Pokemon TCG Marketplace ME: Ascended Heroes Discard 2 Energy from this Pokemon
The deck relies on using quick mana acceleration (primarily through 11 mana-generating artifacts) to cast Niv-Mizzet, Parun by turn 4-5
Thopter Mechanic + Knowledge Seeker Total Limited fodder, Thopter Mechanic and Knowledge Seeker are both serviceable payoffs that leaves something behind when they die and grow as they sit in play
Again, you'll face-off with unremarkable, fairly weak Pokemon parties from these evil trainers, so you don't have much to worry about in this respect
Instead, it creates an army based on the damage prevented, meaning you'll likely kill your opponents with poison counters during your next combat phase
For example, you can't cast a creature card with mayhem you couldn't normally cast during an opponent's turn, even if you discard that card during an opponent's turn