Every time one of your creatures dies, you gain a counter that never goes away, and during your end step, Meren brings a creature back from the graveyard to your hand or directly to the battlefield if your counter count is high enough
It stops your opponents from casting their spells from anywhere except from their hands
Urza does have a lot going in his favor in comparison to other mono-colored decks, notably getting to actually play counterspells and Rhystic Study
The game introduces 4v4 between two teams with 16 monster slots, which is a lot more to juggle than from the usual 6 or fewer Pokmon teams you form, where you're sending out one Pokmon at a time (unless special circumstances in some Pokmon games) to duke it out
The chat is limited, but the pressure to spend money on "skins" (costumes for Pokmon) is intense
Ancient Pokmon found in the Paradox Rift expansion include Brute Bonnet and Roaring Moon ex, whereas the upcoming Future Pokmon roster features Iron Moth and Iron Valiant ex