Other strong pulls include Iono SAR and Terapagos ex UR
I rarely play storm or decks where proliferating matters, but I can absolutely imagine this card putting in a lot of work for someone that is used to playing both of those and causing an absolutely overwhelming amount of value at instant speed
it is handling the buying question as an operations problem: tracked shipping from Tokyo, destination and customs details, quantity briefs, substitutions, sealed/PSA condition rules, and support before payment
While he doesn't do a lot on his own, the extra card advantage is crucial and the access to win-condition cards like Underworld Breach is vital to closing out a game
Stunky's role within the mainline games is primarily as a utility and support Pokmon, often used to balance out a team's weaknesses due to its Poison/Dark typing