Yes, and because of that, you can build some very ingenious booster decks
C Common Cockadoodledoo X WIND Level 5 [ Winged BeastTunerEffect ] ATK 1600 DEF 2000 If there are no monsters on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand) as a Level 3 monster
It's a Living Weapon, meaning it makes a 0/0 Germ so it can fight right away, and getting +4/+4 is great, but Batterskull can also save itself if it's about to be destroyed (and it'll make another Germ when cast again)
This makes it less of a feels-bad than most land destruction, and therefore more acceptable in most pods
1x This are the synchro monster all Karakuri decklists include
Theyre especially useful in multicolor decks that need the right mix of colors at the right time