Just like everything else in life, people want rare stuff, and Pokemon cards are no exception
It's old hat now to comment on the power creep of pre-constructed decks, but I played this in my pod against some pretty heavy hitting decks and it held its own until everyone realized it was a real threat - and then I was crumpled
We'll likely not see one as long as that ever again, all thanks to some designers trying to fudge the type line, and it not really working out.
A staple in multiple formats, Cryptic Command is one of the strongest blue spells around
While Pol is best in a Kindred deck, if youre playing a deck with any type of repeatable blink effects, youll get the most value out of them
And theres the blink situation, which can save other creatures and reset your ETBs