when was the first pokemon card released 1st Edition (TCG) This card was first included

You can have it turn into a copy of a creature when you trigger its heroic, and it doesnt lose the heroic by becoming something else

Energy Counters Creature (41) 1x Acidic Slime 1x Aether Herder 1x Aether Inspector 1x Aether Swooper 1x Aether Theorist 1x Aethergeode Miner 1x Aethersquall Ancient 1x Aetherstorm Roc 1x Aethertide Whale 1x Aetherwind Basker 1x Architect of the Untamed 1x Blade Splicer 1x Brago, King Eternal 1x Bristling Hydra 1x Consul's Shieldguard 1x Deep-Sea Kraken 1x Eddytrail Hawk 1x Empyreal Voyager 1x Fierce Empath 1x Flickerwisp 1x Greenbelt Rampager 1x Hightide Hermit 1x Janjeet Sentry 1x Minister of Inquiries 1x Multiform Wonder 1x Peema Aether-Seer 1x Riparian Tiger 1x Rogue Refiner 1x Sage of Shaila's Claim 1x Servant of the Conduit 1x Shielded Aether Thief 1x Shipwreck Moray 1x Solemn Simulacrum 1x Soulherder 1x Thassa, Deep-Dwelling 1x Thriving Ibex 1x Thriving Rhino 1x Thriving Turtle 1x Woodland Bellower Land (36) 1x Adarkar Wastes 1x Aether Hub 1x Bant Panorama 1x Evolving Wilds 1x Flood Plain 8x Forest 1x Grasslands 1x Hallowed Fountain 8x Island 1x Krosan Verge 1x Myriad Landscape 8x Plains 1x Temple Garden 1x Terramorphic Expanse 1x Thawing Glaciers Sorcery (8) 1x Attune with Aether 1x Confiscation Coup 1x Cultivate 1x Farseek 1x Kodama's Reach 1x Rampant Growth 1x Rite of Replication 1x Supreme Verdict Enchantment (3) Commander (1) Artifact (10) 1x Aethersphere Harvester 1x Aetherworks Marvel 1x Conjurer's Closet 1x Deadlock Trap 1x Decoction Module 1x Fabrication Module 1x Gonti's Aether Heart 1x Panharmonicon 1x Sol Ring 1x Swiftfoot Boots Instant (6) Maybeboard Creature (12) Artifact (6) Enchantment (2) Instant (2) Suggestions Comments Attention

The deck is heavily combat-focused, so you want to be boosting the stats of all your Vampires

The Ghost-type's unique shape-shifting mechanic was even introduced into the TCG as a card variant in the Pokmon Platinum Rising Rivals expansion from 2009

Just like a lot of cards that have found new success in older formats, it took a while for people to realize the potential that this card has