Its important to have a big picture of the deck while making decisions
Singles eliminate this emotional component entirely
Fast Blink effects (comes back right away) Slow Blink effects (comes back after a delay) Cards that Blink themselves Phase Out a permanent O-Rings - Exile target until leaves (can be used as a slow blink of sorts) Click here for a text version of this decklist Click here for my EDH Commander decks Playable in color identity:
You could also consider Stonjourner (121) from this set as an option, as it is another Basic Pokmon, has a solid 130 HP but also has a strong Ability, Exoskeleton , which reduces the damage it takes by 20 from attacks (including your own, though thats not relevant here)
Articuno ex is a strong card in play, although it keeps with the game's ex rule of allowing opponents to receive two points when an ex card is knocked out from play
First, it adds a more complex set of play decisions