One of the most significant benefits is protection from scratches, dust, and dirt
Not only does the environmental flora complement the green in the Pokemons designs, but it also helps to make Venusaur and Snivy come to life, as you can easily imagine this being their natural habitat
It's one of the most popular creature types in MTG history as a squirrel, and it's also powerful in its own right, with baked-in mana ramp on top of token duplication that can create some absurd boardstates quickly
#27 Moonrise Cleric Moonrise Cleric is a fine way to gain life each turn, and if your deck needs more ways to grant that steady stream of lifegain, you can do worse than play a 2/3 flier with hybrid mana
There are also plenty of rattlesnake cards that should keep you from taking too many big beats later in the game
The deck is full of creatures that have abilities that create treasure tokens, junk tokens or empower your creatures when you attack