Correctly identifying what each die on an opponents creatures represented made this a resoundingly unfun experience, and Wizards has focused on only using +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters at any given time since then
The phenomenon of decks that only have one copy is a bizarre side effect of a world where color is so cheap that you can play this, Wrath of God, Cloudthresher, Jund Charm, and Rhox War Monk without even worrying that this might be pushing it
Ward 2, vigilance, reach and trample on an uncounterable two-drop is bonkers value
Additionally, its channel activated ability is pretty much useless if its your commander
This attracted a lot of fans to the game, keen to get involved with buying and selling Pokmon cards, but now it seems like the star's Pokmon coverage may have petered out