I swear if this is just buildup to a galarian ponyta im going to be pretty unhappy, as I was expecting A LOT more from this. Likely pokemon just getting revenge for all the criticism they have gotten for the last 8 months.
Yeah stacking energy on this thing balances it out, as beast ring can't be used (Not a ultra beast.) I really can't see a way to stack just dark on it, but other energy stacking cards could be used for the 5 extra energy with the gx attack as it doesnt specifically state dark energy.
@Asrialys Yes. The Eevee, moltres, pikachu, and raikou is a cracked ice holo like the ones in the set theme decks. The charizard is special as it is non-holo, and it is holo in the set it originated from. There is 1 copy of each cracked ice.