To my knowledge this first became popular when Glads came onto the stage and I assume so probably because of major stun factor combined with brutal control and setup for safer Bestiari plays
[38] When you get Pokmon cards authenticated, a grading service inspects the card and gives it a score based on the condition
To top it all off, its just 1 mana
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