Instead, rotation is changing to take place with the first set of the calendar year starting in 2027. This change in date also affects which sets rotate out, meaning 2027 will be an even more massive shift for Standard
That can vary from group to group, especially if players have decks that interact heavily with lands and thus mass land destruction would level those strategies
Blastoise, if set up quickly, can take out Pokmon before they become a major threat, and even if Blastoise gets set up late, he provides great set-up if you have the Floatzels ready to go
In MTG, it is not always correct to evaluate cards only by what they do
[1] This is just a slight errorthe misprint or miscut isnt so severe that any part of the card is missing
When IRL tournaments came back in 2022, Expanded was no longer used in tournaments that awarded Championship Points, and it also disappeared from side events at major events, mostly replaced by the fan-favorite GLC format