Loose packs provide no guarantees and, combined with this set's often disappointing pull rates, it makes loose packs the most dangerous option
Red, in particular, was given a lot of the reconfiguring artifact creatures in this set
Some of these cards are Standard-legal, but only because previous printings are what put them in Standard (Monstrous Rage from Wilds of Eldraine is reprinted in MAR but is still banned in Standard, for example)
Games inspired by Pokmon are a dime a dozen, but a new game has put a delightful and almost meta twist on the growing rolodex of Pokmon-like games
The upside of being underestimated by competitive players is that many of your best cards don't cost much
So it doesn't get accidentally patched later on when working on customizing it