Nidoking from the Aquapolis set actually has two good attacks, both of which are useful in different situations that give this Stage 2 Pokemon some versatility. Nidoking's Poison Horn may be a bit high-cost, though making the adversary Poisoned will eventually pay off if the foe does not heal and remove this special condit

Although the "Frozen" status does not technically appear in the TCG , the Paralyzed special condition fills in for it as a more versatile mechanic. Making a foe Paralyzed is not a water-exclusive strategy, as grass and electric pokemon can unleash this effect as well, albeit for different lore reasons. However, some modern water pokemon cards can launch attacks with a chance to inflict this condition with less average cost than m

Attacks and Abilities that result in more energy getting attached to one's Active or Bench Pokemon can lead to a whole team being ready to attack at any moment. Spare energies can even be used as emergency retreat resour

This opens up all the big attacks for the pokémon during the game’s early stages and also allows the player to search for other supporters now that the energy requirements have been more than satisf

Latias & Latios are a formidable pair from the Team Up expansion that has great synergy between their normal and GX attacks. Their Buster Purge move can dish out a massive 240 points of damage, though it causes them to discard 3 Energies. Thankfully, their Aero Unit GX attack allows them to retrieve these, and then some, in addition to preventing all damage taken during the opponent's next t

This amounts to 30 damage every turn for very quick damage over time compared to similar moves from other Pokemon. Crobat's Squared Attack should not be ignored either, as it can do a maximum of 80 damage to an adversary with some good fort

The trading card game has a number of different archetypes associated with it, one amongst which is the powerful Dark-type Pokemon Cards. The dark type represents a group of pocket monsters who are not just powerful, but quite menacing and scary, as well . The highlights of this type of card includes quick setup, the flexibility to adapt, high potentials for damage, powerful attack effects, and abilities. While there are many pokemon that belong to this type, some can easily be regarded as the strong

It not only refreshes the hand, but it also allows the player to forego cards he/she doesn’t want. Owing to the fact that it adds cards to the discard pile, the player may also later use cards in the game which allows him/her to recover discarded cards and use the same to benefit his/her p

Their Jet Pierce is a decent move with low energy cost, though this card's true strength is in their GX attack. Chaotic Order GX forces all of their trainer's Prize cards to be flipped face-up and can let them take 2 of these valued treasures . If one only needs 2 more to win the battle, this will seize the game for them in a way that the opponent cannot coun

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

Their Ultimate Ray is an excellent way to do damage while simultaneously attaching energy cards from the deck directly onto one's Benched pokemon. And their GX attack, Altered Creation, increases damage done by their trainer's pokemon for the rest of the battle; a serious buff that can start things off to one's advant

Things work a bit differently in the Pokemon TCG compared to the games or anime. There are 18 types of Pokemon overall but these get compressed into 11 types for the TCG. This means that some TCG types are combinations of multiple groups. Grass-type includes almost all Grass and Bug Pokemon as well as quite a few Poison Pokemon from Generation One up until Generation Th

Kiawe is the perfect Trainer Card for Fire-based decks and should be used during the game’s early stages to give The Card player the upper hand. While it does end the player’s turn upon use, it allows him/her to search the deck for four Fire energy-cards and attach the same to one of his/her pokémon, which can also increase to five, if the player has already attached the one energy he/she is allowed to attach to a pokémon per t

While there are Trainer Cards in PTCG which are used by themselves, there are some that work best when used in combination, and one such deadly combination is that of Virbank City Gym and Hypnotoxic Laser. While Trainer Cards cannot deal damage in the trading card game, these two cards allow players to device new styles of gameplay, whereby pokémon with low damage potential can also land massive blows and help the player win ga