That's because Pokemon Sword & Shield (the video games, not the TCG expansion) changed the way fans experience the mainline games with its debut on the Nintendo Switch late last year
The transformation doesn't necessarily make the card more powerful, but it maintains Flash, adds Double Strike, meaning you double the damage output in combat, and shifts the card draw from opponents drawing two cards per turn to combat damage dealt to players
Other than a board wipe, vampires can hold their place fairly easy against all other decks and can even get the upper hand against dragons in late game
Sorcery Color tag templates(None) Ancient Craving You draw three cards and you lose 3 life
The six magical inks Amber, Amethyst, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, and Steel, were released in a mixed-up chaotic form, resulting in a mysterious flood which damaged the Great Illuminary. When storyborn or dreamborn glimmers encounter this mixed ink, they surge with a power that changes them, transforming them into floodborn glimmers
It shouldn't take very much convincing to play a Squirrel lord in a Squirrel deck