I don't play the Pokemon TCG, and most of my exposure comes from collecting cards from the first three sets when I was a kid (which I've long since gotten rid of)
Stain the Mind is the only mono-black, non-restricted Cranial Extraction effect in Pioneer, a format where combo seems to be fairly single-card-centric and not super-redundant
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Formats in Pokmon and MTG In MTG we have Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Legacy, and Vintage as a few top options for Constructed formats
The double green in the cost does reduce the playability of the card when compared with some of the single green alternatives
The modern card sizes also create opportunities for different formats and collectibles