Not only do green and black have tons of efficient ways to load counters onto Sarulf without needing other permanents, but many of them are tied to extremely relevant effects like land ramp, spot removal, card draw or protection for Sarulf
Shining Pokemon were introduced in the previous set, Neo Revelation, and were very hard to get hold of, found in one pack in every 300 on average
Late game, playing Hercules Beloved Hero exerted will make him very hard to remove
- High-quality holo effect
World Championship 2025, being held in Paris, France in August
Cards like Krosan Beast demonstrated what would happen if an Otarian squirrel were given a bunch of time to grow (and maybe some of the Miraris power)