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Rocket's
Sneasel - Promo
Date Reviewed:
03.19.03
Ratings
& Reviews below
Ratings are based
on a 1 to 5 scale
1 being the worst. 3 ... average.
5 is the highest rating. |
TwInSeN21
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Rocket's Sneasel
What do you get if you try to combine Genesis Sneasel and Genesis
Murkrow? Why, this card of course. Entrap is a super toned down
Mean Look IMO. Not really worth the trouble. Continuous Scratch is
decent if you have 2 Darkness Energy on it as it will average
about 40 damage. If you have no Darkness Energy though, it does an
average of 20 damage... Meh.
In Unlimited, I see no reason why you wouldn't play Genesis
Murkrow over here. Mean Look can win you the game single-handedly
anyway. Rating: 1.9/5
In Modified, I would still take Genesis Murkrow over this. Rating:
2.2/5
In Draft, not draft-able. ;x Rating: N/A |
The Poke`mon Master 1110
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Rocket's Sneasle:
Hmmm... Certanly not the best, but a
decent card none the less. I guess you could GOW or Double Gust
first turn for a Baby or something, then Entrap and then next turn
another dark for Continuos Scratch. Thats a possible 60. but you
would average 40, for two energy. Not bad. Weakness to fighting
hasen't show to be a problem yet, resistance to psychic has also
not show to be a huge advantage, except for mabey aganst Espeon.
Still a fun card though.
Unlimited: 2.25/5
Modified: 2.75/5
Limited: N/A
Artwork: 2.75/5
The Bottom Line: 2.5/5 |
Insane
Chao |
Rocket's Sneasel
In Japan, promo
teaser for the VS set, nice to see they're bringing some of it
over here, though I wished they'd bring it all. its a dark type,
and what is to be said about those that hasnt already been said?
sure they now have weakness to fighting, but thats only a big
deal now that hitmonchan in back in the game, avoid him and
you're safe. Resistance to psychic is nice, given how several
brutal psychic pokemon are still running amok in the
underground. retreat is good, and yes, I believe one to be good,
as everything cant have a free retreat, otherwise it'd be
pointless. one is nice. 60HP is a nice average for a basic that
doesnt evolve. its not that amazing whopping 70 that we all
dream about playing with, but its not anything to "snease" at.
attacks are actually
solid. entrap is no mean look, but it does its job. Continuous
scratch is my type of attack. insanely larde amounts of flips
make the average more probable and the extremes les probable but
still gets the point across. think, for 2 dark thats a 3/16
chance of doing 60 damage for TWO, which is a broken amount even
for 3 energy. 3/8 (which is a good amount) of doing 50, and a
3/4 chance of doing 40. even if you only do 30 for 2, its still
amazing. play them and swarm your opponent before they can
recover. power them up fast, tried it, it has at least moderate
success.
unlimited: moderate
HP for this format, not really weak to ER if you use recycle,
still nice. average. 3/5
modified: niiiice
here. does solid damage, good HP and little ER to worry about.
usefulness. 4/5
not draftable.
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X- Act |
Another 'Best-Of'
Promo which we never used. Best of what? lol. :/
This card makes me
ask the same question I ask whenever I see a Sneasel card: "Just
what is the REAL colour of Sneasel?" Some people make it light
blue. Others make it dark blue. Others make it black. :/ Well,
Entrap prevents the Defending Pokemon from retreating. And
Continuous Scratch is similar to a Ledyba's 'Comet Punch'. It's
also weak to fighting and has 60HP, and HAS a retreat cost (of
one). OHH. :/
Unlimited: It's not
terribly bad, but Smash Punch + Heads = KO. :/ And anyway, if
you want to use a Sneasel, use the Neo Genesis one. Of course.
1.5/5
Modified: Again, that pesky little
Tyrogue makes me go "ban that baby!" =/. But a closer look at
this card makes me realise that it actually is bad even without
the fighting weakness. Continuous Scratch isn't any good. With
two Darkness Energies, it does 40 on average. Is that good? Of
course not. Add to the mix a single retreat cost, and you have a
card that's anything BUT a "Best-Of". :/
2/5
Draft: "Whoa, I found a Rocket's
Sneasel in my booster pack!" *Lie detector bleeps.*
N/A
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TR Shadow |
Rockets Sneasel
60hp and a weakness to fighting don't mix. It
has the words "Tyrogue bait" written all over it. The first attack
is a joke for a Dark energy. Murkrow can do the same thing, but
the effect stays. I honestly can't think of a reason anyone would
pick this over a murkrow. Anything Rocket's Sneasel can do,
Murkrow can do better. The second attack isn't good either. 20
damage for two energy doesn't cut it.
In Limited, it would work, if you could
actually use it. I have never heard of a draft where you can use
promo cards =\.
Unlimited 1.5/5
Standard 2/5
Modified 2/5
Limited N/A
TMP 1.5/5
~TR Shadow~ |
dragon
scytheazn |
Rocket's Sneasel
oooh, sneasel! nothing like genesis sneasel though >_< 60 HP is
just 10 HP short of the MAGICAL 70 HP =\ 1 retreat cost is decent,
but weakness to fighting isn't. having 60 HP allows this thing to
be OHKO'd by a tyrogue... watch out =\ psy resistance is decent,
allowing you do reduce MP mewtwo's damage to only 10.
the attacks are quite fast. the 1st attack is decent, but nothing
like mean look. i don't think you'll be using it very much. the
2nd attack is also quite decent. 2 for an average of 20 is... uhhh...
"decent". =\ slap on some darkness energies and you can do a bit
above... "decent" damage. i used the word decent alot on this card
for a reason. it's nothing MORE than DECENT! =\
UNLIMITED - 1.5
there are better basics than rocket's sneasel for this format.
rogue also runs rampant in here due to the masses of wigglytuffs
and clefables. not good enough. it has decent speed, but can be
OHKO'd easily by wigglys and rogues of course.
MODIFIED - 3
can be a quick basic for modified. 2nd turn average of 40 with 2
darkness sounds pretty nice. who knows, it might be quite
effective. i have never tried this card out, so... =\
DRAFT - N/A
-DrAGoNScYThE AzN
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dontknow09 |
Rocket's Sneasle
A new sneasle, but still nothing like the gen one. Still has 60HP,
but gains fighting weakness, which can be OHKO by a rouge... Keeps
the resistance, but gains the retreat cost... First attack, like a
temporary mean look. Second attack, up to 40 for 2, 60 with 2
darkness.
Unlimited- Nothing like the gen sneasle. Nothing like it at all.
Won't
revolutionize the format. 2/5
Modified- Good speed. Although it could get OHKO by a rouge. Other
than that, its fast, and averagely, its strong. 2.75/5
Draft- Can't.
-dontknow09 |
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