Is Pokemon card game significantly easier than Magic the Gathering?

I'm trying to teach an 8 year old who is totally obsessesed with card games Magic the Gathering, and some of the game concepts are a little difficult for her, like first strike, and protection and the game phases. My question is this: is Pokemon significantly easier? She is dying to play a fantasy card game but Magic is just too hard (instants, interrupts, upkeep,

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