Cutting these in favor of more Aura support creatures like Light-Paws, Emperors Voice, and thematic card draw like Enduring Innocence, is a good move
Theyre great for many reasons, and are basically the complete overview of the Pokmon TCG for new players
For example, Fire is weak to Water, Ground, and Rock because those can put out a fire
The leader may ask Hoopa to summon a random Legendary through one of its portals for help, but the target may randomly end up as a hostile enemy instead
This can kill weak blockers before combat even starts, but importantly, it doesn't make the flanker go from blocked to unblocked , so unless the flanker also has trample, the player the blockers were protecting is safe from combat damage