The Philosophy of Fire is useful because it tells you that if you have ten cards of a particular stripe you win the game
After years of swearing that they wouldn't make mechanically unique promos, going back to the disastrous release of the Nalathni Dragon promo in the early '90s, Wizards somehow forgot this lesson and declared that they were once again going to make mechanically unique promos
The Charizard set in Genetic Apex features other strong Pokmon that are easy to build strong decks around, like Starmie ex, Charizard ex, and the Erika Supporter card, which can heal 50 damage
Carly forces herself to lose the duel, killing herself, and foiling Jack's plan for them to die together
All these attributes alone make Beedrill ex, at the very least, playable