While you can only do it so many times before you run out of cards in your deck, it does provide a powerful engine to get some free cards
Then, while checking the materials Ive been provided for that Pokmon, I start coming up with different ideas on how to draw it, and I start familiarizing myself with it
Example images: "Animate Wall" | Open "Bellowing Aegisaur" | Open "Banewasp Affliction" | Open "Carnophage" | Open "Daring Apprentice" | Open "Dissipation Field" | Open "Amphibious Kavu" | Open "Nissa, Voice of Zendikar" | Open "Epiphany Storm" | Open "Grim Lavamancer" | Open "Ajani's Aid" | Open "Vorel of the Hull Clade" | Open "Emrakul, the Aeons Torn" | Open "Silverskin Armor" | Open "Island" | Open "Plains" | Open Image comparison (remastered to the left vs scans to the right): "Teyo, the Shieldmage" | Open "Persistent Specimen" | Open "Contact Other Plane" | Open "Stinging Shot" | Open "Stormscale Anarch" | Open "Autochthon Wurm" | Open "Mindslaver" | Open "Forest" | Open As of 22/06/2022 all types of sets, except for Cube, Promo, Tokens and Treasure Chest are done
deck should include about 40 to 60 cards, including monster, trap and spell cards