Being an easily burnable card at the very least, and also allowing you to switch a basic Pokemon with the Heavy Ball, will make prizing Pokemon much less of a detriment to your success in a game
As card #190 in a set with 189 printed cards, it sits in the secret-rare numbering pulled less often than anything in the regular checklist
Since this is a dual ink card, your deck needs both Sapphire and Steel to make her work
One of the rarest of these cards (though not as rare as the 'Shining' cards from the same set) was Light Dragonite , a version of the dragon that couldn't deal too much damage, but was a pain nonetheless - preventing the effects of attacks and shutting down special energy types
So with Pincurchin, you are getting the challenge right away , and that will be crucial to help you finish up more advanced games
Still, its a 10/10 haste creature that fights, and it basically cant be targeted by opponents