Collaborations between McDonalds and Pokmon are a long-standing and popular tradition in Japan, with new toy lines often released to coincide with new games or movies
The +1/+1 counters may seem like some compensation for the tap drawback but it is basically just being given a tissue to wipe away the blood from the beating you just received, more humiliating than useful or comforting
Similar effects have existed in the Pokmon TCG before, but its easy to forget exactly how powerful and format-shaping these hand-reducing cards can be
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While the design of this card is surely elegant, the ability for it to pop off with any number of cards that plant +1/+1 counters on it makes it somewhat problematic