Sadly, even if you dont care about card condition, theres no escaping it, either
If you enter, you will fight three trainers
This could change, but it also could be showing a decrease in interest in Pokemons sets, and maybe a bumpy transition into the Scarlet and Violet era of Pokemon TCG.
Bookends: Even though the first battle of the game at Orbonne Monastery isn't the first chronological event, it forms a bookend with the end of the game where Ramza goes there to rescue his sister and punch out a few demons
An aggressive deck with a low curve plays a lower land count than a controlling one with a higher curve
Undergrowth Champion: it doesn't feel Mythic, I am sure I am missing something that I will learn once I see it in play