In addition to starting to put pressure on the opponent, it will serve as a barrier for us to put as many Slugma as possible onto our field and protect them from being Knocked Out until we can evolve to Magcargo
Theres even the cast-from-exile route that could be spicy, with cards like Mizzix, Replica Rider and Nalfeshnee out there
sometimes, the fear of reprisal is defense enough
Six different Pokmon - Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Cetitan, Pikachu, and Klawf - have a chance to crop up with a smart holo treatment that extends into the cards border
And heres the thing: There are reasonable justifications for pretty much every factor short of the violence, of course that contributed to this issue
It has the ability to offer immediate effect by forcing something through, and that makes it even better planeswalker control