With so many cards already having a Retreat Cost of one, Shaymin can be used to make your deck fast and evasive
Marking a transition point in holofoil style, the classic starry holofoil style found on English copies Pokmon TCG cards was still the most common way to find fossil cards
Whenever five or more summons accrues, you can special summon it onto the field while tributing the entire board away, leaving the opponent with nothing more than a Token
(2) Cannot be destroyed by battle, also your opponent takes any battle damage you would take from battles involving this card instead
That means that not only do you get a bunch of card advantage, which is always nice, you also get enough life to be able to make the most of it
Four more reprints, this time all artifacts, with the only meh one being the Assault suit