The inclusion of unusual, but shiny Pokemon like Serperior and Krookodile gives Dragons Exalted one of the more diverse rosters of cards in the TCG
It's the most popular entry point for collectors who want real cards with real value, not a gamble on a $5 repack
Keith Parkinson may not have been as prolific an artist for Magic but he painted some beautiful cards ...also, cause of his work on Portal: Second Age, he might have the weird distinction of painting more guns for MTG than any other artist ever has or (probably) ever will
FromTheShire: Well this one at least has huge do it for the meme potential
Identifiable by the black dot at the bottom of the card in the copyright text (specifically on Nintendo), this is easy to identify when you know where to look
Now I want to build blue-X decks and blue-X-Y decks (X, Y, being some other color)