Dynamite, to blow your opponent away with 300 damage for every card banished
There's the odd bit of flair in type- or Pokmon-specific benefits to the gym leader cards, with one for each of the original Indigo League's eight leaders from Pokmon Red, Blue, and Yellow - Koga, for instance, lets you pick up an active Weezing card and its pre-evolution Koffing and put them back in your hand, making it a handy stalling or recycling tactic
Vampiric Tutor The big two, eh
Additionally, whenever an opponent loses life on each of your turns, your speed increases, up to Max Speed at speed 4 (the uptick ability triggers only once each turn)
Fusion Summon "Heosvarog the Mechanical Dawn" using "Sieger" and "Jormungardr"