In 2009 we saw the first Planechase cards, a year after we saw Archenemy schemes, and many years before, even before I'd started playing back in 2001 there were Vanguard character cards showcasing characters from the Weatherlight Saga
Concept art was personally contributed by Kazuki Takahashi, with Tylers vision drawing inspiration from powerful anime warriors, resulting in a monster that feels heroic, resolute, and symbolic rather than meta-defining
There's also some different ways you can apply the counters here as well
BREAK Evolution rule: This Pokmon retains the attacks, Abilities, Weakness, Resistance, Retreat cost, and rules of its previous Evolution