It still has the mana value of the front side, but devotion only counts the actual pips in the visible mana costs
Its taken a while for Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to learn what to take from the massive success of Baldurs Gate 3 a few years ago, and even then, what theyve mostly learned to take is merchandise the hell out of that party. But while we wait for someone, somewhere, to think about a Baldurs Gate 4 , well at least take the merchandise, especially in the form of Magic cards
Unfortunately, the immediate discard requirement and potential to miss an OHKO make it too situational
Any cards, damage, effects, or special conditions on the original Pokmon (which you discard but does not count as being Knocked Out) now moves to the new Pokmon
On the first turn that it is in the Active Pokemon slot, it can use Coil to deal a bit of damage to the opponent as well as to buff itself
You can pair it with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist for an explosive Voltron deck