On a turn, you can play cards, activate abilities, evolve your Pokmon, and attack
If the ability is modal (that is, if it says, "Choose one " or similar), the mode is copied and can't be changed
There's no real rhyme or reason to which cards I picked other than they had interesting stories I thought of easily while writing this column
It also received some sweet alternate art printings that have been going for big bucks on the secondary market
Cards like Roaring Moon ex and Iron Valiant ex are the foundation of many decks, with the Ancient and Future themes shifting the meta (as a wise man once predicted it would.) Hence their special illustration rare incarnations are desperately sought, for maximum brag value and dominance in the live game
At this point I don't know if it is ironic or just plain weird that he also got to do cards like Circle of Protection: Black in Tempest