It might seem useless at first, but a clever wastelander can get some use out of just about anything
The honour of the second Baby Shiny to feature goes to Charmander, one of the original starters in the very first Pokemon video games, Pokemon Red and Blue
For example, against Mythic, Conley went turn one Soul Warden, turn two Soul Warden and Kabira Crossroads, and then turn three he cast 2 Ascendants that were both 6/6 (his opponent had played two creatures)
If someone captures one being pulled from a pack on camera and the sequence of the uncommons is either Persian - Lickitung - Pikachu, Lickitung - Pikachu - Rhydon or Pikachu - Rhydon - Nidorina (or any of these sequences in reverse, the direction of the card sequence can vary), that would practically confirm this theory
Waterbending, by contrast, is as flavorless as, well, water
The better creatures for a Proliferate deck don't need any help in getting counters