Vintage Secret Rares like this Charizard sat at the steep end of that spectrum, hard to hit fresh and harder to find undamaged years later
You get to draw first, and then you can discard something that you want more in your graveyard than in your hand
If you dont have Mana Echoes out, you can achieve the same effect with Sliver Queen, Cloudshredder Sliver, Gemhide Sliver, and Training Grounds on the battlefield
If you and your friends want to change the rules to your liking, go ahead
When a Pokmon's HP is reduced to zero, it is Knocked Out and its owner's opponent adds a Prize card to their hand, then the other player puts another Pokmon on their bench in the Active Zone
Cheating out a Vein Ripper three turns before you like would have in a normal game sets your opponent back far too much in order to deal with it