It also has a huge advantage in that it can play Mountains (that are also Forests) which means you can leave a land or two in the deck and still have a decent shot of a fatal Belch
Hilda is the strongest supporter from the set, allowing you to search your deck for an Evolution Pokmon and an Energy
Must be Special Summoned (from your hand) by sending 3 monsters you control to the GY
With access to Abzan's grindy suite of removal, recursion, and protection - Betor can stall, scale, and spike faster than many expected
Wear / Tear has been a sideboard staple pretty much ever since it was printed, and it doesnt seem to be going anywhere
This effect makes Zapdos a surprisingly high-value card in the Standard format, but its tricky to use in a Prerelease tournament, where you wont have a lot of control over which cards you can include in your deck