Its "Crystal Type" Pok-Body gimmick allowed it to change types based on Energy attachments, which feels very reminiscent of Generation 9s Tera mechanic - something wed only see in Generation 9, 20 years later
Going off of feel alone, Id guess youll get something useful about half the time on turn three
To add to this: the pokedex order is superceded by evolution lines if they are within the same type
When it enters play, you get the awesome upside of gaining 20 life
I also tried topdecking and drawing cards to see how they felt coming off the top the answer was great
There were multiple revisions, Beta contained about 100 different cards, and as far as I've learned, there were no Chaos Orb / Sphere of Annihiliation versions in Beta