There is, if you use cash you just go back in to get the change and if using a card it will only actually take what was used. Basically just puts a hold on the account and finalizes at the end of the transaction.

No, he would have a very hard time explaining quantum mechanics to anyone because he doesn’t understand it.

No, it’s just a monster capture and battling game. Their issue most definitely losing Pokemon sales to this game but the lawsuit they went with is in relation to a patient on throwing a ball and a creature being summoned to do battle. So Palworld removed the ball throwing aspect and the creature now just appears which is why they are now focusing on older versions of the game that still contain that.