Let's say you're playing a deck with a bunch of midrangey creatures that happen to have cycling, like Archfiend of Ifnir, Curator of Mysteries, Krosan Tusker, or whatever powerful cyclers we end up with in Ikoria Standard
Pokemon Card Overview: Pokemon Card Strategy: So as far as strategy goes, since Helioptile is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Heliolisk, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon
Theres a lot of tempo loss in playing symmetrical board wipes nowadays, and getting some card advantage from doing so goes some way to ameliorate this
It turns those 1/1 goblin tokens into mana when you need it, allowing you to ramp out your big threats or have multiple plays on a single turn
It doesnt let you do anything too sneaky by only allowing it on your turns, but what it lacks in sneakiness it makes up for in reanimation