You need: Three Hoothoot (Temporal Forces, 126) Three Bouffalant (Stellar Crown, 119) Two Noctowl (Temporal Forces, 127) Two Terapagos ex (Stellar Crown, 128) Two Snorlax (Lost Origin, 143) One Lumineon V (Brilliant Stars, 40) One Fezandipiti ex (Shrouded Fable, 38) One Noctowl (Stellar Crown, 115) One Fan Rotom (Stellar Crown, 118) One Radiant Greninja (Astral Radiance, 46) The Bouffalant help to mitigate damage, while Fan Rotom, Radiant Greninja, and Lumineon V make finding specific cards to set up with a lot easier
Hayes At some point in history, Gatherer was the go-to option when players wanted to find specific types of cards, or if they wanted to check for updates to a cards wording and rules texts
No, counters of any kind stay on a transformed card
Whether or not your cards are expensive, they're precious
At a casual or precon-level table, absolutely