Name: Here Comes Team Rocket!
Type: Trainer
Card #: 15 of 82, 71 of 82
Rarity: Rare - Holo, Rare
Text: Each player plays with his or her Prize cards face up for the rest
of the game.

 

In Japan, Here Comes Team Rocket! is an Ultra Rare Holo.  Sheesh!  I can't believe making a Trainer

card that isn't good an Ultra Rare Holo.  Wizards made it just a Rare Holo, but you know, I'm sorta

disappointed.  I was hoping I could get some good cards for it...  Just to make it clear, I think this

card sucks.

 

Name: Rocket's Sneak Attack
Type: Trainer
Card #: 16 of 82, 72 of 82
Rarity: Rare - Holo, Rare
Text: Look at your opponent's hand.  If he or she has any Trainer cards,
choose 1 of them.  Your opponent shuffles that card into his or
her deck.

 

Rocket's Sneak Attack is an excellent card.  The ablilty to reshuffle any Trainer card from you

opponent's hand without any drawback to yourself is an wonderful thing.  Rocket's Sneak Attack

and Lass will likely go through tons of comparison articles dur to their similarty, aand maybe I'll do

one...

 

Name: Rainbow Energy
Type: Special Energy Card
Card #: 17 of 82, 80 of 82
Rarity: Rare - Holo, Rare
Text: Attach Rainbow Energy to 1 of your Pokemon.  While in play,
Rainbow Energy counts as every type of basic Energy but only
provides 1 Energy at a time.  (Doesn't count as a basic Energy
card when not in play.)  When you attach this card from your hand
to 1 of your Pokemon, it does 10 damage to that Pokemon.  (Don't
apply Weakness and Resistance.)

 

I have mixed feelings about this card.  I acknowledge the fact that it is a great card that can help

your multicolor decks a great deal, but in some cases I think it might not work that well.  I know I'll

get e-mail from this, but hey, feedback is usually a good thing.  Let me take Potpourri as an example. 

To be more specific, a Hitmonchan/Electabuzz/Mime Potpourri.  It will also have Scyther, k?  If you

attach a Rainbow Energy to Hitmonchan, Buzz, or Scyther, it reduces their potential HP to 60.  Now

it only takes 2 30 damage attacks and 3 20 damage attacks to kill them - one whole turn less thatn if

they had 70 HP (barring PlusPower).

 

Name: The Boss's Way
Type: Trainer
Card #: 73 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Search your deck for an Evolution card with Dark in its name.
Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand.  Shuffle your
deck afterward.

 

This card can be very useful in decks that use Dark evolutions.  I would suggest this card to anyone

who plans on using Dark Vileplume along with Pokemon Breeder.  Back to the card: The Boss's Way

is a Computer Search for Dark evolutions without a drawback.  If you use Dark evolutions, it is very

good.

 

Name: Challenge!
Type: Trainer
Card #: 74 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Ask your opponent if he or she accepts your challenge.  If your
opponent declines (or if both Benches are full), draw 2 cards.  If
your opponent accepts, each of you searches your decks for any
number of Basic Pokemon cards and puts them face down onto your
Benches.  (A player can't do this if his or her Bench is full.)
When you both have finished, shuffle your decks and turn those
cards face up.

 

For Wigglytuff fans, Challenge! could not have been made better.  Both drawing 2 cards and filling

your bench are great for Wigglytuff decks.  However, watch out.  If you've got your bench full,

playing this card won't help because you opponent will accept.  Nevertheless, if you play Speed

Tuff, use this card.  It is also useful in decks when you're up against the wall with benching out,

because both drawing 2 and filling your bench can help.

 

Name: Digger
Type: Trainer
Card #: 75 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Flip a coin.  If tails, do 10 damage to your Active Pokemon.  If
heads, your opponent flips a coin.  If tails, your opponent does
10 damage to his or her Active Pokemon.  If heads, you flip a
coin.  Keep doing this until a player gets tails.

 

Ughhhh....  All this stupid Trainer could do, at most, is 10 damage to your opponent's Active

Pokemon.  And half the time it'll just do 10 damage to yours.  It sucks, okay?

 

Name: Imposter Oak's Revenge
Type: Trainer
Card #: 76 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Discard a card from your hand in order to play this card.  Your
opponent shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck, then draws
4 cards.

 

Imposter Oak's Revenge is similar to Imposter Professor Oak.  There are a few differences: (1) the

discard requirment of 1 other card from your hand, and (2) your opponent draws 4 instead of 7.  In

my opinion, Imposter Oak's Revenge is a little better unless your goal is to stall.  Imposter Oak's

revenge can help you if you run into frequent mulligan problem.

 

Name: Nightly Garbage Run
Type: Trainer
Card #: 77 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: Choose up to 3 Basic Pokemon cards, Evolution cards, and/or basic
Energy cards from your discard pile.  Show them to your opponent
and shuffle them into your deck.

 

Crash said that Nightly Garbage Run is the best card of Team Rocket.  In many ways, I am inclined

to agree.  This card is just so versatile.  Retrieving a combination of 3 Baisc Pokemon, Evolutions, or

Basic Energy cards is just amazing.  It can serve as a form of anti-decking, and it can also put Energy

back in your deck to use again.  It can pull back a key Pokemon that your deck can't run without, or

it can find the Squirtle to evolve.  As I said, a wonderful and versatile card!!

 

Name:  Goop Gas Attack
Type: Trainer
Card #: 78 of 82
Rarity: Common
Text: All Pokemon Powers stop working until the end of your opponent's
next turn.

 

Not bad!  Sort of a mini Toxic Gas which makes Pokemon Powers stop for one turn.  Maybe you

have a Scyther out against a Mime and you need a prize to win but have nothing in your deck. 

Goop Gas Attack and you can Slash and kill (well...you get the picture).  Oh, I just thought of

something.  Goop Gas Attack can stop a Prehistoric Power so that you can evolve to Blastoise. 

Haha!  It does prevent you from Raindance that turn, but you will still be able to later.

 

Name: Sleep!
Type: Trainer
Card #: 79 of 82
Rarity: Common
Text: Flip a coin.  If heads, the Defending Pokemon is now Asleep.

 

I will once again agree with Crash on this card.  He named Sleep! as the worst card in Rocket.  Once

again, I agree.  This card will work 25% of the time.  That means that if you stuff your deck with 4 of

them, you'll cause sleep once.  Ugh.

 

Name: Full Heal Energy
Type: Special Energy Card
Card #: card 81 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text: If you play this card from your hand, the Pokemon you attach
it to is no longer Asleep, Confused, Paralyzed, or Poisoned.
Full Heal Energy Provides 1 Colorless energy.  (Doesn't count as a
basic Energy card.)

 

Full Heal Energy... exciting eh?  This provides just 1 Colorless Energy, which isn't that great. 

However, I would forget about Full Heals with this thing, because it provides Energy as well.  A

good compainion for Dark Vileplume, who often times will confuse itself when it attacks.

 

Name: Potion Energy
Type: Special Energy Card
Card #: 82 of 82
Rarity: Uncommon
Text:  If you play this card from your hand, remove 1 damage counter from
the Pokemon you attach it to, if it has any.
Potion Energy provides 1 Colorless energy.  (Doesn't count as a
basic Energy card.)

 

Hmm.  Removing 1 damage counter...  1 Colorless Energy...  I have to say, it's not that great.  The

fact that it only gives 1 Colorless Energy makes it not worth it.

 

That's is everyone.  I just reviewed every Trainer card and Energy card in the Rocket Expansion. 

Have fun and good luck.

 

Thanks,

Sidewinder

md953palm9more@netzero.net