Wizards of the Coast (WotC) began releasing international versions of the Pokmon Trading Card Game to regions outside of Japan in 1999
At some point players feel they must build in enough answers to the sphinx before the game starts, so is this 6-drop worth the ban hammer
Variants are free and unlimited
There is a banlist for cards that have homogenized the format or otherwise enabled decks that were too strong for the format, but most everything else is on the table
While Bracket 2 decks may not have every perfect card, they have the potential for big, splashy turns, strong engines, and are built in a way that works toward winning the game
So yes, you will be paying slightly more, but you'll likely be getting more value out of the boosters