In sets released after its introduction, Wizards had a policy of only reprinting a maximum of 25% of their rare cards, with the remaining 75% going into the Reserved List
The Amber Ink type covers glimmers thats cards, in real world terms which are focused, persistent and often community-minded
While the developers were correct to operate under the assumption that many, if not most of its audience were not going in with extensive competitive Pokmon card knowledge, it should have made an allowance for those who already knew how to play either from playing with or reading about real Pokmon cards or from having already played through the Game Boy Color game before starting a new adventure
Non-Holographic Metallic Pokmon cards are less common than holographic ones
Of course it not being a creature makes it stronger, so I'm not complaining
I'll probably proxy it up and try it out to see if it's worth the investment or if I manage to suck with a card this powerful