You're encouraged to play a few turns to get to grips with the mechanics of placing cards in your inkwell to summon characters and play Actions, but things get more interesting the more you play - we'll come to that shortly
Pokmon was always written as Pocket Monsters, there was no bold print on the Ability box, there was no Resistance mechanic, there were vital stats in its flavor text, and so on
You can't tell them they have to pay for ward, but they're always more than welcome to if they want
It is a non-exiling Last Breath which doesn't excite
Unless you know for a fact that they are a legit seller, avoid items from China
And for serious players, these base cards provide the foundation for trades and deck enhancements.