In general, with 4 different ways to be behind, it should be easy to put yourself in a position to trigger at least 2 of them
The card language will be determined by the region
Bind can drive your opponent nuts in Stadium battles -- and Mega Drain can be very powerful against Electric, Rock, Ground and Water opponents
Pokmon card types Just like in the Pokmon videogames, each 'mon has an elemental 'type' that affects its strengths and weaknesses (Decidueye above is Grass-type, shown by little leaf symbol)
Blue has access to many cheap, repeatable ways to proliferate, and they will often be the way youll win longer games
Given that it's a rare, that's going to make Erode pretty pricey if we don't get a reprint