The Pokmon's design and abilities reflect the themes of growth and exploration that are central to the series
Its a bit of a trendsetter with its ability
You have choices about where to aim your spells and attacks so you can still try to bring the strongest player in line in other ways so you can still play a political game while your commander is a loose cannon, spraying vial contents indiscriminately
This is often what makes people think that magic players at the time had no idea how good card advantage was
Firstly, it is a necessary card for the currently dominant Lugia VSTAR decks, meaning it is not just for display in a binder
Typically, in digital trading card games, you can skip past all of the fanfare of opening packs and go straight to the end result, but Pokemon TCG Pocket forces you to manually swipe across the top of each pack to open it and scroll through every single card one-by-one