It can't reduce requirements of specific colors of mana
With cards like Castle Ardenvale and Restless Anchorage among plenty of places to sink extra mana, the high land count ensures the deck will usually play its impactful 4-drops on curve, and have plenty of uses for extra land drops in the late game
And in a similar vein this point: Dyl: At some point, a cooler card will be released and the old cool cards will be left to the wayside
Its easy to understand, the classic Pokmon are there, and its flat-out fun
This healing effect makes Venusaur EX incredibly resilient, forcing opponents to work hard to knock it out
I was 25 years old and I had been playing Magic for years, but I was very excited when I saw this card across the table