In the Pokemon TCG , if a player does not have any pokemon on their side of the field, they automatically lose. Garchomp & Giratina’s final attack, GG End GX, forces the opposing trainer to discard up to 2 of their pokemon and all attached cards. If the foe only has 2 pokemon on the field, this attack will win the battle. The “GG” stands for “Garchomp & Giratina”, however, due to this duo’s battle-ending potential, it can very well also stand for “Good Ga
Knowing that, it’s no surprise that the definitely creatively-named Shining Fates expansion also features its own Shiny Vault. While the set will boast an impressive 190+ cards, its Shiny Vault will consist of over 100 Pokemon. To boot, the set will also feature more than 30 Pokemon V and VMAX variants, though only one single Secret Rare card: Alcremie V
Booster packs, while also available from release day, are random packs of ~10 cards from a particular expansion. In most cases, a booster pack is guaranteed to contain at least one reverse holographic card, and one “rare” card, with the possibility of more. Aside from booster packs and decks, The Pokemon Company also tends to release “special collections.” These generally consist of a combination of booster packs, promo card(s), and goodies like pins or playmats, and usually feature a particular Pokemon or set of Pokemon. All Pokemon TCG products also include a code that can be redeemed for a virtual equivalent on the game’s online platf
Accelgor is a Pokémon that belongs to the Dark Explorers expansion and comes equipped with 90 HP. While the Hit Point capacity of this Pokémon seems to be little, it has a useful ability known as Deck and Cover, which requires only two energy-cards. Apart from dealing a 50 damage to the defending Pokémon it also paralyzes and poisons it, further allowing the player to reshuffle Accelgor and any cards attached with it into the playing d
Unfortunately, given the vast number of Pokemon species, the Shining Fates set barely even begins to cover the full gamut of known Pokemon. That being said, it does feature a fair amount of monsters that have yet to be included in many sets (Pokemon from the Galar region), and an impressive number of potential Shinies. Shiny Suicune , Dreepy, Dragapult, and Boltund, are but few of the Pokemon appearing in Shining Fates’ Shiny Va
One aspect of this card that fans might find interesting is that its Crystal Types are Fire, Water, and Electric; the types of the Legendary Beasts Entei, Suicune, and Raikou which Ho-oh is often associated w
Elite Trainer Boxes, on the other hand, are the creme de la creme of special collections, so to speak. These Elite collections generally sell for $40 and contain 8 booster packs, but special expansions’ Elite Trainer Boxes boast an impressive 10 packs, along with a promo card, for a slightly higher price of
While Fireblast is a decent attack, it also requires discarding an energy card; consequently, it is preferable to use this Fire-type’s other move: Dragon Tail. This draconic devastation can deal 100 damage per hit, given good coin flips. This is the highest maximum damage any Crystal Pokemon can unleash. Combined with Charizard’s high HP, this makes it the best out of all the crystalline varia
It also has the attack Volt Bolt, which, for the cost of 2-electric and 1-colorless, can set up potential one-hit-knock-out scenarios by dealing 150 damage to one pokémon of the opponent while also discarding all electric-energy attached to Lux
Belonging to the Phantom Forces expansion, Joltik has been a hugely controversial and powerful pokémon in the PTCG . The reason behind its infamy is its attack Night March, which, for the simple cost of 1DCE, is able to deliver insane damage on just the first t
Although the cards belonging to this type were initially quite weak, a resurgence and bolstering of this Pokémon-type in recent years has provided players with some impressive Electric-type cards to choose from. Known for their dominance over certain cards such as Mega Rayquaza EX and Lugia EX, an abundance of carry and support pokémon, availability of helpful Trainer-cards, and potential for dealing massive damages to the opponents, the Electric-type has some strong pokémon in their ra
Fire-types excel at offense and don’t have great defense or recovery, making the kind of playstyle required for a successful fire deck obvious. With heavy-hitting yet energy-expensive attacks, players can one or two-shot many opposing Active Pokemon, though this momentum can be difficult to keep
Dragon-type cards don’t always need to be in a dragon-themed deck, as this Reshiram & Zekrom card would be quite at home in many dual-type Fire and Lighting decks. Since Fire decks often possess cards with lots of energy-burning , players should use some energy recovery tactics from these kinds of decks to aid this mighty duo in bat
If one is running this Tag Team duo in a Psychic deck , it may be the only card that one needs to play in the Active position, as they can essentially channel the strength of an entire team. Furthermore, if one’s pokemon are running low on health, the Miraculous Duo GX attack can dish out great damage while fully healing all friendly pokemon, including themsel