Hey Pojo! This article is about neat tricks
you can pull off with the trainer card Giovanni(gym challenge). The
Giovanni card allows you to break the rules of evolving. You may evolve
on the first turn, evolve twice on the same pokemon, and evolve a pokemon you
have put out this turn. The only bad thing is that it only applies to
Giovanni's pokemon. Giovanni's Persian's Pokemon Power "Call the
Boss" allows you to search your deck for the Giovanni card and add it to
your hand when you put Persian into play. Giovanni's Machoke has an
attack for one fighting energy that does 60 damage on a heads, and 100 damage
to yourself on a tails. Can you see the combo coming? On the first
turn use Giovanni to evolve your Giovanni's Meowth into a Giovanni's Persian.
Then get another Giovanni using Persian's power. Evolve your benched
Giovanni's Machop into a Giovanni's Machoke and attach a fighting energy to
it. Retreat your Persian for free and bring up Machoke. On a heads
you can do 60 damage on the first turn which would knock out a chansey!
You could also add a plus power to knock out Electabuzz and other 70HP basics.
Another neat trick with the
Giovanni card is using Giovanni's Nidoking. With 120HP and a one energy
attack that says that any pokemon with 50HP or less cannot attack him,
Giovanni's Nidoking is a great card already. But it's second attack is
great too. For GGGC, Rolling attack hits for 40 damage and on a heads 30
more! On your first turn use Giovanni and pokemon breeder to unleash
this meanie on the first turn. Play a No Removal Gym so he can not be
easily stripped of precious energy. Attach an energy every turn until
there is 4. By that time Nidoking has probably been beaten up a bit.
Use Giovanni's Last Resort to remove all damage counters from him and discard
your hand. Then start Rolling Attacking away!
Questions and Comments?
Thanks!