He can be recruited from the deck by cutting the spell, and although he cannot fight, he has many advantages such as not negate the effect, but he is weak against Veiler and Breathle
As a collectible card game, investing in Growlithe or any card from the Base Set has the potential for long-term value appreciation thanks to fans nostalgia for the original Pokmon TCG
Here you get a free tutor for an artifact creature
Pokemon cards I think are similar, we within the hobby know that other pokemon cards exist however, since its recognised by the wider audience for the reason of popularity its hard to argue the other fact
Arachnomania Brothers Yamazaki Brothers Yamazaki Brothers Yamazaki Cadric, Soul Kindler Council of Reeds Mirror Box Mirror Gallery Mothers Yamazaki (playtest) Sakashima of a Thousand Faces Sakashima of a Thousand Faces Sliver Gravemother Spider-Verse The Master, Multiplied
All of them seem like they could be fun to build a casual deck around, but that last ability stands out as a cut above the rest