Hi, I'm here to talk about a few underated cards
and at the bottom I'll list the worst cards (in my opinion).
Jungle Persian
First in Persian. Lots of people think he's
bad because he's not a basic and he evolves from a kinda weak Pokemon (Meowth),
but he's actually really good in the right deck. Pounce does 30 for
three with a little defense to it, which is solid, and Scratch isn't that bad
either.
Rating: 7.5
Typhlosion (Flame Wheel)
Everyone (almost) says it's bad, but it's pretty
good actually. Flame Wheel plus Transparent walls is great, and
FireBoost is good too. I play him with the Neo 3 Entei (Pokemon Power:
Battle Cry) in my fire deck, and it's really good. Also, I haven't tried
the other Typhlosion because I haven't got one yet.
Rating: 7.3
Raichu (Base/Fossil)
Okay, base Raichu first. Agility is really
solid for the cost, and Thunder, while risky, is a big attack.
Rating: 7.6
Now, Fossil Raichu. His attack is really
nice, but it's his only attack, and it costs four lightning. He was
good in my Gigawave deck, but he's probably not very good otherwise (unless
you're Buzzaping your base Electrodes).
Rating: 5.9
Japanese Vending Hitmonchan (translation below)
Energy Key
F = Fighting
C = Colorless
P = Psychic
Hitmonchan
50HP
F Mach Punch 20
If your opponent has any benched Pokemon, flip a
coin. If heads, choose 1 of them and this attack does 10 damage to it.
(Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for benched Pokemon.)
Weakness: P
Resistance: None
Retreat Cost: C
Now this is good. Yes, 50HP is kinda low,
but Mach Punch is outstandingly broken for 1 Energy. 20 for 1 is great
alone, and the chance to hit a benched Pokemon too is just way too good to
pass. I sure wish I still had mine.
Rating: 9
Top 10 Worst Cards
Giovanni's Meowth (40HP)
False Charity stinks, and Double Scratch just
isn't that great for the cost. Not good at all.
Rating: 1.2
Voltorb (Base)
Bad. 10 for 1, fighting weakness, only 40HP,
and it has a retreat cost? No way.
Rating: 1.0
Dratini (Base)
Almost as bad as Voltorb, but with no weakness and
a resistance.
Rating: 1.1
Magmar (Base)
Bad to begin with and bad to the end. No way
am I playing this.
Rating: 1.1
Scyther (Jungle)
I know you all love him, but his reign as a good
Pokemon is over. Quilava, Typhlosion, Fossil Magmar, all the fire
Pokemon (yes, Entei) all kill this thing. He's history, folks.
Rating: 1.2
Thanks for reading.
-Steve Guthrie
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