With The Pokmon Trading Card Game dating back to 1996, it was always going to be the case that across that period, one of its many cards would end up being auctioned at a record value
Instead, another effect sets them up to trigger later
Specifically, it prevents your opponent from negating your fusion summons, and makes sure that they cant do anything in response to them being summoned
Its designed to be durable and safe
To be completely honest, I feel that Krrik, Son of Yawgmoth is potentially broken in the greatness at any cost department
Following a change in philosophy, Wizards has been making more unique creature types rather than just lumping everything together under Beasts. As a result of this change, we now have Raccoons, Capybara, and Sloths in MTG