But it does seem like WotC wants these cards to be exciting again before theyre reprinted, so the delay (so far) is five years and counting
Cataclysmic Gearhulk is one of the best ones in the cycle and it will see a ton of play in the coming months
Best played in the mid to late game when your board is already somewhat developed oh geez, can you picture this thing paired with rabbits
It takes the right deck/combo to pull it off, but if you get it right this little dude will be the bane of your opponents
As you can imagine, being forced to buy books to get one card did not sit well with everyone, resulting in the series stopping after 5 books and this particular methodology of implementing promotional cards wouldn't be used again
The choice of which cards appear more frequently on the sheets appears more or less random (non-holo Flareon is more common than non-holo Jolteon and Vaporeon, for example)