Pokmon has also stated that an important theme of the Scarlet & Violet Series is comebacks, and that they plan to introduce Pokmon, Trainer cards, and Energy cards that can turn the tide of the battle. Because much about the Scarlet & Violet legendaries had not yet been revealed when this mechanic was revealed, the cards as originally-revealed concealed information, including their stage, type, and HP
The five least playable cards ever printed
The reason for this is that you dont want your favorite card game to trick you into buying expensive card packs, expansions, etc
When PWCC sold it in 2020, it fetched an impressive $25,015
Compared to Mana Drain the Capture is god awful but then that is no surprise, I deem the Drain to be too overpowered for fun cube play, one of a very select few cards outside the original base set cards that manages to get there (along with Strip Mine and Tolarian Academy)
Fast and deadly, Rakdos runs out of gas quickly if it doesnt close games early