Part Food payoff, part ramp target, The Goose Mother makes enough of its own Food that you don't really have to support it with much else
Card condition may be indicated by HP, MP, LP, and NM. These mean heavily-played, moderately-played, lightly-played, and near-mint. Condition is a huge price factor, and you can find a guide here
Lastly, no
It's the de facto best commander for its respective creature types in Commander, and that's before you even factor in the back half
This was already a late set to release such an iconic Pokemon in its Mega form, which meant there wasn't much time to print both its regular form and its shiny, but Gyarados could have easily fit right into the final set of the era, Evolutions
it was also an award for the 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons under the same conditions