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

Its ability Slash required 3 DCE to deal a base damage of 30, and if a grass energy was attached to it and Sword Dance was put into effect, Slash’s base damage increased from 30 to 60, which was again huge in the deck formats which were in play during its rele

The Pokémon franchise has evolved since its inception, diversifying into various ventures which include brilliant toys , gift choices , and even the media in the form of anime, manga, and movies. Therefore, it is no surprise that even a trading card game by the name of Pokémon Trading Card Game or PTCG exists and has garnered a huge fan following, with online iterations of the same being hugely popu

With the use of supporters like Copycat and Judge, players can easily reach the same number of cards as their opponent and use this incredible ability that Yanmega has. The two other attacks in Yanmega’s arsenal include Linear Attack and Sonicboom, the first of which allows the player to deal 40 damage to any of the opponent’s Pokémon including benched ones, and the second one deals a damage of 70 but isn’t affected by the defending Pokémon having a resistance or weakness. While there are separate costs for each of these attacks, after using Insight, it all comes down to z

There may be times when this strategy does not go as planned, due to it needing 4 specific cards for it to work, though there is another tactic that can be added on with minimal effort and resources. Including some Barraskewda cards, which Arrokuda can evolve into, can give one an excellent fallback strategy. If one's Cramorant gets knocked out before they can use Continuous Gulp Missile, this will leave their trainer with a bunch of comparatively week Arrokuda, which would get knocked out fairly quickly. Evolving them into Barraskewda will result in a fast, moderate-HP card that can directly damage the active opponent or even assault their benched poke

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

Vanilluxe has an ability called Bitter Cold that lets their trainer flip a coin free of cost (save for having Vanilluxe in their active pokemon slot) that can make the opposing active Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Paralyzed. Having an ability to do the freezing leaves Vanilluxe able to attack with the 90 damage Frost Smash that only requires 2 energy. In two or three turns, given good draws, one can go from a no-energy Vanillite to a full-power Vanilluxe that acts essentially like a living blizz

Hailing from the XY 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

Part of the Guardians Rising expansion Tapu Koko GX is extremely powerful, having a list of incredible attacks to choose from. While Tapu Thunder GX, with a damage potential of 50 times the number of energy cards attached to the opponent's pokémon, and Sky-High Claws, with a damage potential of 130 are impressively powerful attacks, it is the Aero Trail ability that takes the c

One such card is the evolution of Vanillite found in the Darkness Ablaze expansion, Vanillish. For only a single water energy, this stage 2 pokemon can deal minor, but quick, 30 damage per attack with a chance to make the foe Paralyzed. With a bit of luck during the coin flips, this can leave the adversary crippled and weakened, unable to respond. Not only can this allow trainers to dominate the battle, but it can also give them time to draw and play Vanillish's evolution, Vanilluxe; an ice pokemon that is even more adept at freezing f

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