Surprisingly, this is the first time that the Kanto version of Moltres has gotten an alternative art card in any Pokmon TCG product
We can extrapolate this to say that in general, if smaller creatures are major threats, then more expensive removal is worse and that if smaller creatures are minor threats, then more expensive removal is better
Previous editions centered around a similar endgame goal as Ruby/Sapphire: ramp into the late game, drop a Lucky Dime, and pick up lore value from Tamatoa So Shiny or Ariel Treasure Collector
Im not the first writer to say that Magic 2015 looks to be one of the best core set sin ages
Strengths and Weaknesses Aura of Courage gets points for having a reasonable curve, the first one on this list
This is a great time to pick up this card as it is played in numerous formats from Modern all the way to Commander