Having powerful Pokemon and lots of energy is important but one should not forget to support them with the appropriate trainer cards. There are a few that can speed up the process of charging one's Pokemon with ene

This Ghost-type duo from the SM Black Star Promos expansion is a tricky pair that confounds and disables the opponent in the usual fashion that Ghost-types do . With Night Watch, they can hit the foe's Active pokemon while causing the opposing trainer to send 2 of the cards in their hand back into their deck. If the opponent doesn't have any cards to help them draw additional ones, Trevenant & Dusknoir can essentially starve the foe's strategies of required compone

Its other attack, Mind Shock, lets this powerful Psychic-type hit a foe for a guaranteed 40 damage that does not get affected by Weakness and Resistance. This Pokemon is a great addition to any Psychic decks revolving around high field cont

Furthermore, Light Machamp then automatically switches to become the new Active Pokemon, allowing for a free and fast swap. This is a particularly great play if the foe is a Dark Pokemon or a Dark-type, as the Beatdown attack is especially effective on these kinds of adversar

This beast of a card not only wrecks opposing Pokemon but also bolsters its trainer's forces. The Team Rocket set has a Dark Dragonite card that has a coin flip chance of doing 70 damage in one swipe of its mighty t

The way to heal a Burn is by flipping a coin after taking damage and getting heads. Otherwise, a trainer can use a trainer card like Full Heal instead. While not particularly dangerous to foes with a lot of HP, unevolved Pokemon and those resistant to regular damage from fire attacks can be weakened or knocked out passively from a Burn, making it a useful secondary strat

Dark Omastar from the Neo Destiny expansion is one of the most unique Pokemon in the TCG. Both of its moves involve manipulating the opponent's evolution stage. With Prehistoric Water, this fossil Pokemon can "devolve" the adversary and send its highest stage evolution card into their trainer's d

Furthermore, the ability of Dragon Steam for the cost of one water energy card can deal 60 base damage to the opponent’s pokémon, but the value changes to 20 if the opponent has a fire pokémon in play. It is a card that allows players to boost their damage throughout the game, instead of focusing on a one-time hit, and provides consistency to the player’s gameplay, helping him/her to attack benched pokémon and knock out as many as possi

There are often huge energy requirements that come with implementing Charizard effectively, but these are usually worth the time and effort as a well-fueled one can raze entire enemy teams to the gro

There are two main types of energy in the Pokemon TCG : normal energy and special energy. Normal energies are cards that provide one unit of energy to one Pokemon. Special energies provide one, or more, energies to a selected Pokemon and may also have additional effe

The Pokemon Power of this Ghost-type , Deep Sleep, makes it very difficult for the sleeping foe to awaken, requiring them to flip two coins without getting any tails. There is little defense or counter against this strategy, as opponents cannot recall Pokemon that are Asleep unless they use an item or Pokemon Power of their

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

Reshiram & Charizard began burning up the scene when this card was released with the Unbroken Bonds expansion. Their Flare Strike attack, although it cannot be used on consecutive turns, can sufficiently scorch foes. During turns when they can't, they can use Outrage instead, which increases in damage as Reshiram & Charizard lose health, potentially doing a maximum of 290. Last but not least, their Double Blaze GX move can decimate the opposing pokemon's HP with 300 damage, which is enough to knock out most adversaries in a single t

Golisopod GX is a Stage 1 Pokémon belonging to the Burning Shadows expansion with a massive 210 HP, as well as a trio of brilliant attacks. The first attack is First Impression, which deals a base damage of 30, but has the potential of dealing 90 more damage, if this Pokémon becomes the active pokémon tcg Pocket 24 hourglasses distribution during the ongoing turn, for the cost of only one ene

A Fire-type Pokemon's greatest weakness is Water-type attacks . In the TCG, most fire Pokemon take double damage from aquatic assaults, therefore Water-type decks can be very difficult to go up against. To avoid having one's deck doused into submission, trainers should have a few water-counters in their fire d