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
Pidgeotto is a Pokémon most veterans of the franchise will be familiar with. Many beginning teams in the Gen I games chose between the Pidgey and Spearow lines as their primary flying types. The original art of this card evokes an almost savannah-esque scenery with the haziness of the morning light and the implication of grasslands stretching far into the background. The artist takes the liberty of adding more to the mainstay of the river, showing the movement of currents with additional swirls, as well as adding a bit more to the riverbank in the foreground with extra grass and extending the tree l
Granted, Electrode has a low HP of 80, and its primary attack, Head Bolt, also deals low damage of 70, but the factor that makes this card extremely useful and powerful in the PTCG is its ability Buzzap Thun
Scyther from the Jungle expansion is one of the best Generation 1 Pokémon that is a Basic Pokémon with 70 HP, something which was huge for a Basic Pokémon to have at the time of its release. While it might seem funny in the present, this card was uniquely powerful at the time of its rele
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
Quite a few of the most powerful Fire-type attacks have a negative effect, like discarding attached energies, in order to make them more balanced. Though, there is a way around losing energy after using each of one's more fierce attacks. Trainer cards, like Energy Retrieval , can alleviate frustration in this regard. Some Pokemon abilities and attack effects can do similar feats, therefore it is recommended that trainers intending on immolating foes should pack a few of these into their d
This ability is an extremely useful protection against cards like Hypnotoxic Laser and Virbank City Gym, protecting the player from poison attacks. It furthermore, provides the player with a secondary ability of Emerald Slash, which has a damage of 50 and allows him/her to search the deck for two grass energy-cards and attach the same to any of his/her benched Pokémon while being able to shuffle the deck as well after the ability has been u
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
Both of Seismitoad’s abilities are quite powerful, with Quaking Punch restricting the opponent from using an item card during the next turn, and Grenade Hammer dealing 130 with an additional and negligible 30 damage to two benched Pokemons of the player. Complimentary cards that make it even more powerful include Hypnotoxic Laser, Muscle Band, and Virbank City
Jigglypuff, the famous singing-balloon Pokémon from Gen I, enjoys a blissful scene on a windy hillside in this delightful painting. It is quite impressive how this card seems to be barely modified from the original
In the universe of Pokémon Trading Card Game, part of the Pokémon franchise, few can boast of the astounding abilities that Psychic pokémon are known to have. This type is commonly associated with the ones that belong to the elite echelons of the Pokémon world, as many legendary pokémon are usually found to have Psychic traits. These pokémon are great in a team and provide helpful assistance to either themselves or the other pokémon in the t
Uxie is a Basic pokemon with 70 HP that belongs to the Legends Awakened Extradimensional Crisis expansion and has the useful Poké-power of Set-Up. Set-Up is a brilliant move that allows players to refresh their hands and increase their chances of getting the cards that they need. The move functions when Uxie is shifted to the bench, allowing the player to draw cards such that they have seven cards in their h
Since most Electric-type pokémon require a strange combination of 2-electric and 1-colorless energy to mete out their attacks, having this stage one pokémon in the deck can prove to be extremely use
Zapdos, the legendary first-generation pokémon, has found a suitable card in this one belonging to the XY-Roaring Skies expansion. Equipped with an adequate 120 HP, Zapdos is a brilliant card that can be used as a carry pokémon as well as a support, something which is rare for PTCG cards. While its primary attack, Drill Peck, is quite weak, dealing damage of only 20, it can prove to be the little difference between winning and losing during the final rounds of the g
