Against the Ultra Rare full art at 101 and the Egawa SIR at 116, the gold is the version that finishes a master set and tops the rarity ladder, even though the SIR is the one collectors overwhelmingly point to as the card to own for its artwork
Players can currently obtain one Deck Ticket by completing an in-game mission as part of the "ex Starter deck event" , celebrating the Pokemon TCG Pocket Shining Revelry expansion
Thats right, theres no more trading between players like there was with PTCGO, but this is a most welcome change because now all cards are easily obtainable through crafting regardless of popularity
Lore-wise I think the deck is fine
Demonic Tutors always an option, but these styles of deck get to play rarely-used tutors like Infernal Tutor and March of Burgeoning Life to great effect
The traditional weakness of such a card is that its incredible on turn 2 but weaker and weaker the later you draw it