Honestly, I am slightly surprised that it has been given such a steep mana cost for its small stats, that makes me think that Blue-White might have been slightly too strong in Wizards' internal testing, so I am excited to try out this archetype
No, but a lot of that has to do with 2 factors
Blue is all about mad science, and that's how Magic's Zombies got tinged with a blue hue
Owner's Pokmon have not really been a part of the game since the early 2000s, and even back then many were exclusively sold in Japan
Plague Drone punishes decks that rely on life gain, such as Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose
Red Red is an all around great sideboard color, and definitely the best color against creature swarm decks, while still having access to some of the most efficient artifact removal