This is probably the most friendly a Stakataka will ever look, as its usual appearance and color choices give it a drab, intimidating design that starkly contrasts with this card
Its one of the best black commanders to have around if you like removal spells like Dismember or just spreading -1/-1 counters around
Source: Final Fantasy Wiki As you have probably guessed, this boss hits 10x harder than its normal-sized brethren and its signature move is called 10,000 Needles. Personally, I think some form of direct damage would have been a cooler translation from video game to MTG card in the games, and even in the card art, this looks like a ranged attack, rather than the cactus growing bigger
Base Pokemon cards can be a solid investment, especially rare cards in mint condition
Assuming you know your deck and remember what is on the bottom you start to gain some significant insight on fairly heavily changed odds on your draws