BPhillipYork: Yeah, awesome, another enabler for big fat Eldrazi
You can remove Bushido Counters from your field, then activate 1 of these effects
Unfortunately this last aspect in particular forced Konami to ban this card in 2003 and to create a more balanced set of pot cards to fill the gap
This card is similar to Tactical Advantage, which offers the same +2/+2, but the additional life makes this a card to put in every deck that warrants it, especially for new players getting the hang of everything
As you likely know, a lot goes into consideration as to what a Pokemon will be weak to when being ported, as a concept, from the video games (and the anime, manga, and so forth) to cardboard collectible format