Its an unfortunate piece of game design, though I cant immediate see what Hudson Soft couldve done to fix it other than give you a better deck out of the gate and / or implement consolation prizes, as this is arguably an issue with the TCG itself
I always liked to joke that nobody could play this card in a game because nobody knows how to filp a coin @fritz already showed the sideways fist error diglett
Too High Mana Curve Fix: If your average mana value is above 3.5, you'll be too slow
You'll also find first partners Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble, little cuties like Wooloo and Yamper, and familiar in their new Galarian forms
If you cracked it in a pack when it came out, lucky you
And is sure to draw the same ire