"This card cost me more than my ranch
With that being said, Makuhita is an okay starter Pokemon because it can do a good amount of damage fairly quickly and has an above average hp to endure attacks while it is waiting to attack
(Usually clones.) Regardless of the reason, Greater Tanuki is one of the most popular Dogs you can find at the moment
On the other hand, the SLD variant goes for around $28
Another very defensible commander would be the one I used in this deck before Neon Dynasty : Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Alternatively, you could play Sheriff of Nottingham, Corrupt Official with Simba, Fighting Prince - whose ability, Step Down or Fight, gives players the option to draw two cards and discard two cards whenever they banish another character in a challenge, or The Queen, Disguised Peddler, which allows you to tap it to discard a character to gain lore equal to the amount of lore that character can gain