let me tell you why: It can't be reduced by any effect
There is subjectivity in this, of course: maybe one person enjoyed a specific format because that's when they first made day 2 at a Regional Championship, or because they finally found success with a rogue deck
Even if you can't attack directly, there should be no problem if you use the effect first and on the opponent's turn
Meowth's place in the Pokemon TCG is unusual, as this Pokemon occasionally doubles as a talking mascot in the anime, but most other Meowth you'll encounter won't have such a unique ability
Wind-Up Arsenal Zenmaioh X WIND Rank 5 [ MachineXyzEffect ] ATK 2600 DEF 1900 2 Level 5 monsters Once per turn: You can detach 1 material from this card, then target 2 Set cards on the field