Because while, yes, black decks are generally very good at making this sort of payment and, yes, creature tokens are not at all difficult to come by, the additional cost here is not optional
That isn't ramp, but will put cards in my hand and help me get my colors
Theres enough cost reduction and free spell-casting in Eternal formats that this might make the cut somewhere, but I wouldnt get too excited about my 3-mana counterspells lining up against Force of Will and friends in Legacy and beyond
I hope the card you drew was good, because this wasn't a great play otherwise
Now you have $14,000 from Pokmon, money you wouldnt have otherwise, money that blows your mind
And Clement doesnt need frogs to do wacky stuff in EDH