There has been some criticism that this appears to be a way to crowdsource labor in designing a Pokmon -playing AI so The Pokmon Company doesnt have to pay engineers, but according to the competitions rules, entrants will retain rights to the code, but not any of the actual Pokmon elements
Lastly, I want to give honorable mention to the creatures that can transform into Sagas in Final Fantasy , such as Terra, Magical Adept (frontrunner for my favorite art in the set)
For example, look at Pilfered Plans
All the things you have pointed out have been resolved or explained to you in great detail
Apart from perhaps removal and counterspells, you wont feel like youre missing out on much of what you need to be successful
Gholdengo ex was a very powerful deck in the early part of 2024, but cards like Raging Bolt ex and Teal Mask Ogerpon forced it out of the meta because they are more consistent strategies