This version of Traveling Chocobo is exclusive to the Japanese language set and distinguishable from the other 4 Traveling Chocobo cards by its signature black plumage
It's not that creative mechanic-wise, basically being a polymorph spell, but it fits in the whole chicken theme of the set, and I do like those red-skinned, knobbled-headed fanged humanoids in the background
Creature tokens are one way to do so
Be it through sheer vicious scalper willpower, or aggressive countermeasures to keep those jerks the heck away from their french fries, or some mixture of the two, nobody's getting that adorable Pikachu card from them again
In the past, Iona was a legit constructed staple, as one of the best reanimation targets when it was first printed