The Pokemon series has taken its games all across the world with each entry being inspired by a real-world location giving us Pokemon that are etched with real world culture and details
As Matsubara was the only person in the world to receive copies of the card, his decision to hang onto the copies for as long as he did gave this unassuming Pokmon incredible rarity
If an opposing Active Pokmon has energy attached to it and is ready to attack, a Repel gets rid of it, and the opponent may not have another Pokmon with energy attached yet
You don't even realize how much that interacts with until you start playing with it
With only 20 total items across all six inks, Break is too narrow, but Beast is an auto-include, typically as a two-of in most steel decks, since he can take out White Rabbits Pocket Watch and Magic Mirror in the amethyst/ruby matchup and leave a 4/4 body behind
In the right metagame this can do some serious work