This rule doesnt mention Crew specifically
What's even more exciting than the existing decks that will be strengthened by Rare Candy are the Stage 2 Pokmon that never got a chance to shine, but may be viable once this trainer card is in the game
Plus, you can turn counters into cards, so it has that +1/+1 counters and proliferate synergy that casual players (myself included) love
Who knows the next champion might just come from India
It's creatures-only, which is a lot worse than Teferi's Protection, but I think that's a Mount-Everest-level hill to climb and it's still a great choice
Because the Learn/Lesson combo meant a lot of options in the set would inherently be two-for-one cards, the set's designers designed most of the Lesson and Learn cards to be weaker than their non-Lesson alternatives as a way to balance the mechanic