Milling through a hand of cheaper white creatures may or may not play nicely into the metas current propensity for a wide battlefield
The Pidgey, Pidgeotto, and Pidgeot ex SIRs are awesome nostalgic-looking cards, but they arent expensive
Also, remember that Big Basic EX decks are generally safe from being donked
It's a stellar set with fantastic art, and its introduction of Tera Pokmon with a Tera type differing from their normal typing evokes Delta Species of the past in a fun, cool way
Abhorrent Oculus Despite Abhorrent Oculuss unusual casting requirement, it has taken many formats by surprise and become a key staple in several archetypes, where the who point is to reanimate the eyeball and coast on its 2/2 manifests to victory
In fact, some cards that look like bombs can be complete duds in a format, maybe because they're too expensive or require you to build a deck in a way that's not really feasible