It's easy to say, "Just show Cloud doing something cool on his card!" But I wanted every card to be a moment from the franchise
Eight lands in play is the break-even point where you can cast this for free, though you could always run it out earlier, hope it sticks around for a turn cycle, and untap with something like 10 to 12 mana from lands alone
This makes it a valuable asset against Fighting and Poison types, giving it a consistent role in the player's party
You can also get new cards by scanning codes from real-life cards, or doing daily challenges
Assuming all goes well in the auction, we'd be surprised if this bafflingly valuable card doesn't fetch another world record price
The writers chose Infernape (PL31) for the Anatomy discussion most probably for it's popularity however, a Pokemon like Dialga (PL5) may have been a better choice