Reuniclus
53/101 (Noble Victories)
Today we look at the second
Reuniclus
from the Noble
Vicories set. Oddly enough, they
are both Rares.
Usually, you get one Rare and one
Uncommon
version of a particular card, but I
guess Reuniclus
is special.
Well, not all that special actually. We
get the same pitiful 90 HP on a Stage 2,
combined with Psychic Weakness and a
Retreat cost of two. No Abilities on
this one either, so let’s take a look at
the attacks.
Dizzy Punch is at least cheap. That’s a
good thing because you certainly won’t
have the time to get much Energy on a
low HP Pokémon like
Reuniclus. For a single Psychic
Energy, you get to flip two coins and do
30 damage for each
heads. Yes, 60 for one is a good
deal, but it’s hardly the sort of attack
that you would bother setting up a Stage
2 for. More importantly, though, without
the double heads, the attack becomes
even less attractive.
30 or even zero
damage? No thanks.
At least you are guaranteed to hit for
60 with Mind Bend. You also get to
inflict Confusion on the Defending
Pokémon, which isn’t a bad thing at all
as it will likely force a Retreat. The
problem is the cost: at [P][C][C],
this means either three attachments, or
the use of a precious Double Colourless
on a Pokémon that is unlikely to survive
long enough to make much use of it. The
reward (not enough damage to even TWO
hit KO a Dragon or most Stage 2s) is
clearly not worth the investment.
If Pokémon are going to keep on making
Reuniclus
with very low HP across the entire
evolution line, then they need to go
back to making them Bench-sitting
Ability users like
Reuniclus BW. As an attacker, it
stands no chance in the
metagame.
Rating
Modified: 1.5 (Dreams of a
Reuniclus
deck are put on hold for now)
Limited: 2 (Even here, the low HP and
damage output mean it’s barely worth the
effort)
