Youre drawn to them because theyre splashy and cool, but your playgroup is dominated by lower mana, value Commanders
If a player is incorrectly set up, this card is almost unusable, but when damage is on the board and a player has correctly evolved their other Pokmon, Scoop Up Cyclone will force the opponent to find another win condition, making it one of the best item cards in the game currently
Exile the top card of that player's library
Saskia the Unyieldings ability to send extra damage to an opponent of your choice gives you a sneaky way to circumvent that players defenses while Alesha, Who Smiles at Death and similar cards give you graveyard synergy for that extra value
And if a linked monster attacks a Defense Position monster, your opponent takes piercing damage
The odds using this Xatus Poke-Power to put the Defending Pokemon to sleep for just one turn is an ugly 12.5%