Their was an article called Venusaur vs. Blastoise who said Venusaur 
is better and another saying Blastoise is better.  The answer to that 
question is obviously Venusaur!  I do not get it,  You act like less energys 
for the same attack and a lower retreat cost mean nothing!  They have thay 
same HP, are both stage 2 cards and have no resistance.  Ok,  now think about 
this.  Venusaur has weakness to fire and Blastoise to electric.  If everyone 
says fire loses the game loses for you you will win anyway,RIGHT!  Electric 
discards no energy and people more and more are beggining to use electric,OH 
OH!  Bye bye Blastoise.  Well thats my point you are thinking reight now if 
you dont know ther 2 cards Venusaur is way better.....Well you RIGHT!  Oh no 
I did not forget the most important thing,  the Pokemon Power!  Venusaur can 
move energy from one to another and Blastoise takes the energy from the hand 
and attach it to a watert pokemon.  Well how many water energy can you have 
in you hand at one time!  That V vs. B article says at the first turn of the 
game or 2 Blastoise can kill Venesaur,  unless you have a Pokemon Breeder for 
BOTH people in the FIRST hand it is impossible to meet the first turn turn!  
About Venusaurs Pokemon Power.  Farfetch'd Chansey Doudo Dodrio Nidoran 
Nidorino Beedrill (who you should evolve into only) Bulbasur Venusaur.  This 
is just an idea but do you know what all those cards have in common,the 
ability to be used in a straight out grass deck and have 1 or a free retreat 
cost execpt Venusaur who has 2. With Dodrio everyone except Venusaur who will 
have only 1 has a retreat cost now has a free retreat cost.  If you are 
planning on only using Venusaur as a benched pokemon the second you draw your 
fourth energy you do not need any more energy!  If you will use Venusaur to 
attack all you will probaly need to draw is 1 or 2 more energy.  If you are 
forced to lose energy by energy removal or your Pokemon getting knocked out 
or something else (whicgh can happen to every deck)  it is always good to 
have back up energy but tou wont need nearly as much and get some trainers in 
their!  Even with Dodrio the better water Pokemon such as Gyarados Dewgong 
Blastoise and Poliwrath still have 2 s a retreat cost.  Pethetic!  Blastoise 
Pokemon power still needs a lot of energy.  I thing Butterfrees retreat cost 
migth also be low.  What does this mean!  Venusaur should be more valuable if 
you ask me!

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