The renewed interest in the real Pokmon TCG means that there is a built-in audience for a new version of the game that's easier to play on phones, which is what Pokmon TCG Live should excel at
As for Shirahoshi, shes a 4-cost Blocker that gives one of the opponents Characters -4 cost-reduction, perfect if you follow her up with 5-cost Egghead Luffy to KO a high-cost Character
Control Win Condition creates an annoying bit of record-keeping that you want to obscure from your opponent (encouraging you to spend additional mental energy obscuring your busywork)
A ninja deck is likely to be playing a good amount of non-ninja creatures, usually ones with evasive abilities that can easily go unblocked for ninjutsu
3, preorders are opening for the first expansion of the new Pokmon TCG set, Mega Evolution: Phantasmal Flames, which drops Nov
With enough interest, I really feel the higher-ups will do what they can to cater to the competitive players, and well have even more reason to play in this amazing game