This is Chris again, this time with the TENTH! single card analysis in my
series. If you are a reader of mine, you should realize that this article
is
more difficult to write than the others...But, I'll do it anyway. Look
below
for facts and how to fix the problems, or abuse your privileges.
**90 HP. This is necessary to make this card good. Combined with a Gold
Berry, this card is great. Since Zapdos usually will damage itself, 90 is
plenty.
**Bottom Stats. This section of the card is actually, despite the miserable
retreat cost, very good. To begin, no weakness helps, next, Fighting
resistance is even better. And thirdly, the 3 retreat. The only reason that
I
said the extremely high retreat is still fine is because I advise to use
Zapdos as a Kamikaze (goes all out to kill the opponent, and usually self)
In
my current deck, I energize Zapdos on the bench, then when it can give me
the
game, I retreat out to Zapdos, then use Thunder a few times, or Thunderbolt
to take Prize #6. So, it's best NOT to retreat.
**Attacks. (L)(L)(L)(*) Thunder 60. Flip a coin. If
tails, Zapdos does 30
damage to itself.
(L)(L)(L)(L) Thunderbolt 100. Discard all Energy cards
attached to Zapdos
in order to use this attack. Thunder does a hefty 60 damage for 4 energy.
There are ways to counter-act the possible 30 to yourself. In my deck, I
play
Defender, from Base set. It reduces all damage by attacks done to you by
20.
For those of you who find 30 to yourself bad, put it this way...It's better
than Chansey's 80 to self...It also works with Gold Berry.
Thunderbolt is the best attack to use when it'll give you a final prize.
Just
retreat to Zapdos and burn off all his energy for a victory. 100 damage
will
kill everything except Charizard, Chansey, Steelix, and Feraligatr. This is
a
pretty safe way to take all your Prizes.
To end the article, I'll list my current deck. Be aware this deck doesn't
use
the current popular cards.
4 Tyrogue <---(stall!!!)
2 Hitmonchan
2 Hitmonlee
3 Zapdos
3 Mr. Mime <---(stall!!!)
8 Electric Energy
7 Fighting Energy
5 Psychic Energy
2 Rainbow
4 Gambler <---(Just for fun...)
4 Defender <---(Mainly for Zapdos)
4 Energy Ark
3 Elm <---(In place of Gambler)
3 Nightly Garbage Run
3 Lass
3 Item Finder
If you have any comments, decks, etc., e-mail them to me at the below
address.
Anybody who would like to try their luck against my deck can IM me under
the
name baboonskin.
If you like my articles, I now am authoring for a new site! For a greater
~Chris~
Baboonskin@aol.com