Hello, today I would like to talk about one of the new rocket cards: Dark
Arbok.
Lets look at the stats.

Dark Arbok
Stage 1 evolves from Ekans      60HP
GG Stare   Choose one of yoour opponents benched pokemon. This attack does 10
damage to that pokemon (don't apply weakness or resistance)  If that pokemon
has a pokemon power, it stops working until the end of your opponents next
turn.

GGG  Poison Vapor   10  The defending pokemon is now poisoned.  This attack
does 10 damage to each of your opponents benched pokemon.

Weakness: Psy
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Okay lets start with the HP
60 is not that great, but it's pretty decent for this expansion.
It's first attack stare is useful against decks like raindance, damage swap
and curse.  All decks that rely on pokemon powers.  You can damage the
pokemon while stopping their pokemon power.  Really useful.  Now for the
second attack: poison Vapor.  Wow!!  it only does 10 damage, but with instant
poison and instant 10 damage to each benched pokemon!  That makes the 3
energy requirement seem like an all right price to pay.  It's weakness is
psychic which isn't to good with all the movie promo Mewtwos and Mr. Mimes
running around, but will still get the job done

                                        -Pokejedi12
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