Only 39 Pokmon Illustrators were released in 1998 as prizes for three illustration contests announced in the Japanese publication CoroCoro Comic
According to Wizards, these cards can be found in Draft, Set, and Collector Boosters in foil and non-foil
Not trying to diminish it whatsoever
If I attacked as early as possible, then I forced my opponent to react, which simply put us into a battle or resources, not a battle of strategy
If you only have one Artifact this tutors for, it's not very good -- but if you have 2+, it consistently becomes a 2-for-1 that is also a decent flyer, and that's a great thing
This means that we can quickly refill our hand or significantly buff up our board presence without investing additional resources once we have Tendershoot Dryad on the battlefield