I had hit him with a Lightning Bolt on my second turn, then untapped and Channel / Fireballed him out and it was in that next moment that I learned what Mana Drain was
The Pokmon TCG previously featured near-identically named variants, Pokmon-ex and Pokmon-EX, but regardless, modern Pokmon ex and their own variations are the only cards relevant to the current meta
When you cast those spells, Zukos other ability triggers, putting +1/+1 counters on your entire team
The manga art very rarely feels connected to that
Instant speed removal or yet another way do draw and/or trigger
That was such a massive flop that Wizards chose to remove a similar set from the MTG release schedule entirely, even though it was ready to print, cramming the cards into Outlaws of Thunder Junction as a bonus sheet instead