The Kanto Gym Leaders are among the most beloved characters in the entire Pokemon franchise, with recognition that extends far beyond the TCG into the games, anime, movies, and broader pop culture
Doing so would give the other players a chance to react and adapt before Day Two
While you could go all-in on questing and producing Lore as fast as possible, your opponent can decide to challenge your exerted characters , putting them in combat and potentially even forcing your own characters to become banished
The purpose of Ponder is not to net cards, but to find the correct card at the proper moment
This deck is very fun to play and gets some big boards
I have chosen mostly (but not all) cards which are specifically good in all-Zombie decks, mostly (but not all) based on their potential in Commander, and mostly (but not all) with present day performance in mind rather than historic achievement