Indeed, the story and mechanics being so tightly bound together helps the game feel much more considered, and less cynical than it otherwise would have been
When building a deck for Pokemon TCG, you want to focus on how an individual card will work with the other cards in your deck, as well as how effective it is on its own
If you'd rather use the counters as your resource, Nexus Mentality turns them into a ton of card draw
Loxi: I don't particularly like Stun on this scale in Commander, but again this is a really nice limited hitter
Its ability to ping all opponents whenever something dies, mills, or leaves the graveyard creates a constant stream of chip damage
For instance, I could see Stock Up being used in Legacy decks in the future