While resolving Thornplate Intimidator's last ability, the target opponent chooses a card to be discarded without revealing it, chooses a nonland permanent to be sacrificed, or chooses to do neither
It is primarily filled with 300/400/500 attack monsters with only a few attributes and almost useless spells (Sparks - Deal 50 (!) damage to the opponent's LP)
The Fire-type starter Pokmon also has Steam Artillery, which is a straightforward move that does 160 damage with no other conditions or secondary effects
While this deck is built using haste as a key focus, there are plenty of other mono-red aggro decks built with mechanics such as raid, menace, and prowess featured throughout
In Southeast Asia, some stores will give away a holo Hop's Snorlax promo with a Journey Together stamp
Maybe this change was what stopped a possible third game based off the next Pokmon TCG set, Gym Heroes