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Pokémon TCG: The 10 Most Powerful Dark-Type Cards

Pokémon TCG: The 10 Most Powerful Dark-Type Cards

Knowing that, it's no surprise that the definitely creatively-named Shining Fates expansion also features its own Shiny Vault. While the set will boast an impressive 190+ cards, its Shiny Vault will consist of over 100 Pokemon. To boot, the set will also feature more than 30 Pokemon V and VMAX variants, though only one single Secret Rare card: Alcremie V

Their Guiding Flame move makes Light Ninetales a bit more versatile, as it allows the card to help a fallen Baby or Basic Pokemon ally back onto the Bench. Since this move is so low-cost, it can still be useful even after a couple of Fire Bla

Although one of the Crystal Pokemon with the lowest base HP, Celebi from the Skyridge set can be a decent support card. With the right timing and energy attachment, Celebi's Empathic Healing can restore some health in dire circumstances for itself and others who share the same ty

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

Pokemon Powers are essentially the early TCG's equivalent for Abilities and they can be greatly useful in the right situations. At the beginning of its trainer's turn, Light Arcanine's Drive Off forces the opponent to switch their Active Pokemon with one of their Benched Pokemon, assuming any are availa

Draining Cut can be handy if one is lacking HP and wants to do a bit of damage at the same time. However, Triple Cutter is the main reason to use this card. With the potential to deal 90 damage, it is one of the better Crystal Pokemon atta

Arguably the most powerful Psychic-type card in existence, this Basic 170 HP pokémon has the outstanding ability called X-Ball, which can prove to be devastating in advanced stages of the game when the opponent and the player are both setting up for big mo

Belonging to the XY-Fates Collide expansion, Mandibuzz is a stage one pokémon with 110 HP that comes as hugely handy when dealing with particular situations. This dark pokemon is especially useful because of its ability Bone Drop, which is able to deal a damage of 60 to any one of the opponent’s pokémon if it has an Abil

The Pokémon franchise has grown and evolved over the years, encompassing a number of different ventures including an anime series, popular games, a manga series, a line of movies, brilliant toys , and outstanding gifts that are perfect for the loving fan . However, the franchise that had its inception in 1995 has also created an immersive trading card game, known as PTCG or Pokemon Trading Card Game, which has taken the world by storm with even official tournaments being held on the s

However, Benched pokemon are not safe either as the Cross Break GX attack can slam up to 2 Benched adversaries with 170 damage each if the trainer has played N's Resolve that turn. Worth noting that N's Resolve gives the player a chance to attach milled energy cards from their deck to this legendary draconic pair , further fueling Fabled Flarebo

The Pokemon Trading Card Game (TCG) has been experiencing a rather sudden resurgence in popularity over the course of the last year or so. Between the existing popularity of the beloved franchise, and the arrival of new nostalgia-inducing expansions, Pokemon cards have quickly become some of the toughest-to-find it

Though fans won't be able to find booster packs until February 19th, the Shining Fates set has already been released in the form of the Blastoise and Venusaur V "Battle Decks." Starter/theme decks are often available from the very first day a new extradimensional crisis expansion releases, as they allow players to quickly enter battle with a pre-crafted deck consisting of mostly, if not all, cards from the new expans

Light Ledian is an interesting card because it has a move that affects other Pokemon for a consistent duration without the use of any counters or special identifiers. Flash Touch swaps this Active Bug-type with any other Pokemon on the trainer's Bench and essentially gives them a shield that protects them from special conditions while they are the Active Poke

class=Zekrom appears once more, though this time accompanied by a franchise mascot and fellow Lightning-type Pikachu. This card was released for the Team Up expansion and epitomizes what Tag Team cards are all about. With some of the best synergy between attacks in the TCG, along with relatively low energy costs, this dynamic duo can sunder many foes with e

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

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