Of course, the reprint is still a welcome one, as anything that increases card accessibility is a good thing, but given that the price hasnt meaningfully budged, now feels like as good a time as ever to pick up a copy if you need one surely the ability to incessantly ask pay the one? is worth $40?
Many of Hop's Pokemon being colorless can make managing energy easier.Additionally, Pokemon like Sandaconda, Corviknight, and Zacian ex, which are all Hop's Pokemon, will become even more lethal with this ability
Had they targeted Archangel Avacyn, Spell Queller or Gideon, Ally of Zendikar, the financial body count would have been getting pretty high, so a powerful lower cost target makes some sense from that angle
It adds visual harmony and educational value - especially for younger fans learning Pokmon types and weakness relationships
Run this with blink and recursion effects and kill all of the players