Consuming Tide gets better against engine-style decks, where leaving one thing behind doesnt do much on its own
Three different arts represent the Rings of Power given to Dwarves, Humans, and Elves
Despite a valuation that puts this Blastoise at about twice the price of the next highest card, it can't challenge for the top spot, which is held by one of the most unusual Mewtwo cards you'll find in the Pokemon TCG
Some cards are probably better off in the slots of others as they are fairly similar, Ingite Memories might be superior to having the Bushwhacker, Past in Flames might turn out to be more effective than Recoup etc etc
This card has another, more valuable, variant that steals the spotlight
I avoided attack triggers because ninjutsu has them already attacking and we'd need to wait until next turn to get their attack trigger