Particularly where you have to pay X in addition to 4 mana, how are you going to afford to play any of those X cards
This pales in comparison to the threat of its new boss monster, Tellarknight Sacred Caduceus
This is the fourth most popular MTG commander in the Spider Man set - not bad for a monocolor card - and just like Phyrexian Vindicator it can't be killed by damage, turning anything it takes into +1/+1 counters
You could use it to bounce back one of your damaged Pokemon before it gets knocked out or as a means to bring in a Benched Pokemon without switching out
He can't attack in the first position, but he can attack in the second position, so no matter how much he inflates his ATK, there's little advantage for the front side
Unfortunately, Tokyos police department is apparently having difficulty tracking down the culprits in these cases, as Pokmon cards are nearly impossible to track and can easily be transported overseas