The Pokmon Company has moved fully to the Scarlet & Violet era product line
It also inspires you to play a much more land-focused deck, and thats a strategy that isnt all too common nowadays
There are also plenty of rattlesnake cards that should keep you from taking too many big beats later in the game
It's one of the most popular creature types in MTG history as a squirrel, and it's also powerful in its own right, with baked-in mana ramp on top of token duplication that can create some absurd boardstates quickly
Not only does the environmental flora complement the green in the Pokemons designs, but it also helps to make Venusaur and Snivy come to life, as you can easily imagine this being their natural habitat
As such, the second time you try to play a card, whether or not any version is actually the card, Richard's ability stops you