It was announced on April 1, 2004, originally leading to some confusion as to whether or not the set was real
"Realistically, the actual award number produced is not going to reflect the number that's going to be available for sale." As noted earlier, the most desirable trophy cards are the 1997 Pikachu singles, which were the first trophy cards ever awarded at the official Pokmon tournament in Japan
Just having an annoying Bloodghast to recur can be game over if you wipe out their hand along with a bunch of lands
Weve got some others in the subsets too, but that happens in every release
Helper cards are especially useful at Limited events, prereleases, or casual tables where someone asks, "Wait, what does this emblem/token/dungeon do again?" for the sixth time during a game