This simple effect is most powerful when paired with cards that can search for Energy Search directly, like Irida or Arven, or when played in high counts
But as YouTuber JWittz recently discovered, Lickitungs attacks are more than enough to take down retro Pokmons most famous deck archetype: Haymaker
It effectively weaponizes all of the extra life you gain, and it can even be a combo piece (alongside Exquisite Blood)
Its gold-foil presentation adds a layer of prestige that collectors gravitate toward, especially those who admire metallic rarity tiers
If the goal is not to use 1-power creatures, then Kutzils Flanker, Brutal Cathar and Banisher Priest are useful 2-for-1s that can exile an opponents creature as well
It gives all your creatures indestructible until end of turn and lets you populatemaking a copy of one of your creature tokens