The Tao duo has always been better as a pair, and these cards lean into that perfectly
It has Japanese lettering across the card art and a dynamic depiction of the Pokemon which includes crystals smashing across the card borders
Its also incredibly versatile, capable of going for a long game as a control deck or closing things quickly with aggressive tempo strategies
Should you choose to pay a spells alternative cost, you need to remember that all additional costs (optional ones like Kicker, or compulsory ones like that of Ichor Explosion) still need to be paid additionally
They both also synergize nicely with Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm and Reflections of Littjara (which is already included in the deck), as you'll get activations off both your original creature and their clone
Misty represents the Trainer card , specifically the Gym Leader Trainers around whom the Gym sets were built, years before the Supporter class formalized the idea