Primal Growth Primal Growth is a really good ramp spell that more players should be using
This planeswalker is also great at protecting itself, as its second ability gives you both a body to block with and can serve as removal if you have enough creatures on the board
You could just add Forests, Swamps, and Plains to your deck and call it a day, but that would probably result in you drawing Swamps when you need Forests and Plains when you need Swamps, so we need to look into other options
Use card sleeves for protection, and keep high-value cards in toploaders or magnetic holders to prevent damage.
On the other hand, there are plenty of Pokemon who dont evolve that can have a strategy focused on hitting fast and hard based around them, cards like the boxer Hitmonchan and electric Electabuzz both having decent HP and attack power without having to go through the evolutionary process