It makes sense, given the sheer rarity of the card: it has an astonishing low pull rate of less than 0.00003% from the English version of the MTG LOTR Collector Boosters.
The contrast between the black shiny coloration and the fiery energy effects creates a visual drama that is particularly effective on this card, and the Shiny Vault treatment ensures that the card stands out from the standard set in both appearance and collectability
With many tournaments coming up in our new Pokemon 151 format, there will be plenty of opportunities to play these decks, and they seem well positioned at least for now
Card quality and psuedo-advantage is something I am in great favour of, especially when seen outside of blue
Vaporeon (Water): It's only visible for a moment, but the Vaporeon card has a "Wash Out" ability that seems to read "As often as you like during your turn, you may take 1 Energy from one of your benched Pokemon and put it on your active Pokemon"
The difference is just in waterbending 10, which isnt the easiest thing to do