Even cards with effects similar to this, however situational, such as Second Sunrise, are exceedingly powerful and have won tournaments in the past (Second Sunrise, in particular, is still banned in Modern)
On top of this strength, Golbez is obviously a Final Fantasy card, which further adds to his popularity
The return of Mega Evolution is exciting, and we are sure to hear more about this in the coming weeks, moving away from the Dynamax system which has been used in the recent mainline games
Still, we've seen how good just any 5-cost Shift character can be, if you can consistently get them out early
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They were first introduced in the year 2000 as part of the Pokmon TCG's Neo Genesis set