These cards feature Pokmon from Gen IV and introduced LV.X (level-up) Pokmon, which are stronger Pokmon than normal
This is an immensely powerful engine that supports many treasure-based strategies like Prosper, Tome Bound, Vihaan, Goldwaker, Korvold, Fae-Cursed King and so much more
This isnt even touching on alternate arts of cards like Grapeshot (below)
Magic was the very first TCG ever created, and as you can probably expect, trying to put its foot out there was not without some design decisions that don't reflect what you find in more modern cards
Menace, haste and solid toughness make it highly likely Satya will be impactful as soon as he arrives on the battlefield, so I suspect he wont end up feeling like a slow commander regardless of cost