You'll be given a large amount of Pack Hourglasses after the tutorial and through the beginner missions, which you can use all at once to open about 13 booster packs
This sort of card usually needs a build around grade, because if you dont have enough ways to go really wide, you cant really play it but when youre in the right deck, this ends a lot of games This has bad base stats, but at least it can buff itself in a pinch
While black isnt the king of topdeck manipulation, it does have a few nasty tricks
They're occasionally found in standard Base Set booster boxes - so if you have one you'll have to weigh up whether to gamble on the chance discovery of one of the black triangle booster packs, or whether it's best to leave the box unopened for its pristine value
Repeat this process until you have drawn at least one Basic Pokemon
If youre rebuilding a Core deck on a budget, this is where to start, none of these will break the bank, and all 10 are a single online order away