The main draw of the card is its ability to gain two lore when played if you discard a card
Some of the best Special Energy available include Double Turbo Energy [Brilliant Stars], Capture Energy [Rebel Clash], Powerful Colorless Energy [Darkness Ablaze], Gift Energy [Lost Origin], Regenerative Energy [Silver Tempest], and V Guard Energy [Silver Tempest]
For better or worse, while a few fan-favorite Cats were missed, not many Dogs were
5) Pikachu told me it's your birthday
As mentioned, it being an exile turns off so many strategies, and being able all of the most common permanent types, bar lands, means it's an emergency button that ultimately slows games back down to a crawl
While the commanders used might be more powerful than the tier would suggest, thats usually counteracted by most players not getting the most out of them