Pidgeot ex relies on our opponent having as many benched Pokemon possible as their attack, Scattering Cyclone, will do more damage for each Pokemon on your opponent's side of the playmat
A seemingly weak card, but I do contend it might actually be very, very good in the right deck
Some people play to win and others play to play
Not only does this prevent your opponent from putting counters on you, it also stops infects -1/-1 counters, and stops a lot of the oil counter shenanigans introduced in Phyrexia: All Will Be One
This one is Psychic with a weakness to Metal, no resistance, and a retreat cost of two Colorless, so you can Air Balloon it out of the Active spot if needed
One of the ideas they came up with was selling a game