to play pure, a deck would need some ludicrous tools on its own, to deny itself things like the Bystials, or Ishizu Fairies
That Pokemon may use this cards attack instead of its own
Lorcana The First Chapter Booster Pack 16 In this pack, we got: Commons: Captain Hook Forceful Duelist, Sudden Chill, Yzma Alchemist, Stitch New Dog, Sergeant Tibbs Courageous Cat, and Aurora Briar Rose Uncommons: One Jump Ahead, Jumba Jookiba Renegade Scientist, and Sven Official Ice Deliverer Rare or above: A Whole New World (Super Rare), and Sword Of Truth (Rare) Foil: Megara Pulling The Strings (Common) An above-average pull with the Super Rare, but it is a great Super Rare
Even though this card isn't anywhere near the heights of the best cards from the X & Y era, it's still a mid-vintage card that will continue to appreciate as it ages
But the boss monster wasnt what made it specialinstead, it was its ability to be splashed into other decks, creating a synchro deck which could summon almost every synchro monster in the whole game
There may be times when a 1/1 flier is better than this 1/2 flier, but its still objectively worse and less effective overall