"We're seeing the people that would buy trainers and stuff, to flip for profit, now coming over to Pokmon to do the same thing." Suddenly, the reason why one person might be going into a store and buying up the entire stock started to make more sense: They're immediately in profit
Even if you arent interested in comboing, this red warrior is a hyper-efficient way for aggressive decks to get an extra combat
This card occupies a sweet spot - it's great in cEDH, while still being fun at most tables
its about shocking your opponent when they least expect it
Heroes Cape gives you an extra 100 HP to work with
At that time, Pokmon had decided to delete its previous official server, Pokmon TCG Online, and launched instead Pokmon Live which had a very limited card pool