The expansion Surging Sparks saw the last trickle of cards with these mechanics before they were swiftly pushed aside for Trainer's Pokemon
While these worked great, they didn't support Cleric Tribal specifically, and people want specific commanders, so enter Orah, Skyclave Hierophant
Just like the DnD deck it's based on, the card can have a range of effects, some game-winning, other catastrophic
Although don't sleep on Sakashima's Will either since you can steal a few dorks in one four mana spell
It also has a very different font than what eventually made it into the game and different wording for the Pokemons moves
Beginning in 1996, creator, Satoshi Tajiri and illustrator, Ken Sugimori launched Pocket Monsters in both red and green versions for the Gameboy