Draining Cut can be handy if one is lacking HP and wants to do a bit of damage at the same time. However, Triple Cutter is the main reason to use this card. With the potential to deal 90 damage, it is one of the better Crystal Pokemon atta
Asleep is another special condition that prevents the opponent from attacking or retreating, though it differs from Paralysis. At the end of a sleeping Pokemon’s turn, their trainer flips a coin. If heads, the Pokemon awakens, and if tails, it stays asl
Here’s another card with good versatility. Crobat from the Skyridge set has a hazardous attack called Poison Flame, which can put the opposing Active Pokemon in a tight spot as it can leave them Burned and Poisoned following a single coin f
This Ghost-type duo from the SM Black Star Promos expansion is a tricky pair that confounds and disables the opponent in the usual fashion that Ghost-types do . With Night Watch, they can hit the foe’s Active pokemon while causing the opposing trainer to send 2 of the cards in their hand back into their deck. If the opponent doesn’t have any cards to help them draw additional ones, Trevenant & Dusknoir can essentially starve the foe’s strategies of required compone
Pale Moon GX is even stronger in that it knocks out the adversary’s Active pokemon upon the end of their next turn. If played with the additional energy requirement, it can prevent that Defending pokemon from retreating, ensuring their dem
Paralyzed is a special condition that renders a Pokemon unable to move or retreat for one turn. At their turn end, they lose this condition and return to normal. By itself, this effect simply locks a foe down for a turn, which can be very useful, though the best implementation of this ailment is to combine it with damage to widdle a foe’s health away while preventing them from fighting b
As a Rapid Strike card, this Censtiskorch lives up to its classification pretty well. On the first turn that it is in the Active Pokemon slot, it can use Coil to deal a bit of damage to the opponent as well as to buff itself. Coil will cause Centiskorch’s next attack to deal an additional 90 damage. Therefore, if Centiskorch then uses their other move, Burning Train (which has a base damage of 120), this Fire-type Pokemon can slam the foe with 210 damage with no downsides besides a 1-turn buil
One of the major reasons behind the Pokémon TCG amassing such craze is the dynamic nature of gameplay that it promises. The various card types that players get to choose from is definitely a contributing factor to it. While there are many powerful grass type pokémon , or dark type pokémon , there exists yet another type that boasts of impressive and powerful pocket monsters. This type is none other than the Lightning type, also known as the Electric t
Decks need to contain a minimum of 60 cards, therefore even with 4 copies allowed per card, drawing one’s best Pokemon could take a while. Instead, pick a small group of cards that work well with one another and build a deck around t
The Sword & Shield expansion has a Rillaboom card with such an Ability. This card‘s Voltage Beat lets their trainer pull two grass energy cards from their deck and attach them to any of their Pokemon. Getting more energies onto a team can mean that more powerful attacks are able to unleash quicker. This strategy works well with many others, acting as a quick way to fuel one’s powerhouse ca
All Crystal Pokemon have a couple of similarities. Firstly, they all have the Poke-Body ability known as Crystal Type, which changes their element for a turn depending on what kind of energy card gets attached to them. Another similarity is that all of their moves require more energy as well as a more diverse assortment to be u
A legendary Psychic-type duo from the Unified Minds expansion that scratches a huge nostalgia itch for many long-time fans of this franchise. With one of the better Abilities out of all Tag Team cards, Mewtwo & Mew’s Perfection gives them access to all attacks from their allies on the Bench or in the discard pile. Though, the energy requirements for those attacks still need to be
Used as an offensive supporter, Jolteon EX is a terrific pokémon that provides players with comprehensive protection against most Basic Pokémon belonging to the EX or GX series with its ability Flash Ray; granted the opponent does not use tactical retreats or support cards like Float St
Raikou, belonging to the BREAKthrough expansion, is the quintessential snowballer, with its complementary abilities Shining Body and Thunder Lance. With an HP of 120 Raikou is capable of reducing damage from the opponent’s attack by 20 using its ability Shining Body, which can be activated by attaching any number of electric energy cards to
This, in addition to adding fire energy to Heatmor the normal way, will allow them to meet the requirement of their Exciting Flame attack’s secondary effect. With enough fire energy attached, each of Heatmor’s Exciting Flame attacks will deal 90 damage to the enemy Active Pokemon, but will also deal a huge 180 damage to one of their Bench Pokemon. As such, Heatmor can lay waste to the enemy’s Bench and Active Pokemon at o