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DecemberPokémon TCG: The 10 Most Powerful Dark-Type Cards
In the universe of Pokémon Trading Card Game, part of the Pokémon franchise, few can boast of the astounding abilities that Psychic pokémon are known to have. This type is commonly associated with the ones that belong to the elite echelons of the Pokémon world, as many legendary pokémon are usually found to have Psychic traits. These pokémon are great in a team and provide helpful assistance to either themselves or the other pokémon in the t
A Fire-type Pokemon's greatest weakness is Water-type attacks . In the Digital TCG meta, 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
Heat [Fire] Energy cards are special energies introduced in the Darkness Ablaze expansion that came out during the summer of 2020. In addition to giving a Pokemon one Fire-type energy, they also heal the selected Pokemon for 20 HP upon being attached to them. Another excellent one is the Burning Energy card, which can be re-attached to a Fire-type Pokemon after it is used up by an att
Crobat G is a Psychic-type Basic pokémon from the Platinum expansion with 80 HP. It is also an SP pokémon, which means it was made for the Sinnoh League Games and has special trainers that could be used alongside this card such as Poké Turn and Power Spray. Using these cards, Crobat G can set up damage, deny opponents from setting up damage, and even achieve absurd knockouts, devastating the oppon
Versatile is its most powerful attack, which allows the player to use any pokémon attacks from another pokémon in play either belonging to the player or the opponent. Each attack would, however, require their necessary energy cost. Replace, on the other hand, allows the player to detach as many energy cards as he/she wishes to his/her other pokémon in any manner he/she desi
Gengar is a 110 HP stage 2 pokémon belonging to the Psychic-type and hails from the Storm Front expansion of PTCG. The entirety of this card is brilliant, with abilities such as Fainting Spell, Shadow Room, and Poltergeist being killer moves to use in a game. The first ability, Fainting Spell, allows players to turn the tables by knocking out the opponent’s pokémon if Gengar gets knocked out, by a simple toss of a coin, thereby allowing the player a 50-50 chance of achieving this f
Shadow Room, on the other hand, deals damage of 30 on the opponent’s pokémon, and, if the defending pokémon happens to have a Poké-Power, the damage immediately increases to 60. Poltergeist is the most insane, allowing players to view the opponent's hand, and based on the number of Trainer, Stadium, and Supporter cards they have, this attack deals damage of 30 times the number of those cards in the opponent’s hand, making way for absurd knocko
One such card belonging to the dark archetype is Mandibuzz BREAK, belonging to the BREAK-Evolution expansion. Having an HP of 140, this stage two pokemon is a master disrupter owing to its ability Wings of Disaster. This attack not only deals 20 damage to each of the opponent’s pokémon, but it also removes any tool cards that might be attached to them, thereby disrupting effective setups that the opponent might have m
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
It also has the Poké-Power Flash Bite which allows the player to put 1 damage counter on the opponent’s pokémon every time Crobat G is switched to the bench. The second ability, Toxic Fang, poisons the defending pokémon while putting 2 damage counters on it in between turns. It also features a free retr
It also has the attack PsychicLock, which, at the cost of 1DCE and 1PE, deals 60 damage and locks the opponent from using any Poké-power of their pokémon during their next turn. The card has also been part of the World Championships winning deck in 2008 used by Jason Klaczyn
Here is another excellent Water-type card from the Team Rocket expansion. Dark Blastoise has two great moves that put it at the top of all Dark Pokemon. Firstly, its Rocket Tackle may result in a bit of recoil damage, but this is worth the result. After a successful coin flip, the opponent's Active Pokemon will not be able to do damage to Dark Blastoise during its next t
The higher definition droplets that the turtle Pokémon is kicking up are part of the original art, yet the way SumiPaints builds upon them and gives more detail to the body of water, as well as the rocky background, gives us an image that tells the story of a solitary Squirtle who enjoys a playful moment to itself as the day winds down to a cl
The other ability, Psychic Restore, is also great, allowing players to deal 20 damage, while also replacing Uxie and all cards attached to it to the bottom of the player’s deck. This card's utility lies in the fact that it allows players to draw through their entire decks and use all the cards in the best possible man