It makes sense, as this card just oozes unga bunga energy: 100 damage was enough to one-shot virtually everything, with only Chansey (if memory serves) capable of facetanking more than a single Fire Spin
Combed with cards like Elvish Archdruid, you can tap your creatures for mana the turn they come out to get immediate benefits from them
People fear this Pokmon because it is said to suck in lost spirits and take them along.
Even if the aura attached to the Bramble Elemental phases out directly, the ability will not trigger
With four Sagas, however, Tom should theoretically be protected until multiple Sagas leave the battlefield at the same time
The way to do this is by casting Darkblast in your upkeep to give a creature -1/-1, then dredge back the same Darkblast in your draw step, and finally cast it again on the same creature you initially targeted