Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Conkeldurr -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Conkeldurr Plasma Storm Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Conkeldurr from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  Conkeldurr is a stage 2, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 140.  It has a x2 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Conkeldurr does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Facade, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 60 damage plus 60 more damage if Conkeldurr is poisoned or burned when using this move.  Conkeldurr's second move is called Drain Punch, this move requires four energy cards, two each of fighting and colorless, and does 80 damage plus heals 20 damage from itself.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Conkeldurr is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Timburr into play and then evolve it into Gurdurr before you can evolve Gurdurr into Conkeldurr, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  Both of these Pokemon are a little below average and both Pokemon are quite slow in attacking so if at all possible I would evolve this line on the bench so you can get four energy cards on Conkeldurr without it having to take any damage, that way you can move it into the active Pokemon spot and use Drain Punch right away and hopefully last quite a few turns by healing 20 damage from Conkeldurr every turn and doing 80 damage to the defending Pokemon.  The only time it makes sense to use Facade is if you only have three energy cards on Conkeldurr or if it is burned or poisoned.  After reviewing all three Pokemon in this line, I would not base a deck around this line, all the Pokemon are too slow and none of them are very good.  I can't even suggest using this line as a role player in your deck because it will require too many spots in your deck to include this whole line.  If you do choose to use this line, a 3-2-1 line of Timburr, Gurdurr, and Conkeldurr would be best.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 2 Pokemon card.  It has a good hp and it does have two moves, but there really isn't anything on this card that makes it better than most stage 2 cards.  This card has a high retreat cost, and both of its moves require a good amount of energy cards.  So like I mentioned earlier, I would not use this Pokemon family in a deck, I would only give this whole family a 2 out of 5 rating, there are definitely better cards out there to use in your fighting type deck.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Conkeldurr from the Plasma Storm set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of the first of two Purrloin cards which are from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

Free Pokemon TCG Online Code Cards:
Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
What was the name of the most recent theme deck that included a Conkeldurr card?
Please respond by including your YouTube username and link to your YouTube channel.  If the question is quite tough, the first correct comment will win, otherwise I'll use a random number generator to choose a winner.

34 comments:

ty_rodrigues said...
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ty_rodrigues said...

Plasma storm!
username tysrodrigues
http://www.youtube.com/user/tysrodrigues?feature=guide

El Inca said...

There's no theme deck including Conkeldurr...

username: pablolopardo
http://www.youtube.com/user/pablolopardo

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

No theme deck for this one.

vagonarier

http://www.youtube.com/user/vagonarier

Abd2 Shem said...

No theme deck includes Conkeldurr

https://www.youtube.com/user/oAbd2o

Arjen said...

There's no specific theme deck that consists of Conkeldurr

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE6Y8XJQCRmJdpNjmVGhONA?feature=guide

Unknown said...

It is in no theme deck.

yt: KaseO2
http://www.youtube.com/user/KaseO2

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

There's no theme deck with Conkeldurr on "real world" anyway, in the Pokémon TCG Online there is the Basic Orange deck that includes 2 Conkeldurr

daniloim89

www.youtube.com/user/daniloim89

Unknown said...

YouTube =Maxwell Chng.in the pokemon trading card game online they gave everybody the basic orange deck that has 2 conkeldurr

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

While there is no real life theme deck that you can purchase that had conkeldurr there is how ever a theme deck on the tcg Basic orange that container Conkeldurr. its attack is the top down and has the ability for every fighting energy that is attached it gains 20 hp

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbEAhScT1srTGGvZDCv696A

Unknown said...

basic orange

http://www.youtube.com/user/fcnator

mirox said...

just on the basic orange in the tcg online but no theme deck in the real world
user name : maroune serhir
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuXFusJKlKh5YN6vF6wkxzg?feature=guide

Emmanuel André Tejada del Pozo said...

TCG online includes a deck featuring this pokemon, but from another expansion, anyways in real life we can't get him in a theme deck.

kornario

http://www.youtube.com/user/kornario

RakunZZa said...

Basic Orange in the TCG Online, there are no theme decks containing Conkeldurr.

http://www.youtube.com/user/0odaRasengan

Unknown said...

plasma storm i think when i search on google it was written plasma storm-conkeldurr http://primetimepokemon.blogspot.com/2013/06/conkeldurr-plasma-storm-pokemon-card.html)
youtube channel : http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnLd6qGYN2vb_mZiBStxdJQ

Unknown said...

just on the basic orange in the tcg online but no theme deck in the real world

jose pedro santos

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAZv7ku-z3BD5p16S6m60Dg?feature=guid

Unknown said...

There is no physical theme deck for this pokémon, but in the TCGO there's a Basic Orange deck with Conkeldurr, and it's pretty sweet

Unknown said...

There's no current theme deck that includes a Conkeldurr card and seeing as it is not in the Plasma Blast card list, we probably won't be seeing it anytime soon. However, there is an online deck on PTCGO called Basic Orange that does include a Conkeldurr card.

Youtube: Peter Luong

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIgkcl2ziiNlC590EqGv77Q

timihari said...

I have a deck on Pokemon TCG Online called Basic Orange that includes Conkeldurr,but there is no theme deck in real life that contains a Conkeldurr card.

http://www.youtube.com/user/timihari

duplot said...

There is no physical theme deck with Conkeldurr, but in the TCGO there's a Basic Orange deck with Conkeldurr.

koizo92
http://www.youtube.com/user/koizo92

Pitágoras said...

There´s no theme deck with him =D
http://www.youtube.com/user/PivetePW

Unknown said...
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Kpwbo said...

There has never been a theme deck that included a Conkeldurr card. (However, the Basic Orange deck in TCGO has one.)

kpwbo

http://www.youtube.com/user/kpwbo

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

theres no theme deck outside of pokemon tcgo that features conkeldurr. In pokemon tcgo theres basic orange tho

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheDanteOo

Unknown said...

Conkeldurr has only been featured in the Basic Orange deck in TCGO. That would make it the most recent theme deck that includes it.

Name: Felipe
Username: watagatabritusberry
Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/watagatabritusberry

Good Luck to everyone B)

Unknown said...

the Basic Orange deck

Name: Luis Espitia
Username: Luis Espitia
Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsE_7IbOVz_qQBtiJcDSrtA

Unknown said...

Basic Orange is the only one, and that is only on ptcgo.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ShinyHuntz

ShinyHuntz

Unknown said...

There are no real-life theme deck that has a Conkeldurr, but there is the PTCGO Basic Orange that contains 2 Conkeldurr.

Persians14

www.youtube.com/user/persians14

I had forgotten to write the user information on my other post.

Unknown said...

No theme decks, although...there are two Conkeldurrs in Pokemon TCG Online in orange deck.

http://www.youtube.com/user/BRISINGRRRRR

PrimetimePokemon said...

Congrats to El Inca for winning!