The world of Pokémon cards has made a resurgence in popularity as the sun sets on the year 2020. In particular the practice of finding, appraising, and selling the rarest cards, thanks to influencers like Logan Paul documenting their personal experiences of these cases. Whether they be due to stats, a certain number of copies made, or artwork; many factors can contribute to a card's rar
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
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
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
Vespiquen is a Stage 1 Pokémon from the Ancient Origins expansion, having two abilities, Intelligence Gathering and Bee Revenge. The relevant attack that needs to be taken into consideration is the second one, which requires two colorless energy and deals a damage of 20, plus an additional 10 damage for every Pokémon that the player has in his/her discard p
It is a card that is suitable for all kinds of decks and allows the player to increase their drawing capacity by discarding the cards from their hands that they would not need. Furthermore, combining this card with the likes of Junk Arm with unlimited or VS Seeker makes it even more power
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
Yanmega Prime from the Triumphant expansion is a Stage 1 Pokémon with 110 HP and has a list of three unique abilities, each of which is extremely powerful and useful. The first ability is the Poké-Body ability called Insight, which allows the player to use each of Yanmega’s attacks for zero energy-cost if the player and the opponent happen to have the same number of cards on their ha
NOTE: "Pokemon V Forces" Tins featuring Galarian Slowbro , Lucario, and Mew V cards, are all releasing on February 19th as well. Each will include 4 booster packs. It's unconfirmed whether any of the booster packs are Shining Fates packs, tho
During the 2nd Generation of the Pokemon franchise's main series games, there were quite a few updates and additions to other forms of media as well. One of those was the Pokemon Trading Card SLG game patch notes , which received new types and card variants, such as Light and Dark Poke
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
Though fans won't be able to find booster packs until February 19th, the Shining Fates set has already been released in the form of the Blastoise and Venusaur V "Battle Decks." Starter/theme decks are often available from the very first day a new expansion releases, as they allow players to quickly enter battle with a pre-crafted deck consisting of mostly, if not all, cards from the new expans
One of the more intimidating cards from the Neo Destiny set, Dark Feraligatr can prevent the Pokemon Powers of Baby Pokemon simply by being in play. However, this gator's main strength is its Crushing Blow attack that not only does a great 50 damage but also has half a chance of causing the injured foe to discard one of their energy ca
A special expansion, like Champion's Path or Shining Fates, normally has a particular focus. Champion's Path spotlighted Galar's Gym Leaders , for example, and Shining Fates will be highlighting the highly coveted alternate-color Pokemon known as "Shinies." Special sets are also noteworthy in that players can't simply buy booster packs individually. Special set booster packs can only be found in special collections, which include but are not limited to "tin boxes," pin sets, over-sized card sets, and Elite Trainer Bo