Oddly it does get some play in the odd aggressive mono black deck as it is the closest thing black has to cheap card quality like Brainstorm or Faithless Looting
Suddenly, your removal doesnt line up, blocks stop working , and the creature you needed to kill is untouchable
Meanwhile, Malamar EXs sole attack, MAXamar, incentivizes you to attach as much Energy to it as you can
It turns drawing a card into shooting a target for a damage, like normal, and then when anyone casts that spell
creatures die constantly in Commander games, and guaranteeing value from your mana investment before it shuffles off to the graveyard is irresistible
What sets this card apart is its rarity, with only 20 copies ever printed, solidifying its reputation as one of the rarest Pokmon cards in existence