In Mega Gardevoir's case, all of its pre-evolved forms, including regular Gardevoir, are present in the background, creating a family portrait-style scene
Although rather theyll be making meals out of themselves for practical reasons: the team couldnt fit the full name once more in the mechanics text, so the creature deals damage to itself
Because, unlike in the late '90s, when fads like Beanie Babies, Pogs, and yes, Pokmon cards ruled the world, especially before the internet, there wasnt such an overeliance on after-markets for the livelihoods of so, so many people
Ajani cant do much at all on his own which is going to keep him from the big leauges
And we couldn't just have one of them as a legendary character, so we get another legendary pair