Either way, it amasses an army (without amassing an army, of course), then pumps them all to high heaven
SR Super Rare Ritual Beast Ulti-Apelio X WIND Level 6 [ PyroFusionEffect ] ATK 2600 DEF 400 1 "Ritual Beast Tamer" monster + 1 "Spiritual Beast" monster Must be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control, and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways
Its "Wrathful Hearth" ability deals 20 damage for each damage counter on the defending Pokmon, while its "Dynamic Blaze" attack can deal a massive 140 damage and even more if the defending Pokmon is an Evolution
Compare that to a flashy Pokmon ex that spikes to 50 when its deck wins a Regional, then crashes to 15 when the meta shifts two weeks later
They certainly wont be for everyone, but if your Pokemon fandom is missing something, then this might just fill that gap
Once you choose to gain life using Earth Kingdom General's second ability, that ability won't trigger again that turn