While you had to be heavy in water-type energy, Articuno found a home in Rain Dance decks where energy-intensive water-type attacks were trivial to pay for thanks to Base Set Blastoises Pokemon Power: Rain Dance
Red Cheeks are one of the first Pikachus being printed, so this backs up the theory that they first had this issue with Grey stamps and Stamp-imprints on the back, and later on replaced it with faster drying ink (or let it dry longer before stacking)
This mechanic makes flash cards highly versatile and perfect for surprising opponents
This is a guess though, are there any genwunners or WOTC purists that could weigh their opinion on how an early ex compares to a mid ex Holo to them
Grim Haruspex Last on the list we have a slightly different effect
Charizard, one of the most iconic Pokmon of all time, shines in a whole new light