Hi Pojo! I'm here with a Single
Card Strategy about a highly underrated card. That card is: LICKITUNG! Yes,
the card that everyone will pull out of a Jungle booster sooner or later, and
will probably banish it to the shoebox and get another card like
Kangaskhan(not that Kangaskhan isn't an awesome card.).
First, you've gotta' understand
that Lickitung's primary purpose is to stall. Why does he stall? A resistance
to Psychic Pokemon may keep him out there awhile, along with that 90 HP. All
the time while he is taking hits, you can give him an energy and do 10 damage,
possibly paralyzing the defending Pokemon and keeping Lickitung out there even
longer. This also makes him invulnerable to Energy Removal, as he can attack
with 1 energy. Feel like keeping him out there even longer? Then give him a
D.C.E. and try to confuse the defender, making them flip a coin to TRY to
attack you.
His secondary purpose is to
start the game off. Usually, you won't want to build up your starting Pokemon,
mainly because they'll get knocked out in a couple turns. Lickitung, on the
other hand, attacks with 1 energy, which isn't to much to spare. That 90 HP
also means that he'll be a long-living starter monster. His high retreat cost
should not make any difference, people tend not to retreat their starting
Pokemon unless they have to.
Thanks for reading!
Death threats to:
where OrangeOreo resides.