Zorua
66/98 (Emerging Powers)
Yep, it’s that time once again here on
Pojo’s
CotD . . .
that time when you know it isn’t long
until the next set because we starting
to review the evolving Basics from the
current one.
We start with the ever-adorable
Zorua . . .
a Pokémon whose head is so enormous in
relation to its body that it must have
difficulty not tipping over (anyone who,
like me, got a
Zorua
plushie from Worlds has seen this
phenomenon in action). As usual there
are two relevant questions when it comes
to evolving Basics: are the later
evolutions worth playing; and are there
any better alternatives.
The first question is easy to answer:
Zoroark is a
card that has seen considerable play
since its release and it isn’t going
anywhere anytime soon. With Foul Play
able to mimic practically every single
attack in the game for just [C][C],
it’s always going to find a use in some
decks as a way of turning high cost/high
damage attacks back on the opponent.
So, the remaining question is: which
Zorua should
you use? You have three choices: today’s
card, Zorua
BW, and the Zorua
that was released as a McDonald’s promo
card. Honestly, there is very little in
it either way. They all have 50 HP, they
are all Weak
to Fighting, have Psychic Resistance,
and a Retreat cost of one. When it comes
to attacks, there’s nothing to choose
between them either.
Zorua BW can
do 30 damage for a two Colourless Energy
on a coin flip;
Zorua promo does 10 for [C] and
has a flippy
second attack for up to 30 for [D][C];
while today’s card has Ram, which does
10 damage for [D] and Rising Lunge (20
plus 10 on a coin flip for [D][C]).
Personally, I find myself using the BW
Zorua when I
play Zoroark.
It isn’t a card you ever really want to
see in the active slot, but there
remains the possibility of dropping a
DCE on it and
donking a Baby Pokémon or a
Solosis, I
guess. In a deck which actually ran Dark
Energy, it might be worthwhile trying
either today’s card or the promo for the
attack boost from Special Dark Energy
(it’s not much, but at least it’s
something). Whatever you ended up
choosing though, I couldn’t really argue
too much about it.
Rating
Modified: 1.5 (one of three similar
mediocre Basics)
Limited: 1.5 (not really of much
consequence here either)
