The reason this happens is simply scarcity
This three-drop 5/4 God can put dying stuff back to your hand or force a (targeted) foe to spend three life, so it's a life tax early and a Raise Dead later
What better way to appreciate a cards artwork than to make it your general
Conspiracy is meant for use at a casual level where there isn't a reason to cheat by lying about these hidden names
And speaking of Mending, I think it would be reasonable to run some other similar effects, like Aftermath Analyst, World Shaper, Splendid Reclamation, or Blossoming Tortoise
Overall, Lycanroc is an intriguing single-prize Pokmon with massive damage potential , and its interaction with Spiky Energy makes it one of the game's best Fighting-type Pokmon