The redeeming feature is the inbuilt synergy with the clue tokens you can make if you send James on an adventure with Follow Him
Then you can flip him when you control at least four Wizards like him and tokens and others too and then that creature type will double their damage
To do so, they are willing to take the best card out of every pack for the first several picks, regardless of the color
Look Skyward and Despair gives the villain a red dragon creature that is immediately put on the battlefield -- he doesn't even have to pay mana
The Pokemon 25th Anniversary Celebrations Elite Trainer Box includes 10 Celebrations 4-card booster packs, 5 additional booster packs, a special foil Greninja card, 65 card sleeves, 45 energy cards, a players guide, rulebook, dice, condition markers, and a collectors box with dividers
That said, keeping the battlefield clear of blockers is its own form of evasion