We dont want the game to end the same way every time but we also dont want the game to end before it even begins, no one does
Boast ties a large part of your creatures value into attacking, which feels like a relieving de-escalation from an environment where most playable cards get their value on ETB (or even earlier in the case of adventures!) Even more interesting, the range of payoffs for boast are extremely open-ended, including all sorts of utility effects and other incentives not normally associated with attacking
All planeswalker loyalty abilities count as activated abilities
Related Not only does Vaporeon itself look adorable on this particular card, but the Pokemon is depicted swimming through a vortex of bubbles that spill out into other areas giving it a divergent look compared to other variants
In between each turn (so after one player's turn ends, but before the other player's turn starts) there is a Pokmon checkup step, in which both players: Check for special conditions on their Pokmon, in the order shown above
This version is Tiduss medallion (his dads tattoo) and is also relevant to the collectability