Blade Historian is arguably one of the biggest boons to creature-based red-white strategies in quite some time
Great cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket are sometimes also referred to as Chase Cards - as in, those you want to chase - meaning that if you have Pack Points, friends willing to trade, or a good chance at a wonder pick, these are the ones to aim for
While it doesnt make you the monarch automatically, when a creature you control deals combat damage to one or more players on the turn you cast it, you become the monarch
It can make another one of your early creatures a bit stronger, and when it transforms into Etching of Kumano youll get another quick attacker
Pokmon has been a constant in my life from playing the original video games on my Game Boy, to trading Pokmon TCG cards at lunch, to the adventures of catching Pokmon on the street with Pokmon GO