Could we level that accusation at Goofy
If you have access to Whip of Erebos, then it becomes much more useful in general, and I might approach the matchup differently, but since its hard to get things to stick, drawing a five mana 2/4 Highway Robbers is not exactly the best (dont get me wrong, its also not the worst)
The illustration made by Haru Akasaka is a clear reflection of this fact, as this depiction of Lapras is clearly more interested in having fun as opposed to challenging opponents to battle
Early Magic cards sometimes included artifacts that could use abilities to augment a target creature, such as Acidic Dagger and Flying Carpet
This can aid in getting a bad starting Pokmon out of the Active Spot, help to get a good one there in its place, or in putting a Pokmon with any sort of walling or other protection effects into the Active Spot