This was the first Dredge deck, the first to truly break the mechanic
With Recycle Energy, the effect has changed because the older version of the card is, at some point, in your discard pile
The combination of its +1 and -2 ability means that its hard to fight this card efficiently, and it gets better when you have graveyard synergies or discard incentives in play like Bandit's Talent
Both Equipment immediately protect their user that turn
Aside from the obvious similarities between the two Pokemon, this scene's burst of colors exploding around Latias makes it difficult to focus in on its eye color unless you're specifically looking for it, making this Pokemon even more difficult to discern
Another neat little bit of trivia with this card, in the video games, there is a real move your Pokemon can learn called Firey Dance, which is close to this Moltres Fire Dance attack