Its less about balance and more about showcasing whats possible, serving as a reminder of how far the Pokmon TCG has come since its early days
Although Pokmons satisfying loop of sending out Pokmon, evolving them and executing their most powerful moves has remained basically the same, later sets have introduced awesome additions like tag teams, which include two Pokmon on a single card so you can see how Pikachu and Zarude would fare against Eevee and Corviknight
Do you have to fear the fakes
The White Spells : this is the half of your deck youre seeking against red decks
Land destruction is so taboo in Commander that players running the likes of Shifting Woodland or Urzas Saga tend to get away with it Scot free
With an unheard of 2 toughness, and prowess, and haste, for a single red mana, at common