Youll run into: Tokens (usually standard size, but occasionally printed in other sizes depending on product) Emblems and checklist/helper cards (standard size) Oversized cards (promos, special products, Planechase planes, Archenemy schemes, Vanguard, and other delightful chaos)
If the omen gets countered, it goes straight into your graveyard
Instead, there are a lot more utility creatures
These bump a card up, no matter what its base symbol says
You must start off with a basic Pokmon and evolve them in order, with the execption of Baby Pokmon
Quick Releases: Korean sets tend to follow Japans release schedule pretty closely, so new cards, mechanics, and Pokmon usually arrive not long after their Japanese debut