The snowball potential is real, and the front side is already a great rate on a 2-drop if you get both counters
One reason behind its valuation is its competitive usage, as it has no retreat cost and can deal 90 damage to a benched Pokemon that has already received damage during the match
With powerful cards like Pikachu ex, Mewtwo ex, and Gyarados ex, youll be well on your way to mastering the game
This has led to some of the cards becoming true cult objects, worthy of being kept by a few, and has sometimes led to a simple cardboard card becoming something more
Certain permanents, such as Sigarda's Aid, Forge Anew, and Blacksmith's Talent help to put Equipment on your creatures for free, but that requires them to stay on the battlefield
With some careful deck building (mostly playing some big card-draw spells you can cycle into with Unpredictable Cyclone to make sure you always have some cycling cards in hand), you should be able to mostly play your entire deck in a single turn by cycling, casting stuff (including card-draw spells) for free with Unpredictable Cyclone, drawing into more cycling cards, and cycling them to trigger Unpredictable Cyclone against and again until you've essentially cast your entire deck