If there is a discrepancy between the basic rules and a cards effect, the card effect takes precedence
The best fit would certainly be Heliod, Sun-Crowned, as the devotion will help the god be a creature and the lifegain will be used to passively add +1/+1 counters to creatures and trigger other lifegain cards
I personally think that when words get Animate-Dead small, theyre definitely too small
This is in opposition to how it is handled on the Original Digital Monster or the Digital Monster Ver.20th, where only the last 15 battles are factored in for Win Ratio
This variant, however, does its own thing in the artwork, showing the electric mouse and the evolution of Pikachu in a leaning stance against the night sky
Each serves their own purpose, while a couple see more play than the others