Worse, most counters to Imperial Order are Spell Cards, such as Harpies Feather Duster, Mystical Space Typhoon, or even Giant Trunade - practically rendering the card almost uncounterable
Local events are also a good way to learn the rules quickly and play against other fans
Other than that, the sorting pretty much goes the Pokemon types (Grass, Water, Fire, etc) in alphabetical order and then in alphabetical order based on the Pokemon's name within their type
A deck could have as many copies of a card as it wanted
As an outside observer, the distribution strategy for Pokemon product has shifted away from servicing smaller retail businesses to selling to big-box retail
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