Here's the 14th
article in my series: Erika's Jigglypuff, from Gym: Challenge.
**50 HP~
Well, this is really a different sort of card to be reviewed by me...It's really
not meant to be used for any significant length of time. Even though I have a
deck focused on E's Jiggly, 50 is average for this type of 1st turn win or
cheap-shot card.
**Bottom Stats~ Weakness- Fighting, Resistance-Psychic,
Retreat- (*). Do I really need to elaborate on this section? Plain, straight
Colorless card.
**Pulled Punch~ The only reason I'd EVER review this
card. Here's the attack, for those of you who don't have one: (*)(*) Pulled
Punch 40- Does 40 damage if the Defending Pokemon has no damage
counters on it. If it does have damage counters, it does 10 damage. Let's take
this one slowly...hmm...First turn of the game, your opponent has 0 damage on
it...the (*)(*) can be fulfilled by a DCE...and, if the 40 won't knock it out,
there's always PlusPowers...hint..hint... With a few well-placed PlusPowers,
etc., you can very well Knock Out the Defending Pokemon. If they don't have a
bench, you win the game in 1 attack!
**Group Therapy~ Not really worth
describing. It just removes 1 damage counter from every Pokemon in play. Only
really useful to give the Defending Pokemon 0 damage counters...Pulled Punch,
need I say more...
Here's my deck, that I mentioned, focused on cheap
shots:
Pokemon: 13
4 Erika's
Jigglypuff -Gym Challenge
3
Sneasel
-Neo Genesis
3
Chansey
-Base/Base2
2 Unown
N
-Neo Discovery
1 Team Rocket's Meowth -Promo
Energy:
14
4
DCE
-Base/Base2
4 Recycle
Energy -Neo Genesis
4
Darkness Energy -Neo Genesis
2
Rainbow Energy -Team
Rocket
Trainers: 33
4 Super
Potion
-Base/Base2
4 Energy
Charge -Neo
Genesis
4
PlusPower
-Base/Base2
4
Defender
-Base/Base2
4
Bill
-Base/Base2
3 Misty's
Wrath -Gym
Heroes
3 Professor
Oak -Base/Base2
2
Sabrina's Gaze -Gym
Heroes
2 Item
Finder
-Base/Base2
2 Computer Search
-Base/Base2
1 Gold
Berry
-Neo Genesis
Most cards in this deck are self-explanatory. If you're
going to make it, you DEFINITELY want to add more Gold Berry...I only have 1 =/
.
Back to Erika's Jigglypuff...
~Rating in Unlimited Format:
8.5/10 It is very nice for a first turn win, but you can't guarantee they'll
have no bench...In Unlimited, you also have Oak, DCE, PlusPower, and EVERYTHING
else E's Jiggly needs.
~Rating in Modified Format: 5/10 Everything
essential to Erika's Jigglypuff in Modified has been banned! No DCE, no
PlusPower, no anything! He still can be used, therefore I at least gave it a
five.
Questions, comments, etc. can be sent to me at
Baboonskin@aol.com
Thanks for reading!
~Chris