Strange cards like Dudunsparce have found their way into some decks as odd consistency pieces, while Pidgeot ex allows places to add any card from their deck to their hand once per turn
Chief Marketing Officer for TCGs at Ravensburger Elaine Chase said, No card is ever designed with the intention of it not being played in competition, but in order to keep the meta-game healthy and challenging without it feeling stale or repetitive seeing the same strategies again and again, the TCG design team at Ravensburger made the difficult decision for the good of the game
If youre disposed, you could take this idea a little further, including classic Stax elements like Drannith Magistrate, Rule of Law, Aven Mindcensor, Ethersworn Canonist, and Thalia, Heretic Cathar
Tinker Bell, Giant Fairy Tinker Bell, Giant Fairy doesnt see a lot of play in top-tier competitive decks these days