Both saw a great deal of play in tournament caliber decks in a variety of formats as long as they were legal, with both remaining absolute powerhouses in the Vintage format as well as serious threats in Extended, at least prior to the rotation of dual lands
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Consequently, it's most useful in any go wide deck as an alternative win condition that happens to feature an anthem to boot
To answer your first point, there was no set design of the cards as late as 15th September 96, the artwork to Bulbasaur is different, white borders etc
It depends a ton on your commander's color identity and your deck's gameplan, though