Umbreon GX belonging to the Sun and Moon expansion is a hugely versatile card with 200 HP, which can play with any deck and is capable of dealing considerable damage along with dire effects for the opponent. Its secondary attack, Shadow Bullet, deals as much as 90 damage along with an additional 30 damage to one of the benched pokémon of the opponent, making it a powerful card to enact bench sniping, all for the meager cost of 1DE and 1
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
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
To win a game of PTCG relying on Trainers and Supporters is usually crucial, and, to make such a paradigm viable, it is important for the player to have those cards in his/her hand. Pokémon trainer Scott allows players to draw up to three cards from their decks in any combination of Stadium and Trainer cards, show it to the opponent, put it in his/her hand, and then shuffle the d
Trading Card Games are hugely popular, with many of Yu-Gi-Oh’s common monster cards , as well as the strongest cards belonging to Dartz , being all the rage. However, the Pokémon TCG is no different, providing to players its own range of powerful ca
Since most pokemon from the GX or EX series have a retreat cost of at least 2-3 energies, Mega Sharpedo EX can easily deal 20-30 damage to the opponent’s benched pokémon and weaken them enough to be finished using the card’s Torpedo Drive ability, when they come into active p
Probably the most powerful snowballing Dark-type card in the Digital TCG meta, rivaled only by Yveltal EX and Vespiquen, Darkrai EX has found a place in myriad decks for its insane snowballing capabilities, which are further accentuated with the presence of Max Eli
This move is especially useful for players who use switching decks and allows them to trap the opponent in a loop of attacks. Furthermore, it only has a retreat cost of one-energy and has also been a part of a World’s Deck in 2012 because of Zachary Bohkari, a semifinalist in 2012's Junior Divis
While the base damage is only 10, Zoroark deals an extra 30 damage for each of the opponent’s benched pokemon. If the player uses another card such as Sky Field, the damage can go as high as 250, making everything become a one-shot prey following the attack. Furthermore, it has an ability called Stand-In which allows Zoroark to shift from the bench to the active slot at the cost of just 1
Using sniping techniques and cards like Team Magma’s Secret Base, Mega Tyranitar EX can easily deal damages exceeding 760 to the opponent, given there are adequate damage counters placed on the defending pokemon. Furthermore, it has an Ancient Trait known as Theta Double, which allows two Tool Cards to be attached to this pokémon. Using cards like Muscle Band, Lucky Helmet, or Float Stone, the player can initiate extra dr
Volkner’s Philosophy is a Trainer Card that works in a similar manner as the Birch and Bianca Trainer Cards but differs in the sense that it also allows the player to discard a card from his/her hand. It is the perfect card to play after the player has finished a big turn and needs to draw useful cards to setup upcoming pl
Lysandre is a card for strategists and works especially well against opponents who have weak supporter pokémon in their decks. This card is perfect for disrupting the opponent’s gameplay, stalling him/her, and even clinching victory by setting up kills on benched pokémon that have been weakened by the use of prior bench sni
Since the player has the option of choosing the cards, he/she can select exactly those that he/she needs to aid his/her gameplay. While the Trainer Cards can only be played in the following turn, the Stadium Cards can be put into play right a
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
This makes playing a Crystal Pokemon quite a challenge and can hinder certain cards enough to be virtually ignored aside from the collection aspect of the TCG . Kingdra from the Aquapolis set is one such card. They are tied for the highest HP for all Crystal Pokemon, yet their costly and lackluster attacks make them virtually unusa
