Are we thinking too hard about what was clearly something not intended to be analyzed 30 years later
Those effects are rare in draft, so sets like Wilds of Eldraine get creative with cards like Gruff Triplets
These are often the most powerful cards out there, and as such require knowledge of how to properly ramp up into these big Monsters without losing too much tempo on the gamestate
Battalion is all-upside and no downside for creatures (which is handy when your opponents turn-one drops may include Diregraf Ghoul or Phantasmal Bear)
Despite this, all four of these Pokemon have only ever received an EX card and one holo rare, which is pretty decent for their first appearances
While they're good targets, Lead is already a -1 and will not help a Deck that struggles to maintain card advantage, and this Deck looks like it'll clog bad enough without potentially dead draw -1s that only serve a use early game