With far fewer effect monsters and even fewer options to bring out additional monsters via special summons, beyond revival cards like Monster Reborn and the occasional exception, duels often revolved around preventing your opponent from overcoming your own field so you could eventually tribute-summon boss monsters like Summoned Skull or Blue-Eyes White Dragon that would most likely win you the game
There arent just Pokmon Cards, but Energy Cards that are attached to the Pokmon, as well as Trainer Cards, which are divided even further into Item, Tool, Stadium, and Supporter Cards.
It does pretty much exactly what it did in the anime, where it was first used by main character Jaden in 2006 (in Yugioh GX Episode 102)
Without further ado, I present Shining Sarcophagus of Bamboo
First, we must ask the obvious question: what does Pot of Greed do