Triggered abilities use the words "when," "whenever," or "at." They're often written as "[Trigger condition], [effect]." Firebender Ascension's ability will always go on the stack on top of the triggered ability that caused it to trigger
If he can flip it, he can defend against attacks while providing base guardner, the cornerstone of the Tintangle Deck
Card Details Stage: Stage 2 [1L] Vital Drain 30 If the Defending Pokemon is Knocked Out by this attack, remove all Special Conditions and 7 damage counters from Kabutops (all if there are less than 7)
Now to be fair, The Visionary has been in print for much longer
Both cards were either an instant or a sorcery
The SJC promos, are Shonen Jump promos, and they go for about 1800-3500