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

A card of Ultimate Rarity, Kingdra Prime has the Poke-powers of Spray Splash and the ability Dragon Steam. This 130 HP stage 2 pokémon, can deal one damage counter to one of the pokémon that the opponent has. However, it cannot be used if a Special Condition has been levied on Kingdra Pr

Getting a bit lucky and doing this multiple turns in a row can ravage any foe. Though, if luck is not something a trainer wants to rely on, this shellfish Pokemon's Hydrocannon attack can blow adversaries out of the water with a no-downside maximum damage of 70 HP. For high and consistent damage, versatility, as well as longevity, this Blastoise is the Dark Pokemon with the most promise of doom for a player's enem

Hailing from the XY Extradimensional Crisis expansion, Electrode is meant to be used as a super battery for powerful Electric-type pokémon—albeit at the cost of one Prize Card—since this ability knocks Electrode out and transforms it into a Special-Energy Card, providing two electric energy to whichever Electric-type Pokémon it has been attached

Luxray is a stage two pokémon that belongs to the Ultra Prism expansion of the series and has a unique ability called Intimidating Fang. Intimidating Fang is extremely resourceful, as it allows players to protect their pokémon from the opponent's attacks by receiving 30 damage less than what they would have originally received. However, Luxray needs to be in the Active Pokémon s

"Burn" is the newest special condition out of all the status ailments that can be inflicted upon foes in the TCG. It acts like Poison in that it consistently chips away at the afflicted Pokemon's HP every turn until healed, though it does 20 HP worth of damage per turn instead of Poison's 10 HP damage-over-t

Since the very beginning of the Pokemon TCG 's existence, Charizard cards have been some of the most powerful in the series. Many are able to dish out huge damage in a single turn, which can fell many foes even if they are at full hea

While it is true that Pikachu V carries with itself the risk of having to give up two Prize Cards if knocked out and also has a relatively low HP of 190 for a V-type card, Pikachu V can deal devastating damages of up to 150 with its Circle Circuit ability, all for the cost of two electric cards. It also has a low retreat cost of one colorless card, which is a further advantageous tr

Therefore, it proves to be a sniping goldmine against Fighting and Water-type cards, as well as cards having Electric-type as a weakness. Galvantula is best used to deter opponents from setting up their Benched Pokémon, as well as having the ability to weaken the opponent's active pokémon with a damage of 30 using its one electric energy-costing attack, Electroslug. Furthermore, it does not showcase a weakness to Fire-type cards and boasts of resistance against Steel-type ca

The evolved version of Joltik, this XY-Steam Siege card is a brilliant one to have in the deck for dealing snipe attacks on the opponent's pokémon. The cheap Double Thread attack is capable of dealing 30 damage to two Benched Pokémon of the opponent, which can easily increase to 60 owing to the ability to take resistances and weaknesses into considerat

This finishing blow will take some time to set up, even with energy search cards, however, the Grass-typing of this Ultra Beast duo grants trainers some great ways to build up energy relatively quickly. Pokemon cards of this type sometimes carry abilities that can attach energy cards from one's deck, hand, or discard pile to an ally with little to no effort, so a Grass deck themed around this should be able to bring out Pheromosa & Buzzwole's true potent

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

Updated on April 5, 2021, by Reyadh Rahaman: In addition to needing to know the right timing to make use of these powerful allies, trainers are advised to think about what deck to use them in since some have very specific strategies tied to them and require sufficient planning to be put to proper

With assisting cards like Pokemon Rescue and Broken Time Space, as well as the introduction of Junk Arm in this respective format, players could device innovative ways to evolve their Magikarps, attack right away, and get Gyarados to use Tail Revenge by sending Magikarps into the discard pile as early as possible during a g