In a 4 player pod, you could be starting your second turn with up to 5 mana (or more if youre playing lands like Ancient Tomb)
In the bench, you keep the other basic Pokmon on your team
You can also activate it multiple times at once, and take advantage of the stack and a dragons activated abilities for combo potential
That way, you could use something like Evolving Wilds and have it in your graveyard to play over and over again
Giving lifegain to a removal deck is killer alongside cards like Sanguine Bond, and the lifegain should keep you afloat until you can cast your opponents creatures
Every time the Ring tempts the player, Smagol will mill an opponent until they reveal a land card, and Smagol's player will put it onto the battlefield tapped under their control