Lots of players like to build decks around the nephilim, and this card is essentially an endorsement of that idea
Japanese collectors also exist, many will knowingly have a copy and it will be sitting in a binder, maybe way more have a copy (or thrown one out) without realizing the significance
It's also an interesting black draw in a multi player format like commander, where you would have options for how many cards to draw (and life to lose,) based on the chosen player's graveyard
Its menace ability will generally be relevant in the aftermath of sweeping the battlefield, and being a creature means its often quite easy to bring back and get its effect again when needed
A reinvention of the very first Pokmon trading cards
Pokmon Jungle was first released in Japan on March 5, 1997