Many, and maybe even most, of the cards in the 99 are Equipment and Auras that give protection and powerful abilities
It towers over the land with a flock of Staraptors flying overhead
Braska's Final Aeon runs along the same lines and is a very proactive card that threatens to beat any opponent that can't stand up to it
This card was awarded to the second winner of the first Pokemon tournament, the Lizardon Mega Battle tournament in Japan
They do this quite simply for marketing purposes, to hand out to press, media, and influencers, and for internal reviews
However, the x2 weakness to Darkness is very disappointing as Umbreon from the set Undaunted will be teched almost in all decks if Gengar Prime becomes a huge threat, along with other Dark Pokmon like Absol G LV