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Top 5 Southern Island Cards

My opinions often change.  Don't get mad at me if I don't agree with you.   =/
  So you come home from the mall, you got your pretty little $20 Southern Islands package! - You're all excited, you open it up, show it off to your friends, you open your rareless booster packs and are nonetheless fascinated by the bright colors.

    You see things that you may think are good, and you see some weird holos too (but again.. you're nonetheless fascinated).  So you say "Oh my god! I know something's good, but I don't know what!" and you probably freak out and have a seizure on the floor.

    After your seizure, you try to think of what's good, and why.  Well, to avoid having another seizure, I'll tell you what I think.

    First of all, the Exeggutor is ludicrously (my new fav. word) overrated.  They've got a benched Sneasel?  Well, 12 energy and you average the knockout VS it, and if you've got a Meganium- then only 6 grass energy!  What a deal.  Seriously, how can anyone think that's good?  It's awful... an energy for a 50% chance of 10.. NOT BAD. =/

#5   Lapras
    Wow, that first attack stalls nice.  But where does stalling seem to get people in the current environment anyway? =/  It fails VS the baby Pokémon, and then you resign.

#4   Mew
    Okay, understand this thing is brought down to 20 HP with it's big bad combo, the rainbow.  Maybe Focus Band can help it.  It can wipe out Slowkings like a Pichu though if your opponent's active is stuck out there, or if he/she is in a bad situation and can't attack.  You Rainbow Wave, they Fury Swipes, and then you resign.

#3   Vileplume
    =/  It's Stage 2.  It has the best status effects but it's one of those things that just gets knocked out after you knock out their Pokémon that you messed up with a status effect.  It's attack is pretty expensive..  you repeatedly Paradise Pollen the Rocket's Zapdos, then knock it out, then they send up the Sneasel, they Beat Up, (getting an unnecessary 6/6 heads with 4 darks mind you), and you resign.

#2   Jigglypuff
    Overall, WotC never produces Jigglypuffs that are awful.  Look at Jungle, Promo, Erika's, and this.  This thing is definitely worth playing in Wigglytuff as an anti Slowking then can Do the Wave after a Tempting Eye.  Wow, how cool.  

#1   Onix!
    Oh my god, an Onix that can do something.  This Onix significantly increases the power of Steelix.  Steelix is now even stronger and definitely one of the top 3 strongest decks in the current standard environment.  The Slam Attack can take down an Electabuzz or Clefable on 25%, and do 40 on 50%.  Steelix/Ditto is now one of the few decks that can consistently beat Slowking/Sneasel/Murkrow now.