In my opinion, the strongest things you can do in Mono Red are: "Glass cannon" decks that either quickly pop off and win before opponents can stabilize, like Storm, Krenko, Purphoros, Slicer Crushing nonbasic lands, aka defeating a large chunk of players with a single Blood Moon The problem with these two strengths is that they aren't always the right pick for casual tables
The full list of cards included in the set is: Sprigatito Fuecoco Quaxly Cetoddle Cetitan Pikachu Pawmi Kilowattrel Flittle Sandaconda Klawf Blissey Tandemaus Cyclizar Kirlia All of these cards have previously been available as part of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet expansion, however, this set will feature holo versions of six of the Pokemon, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxley, Cetitan, Pikachu, and Klawf
Attack 2: [2P] Sweet Splash (100) If the Defending Pokemon is a Basic Pokemon, it can't attack during your opponent's next turn
Keep things friendly
The Alola League breaks multiple trends that have been prevalent across all previous regional tournaments
Cards like The Deck of Many Things draw upon the larger lore of the franchise, while also throwing some randomness into the game