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Monday, April 21, 2014

Malamar #76/146 -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Malamar Pokemon X and Y Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Malamar from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Malamar cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Malamar is a stage 1, darkness type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy retreat cost.  Malamar does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Mental Trash, this move requires one darkness energy card and this move makes your opponent flip 4 coins, for each tails they get they must discard a card from their hand.  Malamar's second move is called Distortion Beam, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one darkness, and does 30 damage, plus if your opponent gets a heads when they flip a coin their active Pokemon is put to sleep, if they flip a tails they are confused.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Malamar is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get one of the two Inkay cards from this set onto your bench and then evolve Inkay into Malamar.  I have reviewed both Inkay cards from this set the past two days and the one I reviewed yesterday, number 75/146 is the Inkay I would recommend using with this Malamar card.  However this is a mute point because I wouldn't use this line at all in a deck.  I say this because neither of Malamar's moves are very good and for three energy cards you should be able to do a lot more damage than just 30.  But if you choose to use this line of Inkay and Malamar in your deck, don't use more than a 2-2 line and use whichever move you have the necessary energy for and the move that does the most damage.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average stage 1 Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  Even though this Malamar card has a high hp, low retreat cost, and two moves I'm still giving it a below average rating because neither of its moves are very good.  Together with the two Inkay cards from this set, I would give this family a 2 out of 5 rating, it shouldn't be used in darkness type or any type of decks out there.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Malamar from the X and Y set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of the second Malamar card 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 --
Are there any other stage 1 Pokemon in this set with two cards like Malamar?
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.

30 comments:

  1. Yes, Wigglytuff


    CraftGaming253
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGvPxa16H8P-n9s0mTSS-Mg

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  2. Yes, there are other stage 1 Pokemon in the X and Y set with two cards like Malamar. That card is Wigglytuff.

    cabalw

    http://www.youtube.com/user/cabalw. That card is Jigglypuff.

    cabalw

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

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  4. Yes, Wigglytuff.

    -Luna

    TCG name:
    xXmoonlunaXx

    youtube:
    ernstpigerne

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  5. wigglytuff

    Yanick Lee

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Z1gzMdH-pEhOne0r3ShlQ

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  6. Yeah, wigglytuff

    YT : CorruptedGamingCZE™
    - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbY4rx_ODRxQJ_i5jUYy2jg

    Poké TCG online: TheTryndCZ

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  7. Wigglytuff
    youtube: utsibabu
    youtube.com/user/utsibabu

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  8. Yea

    Also just joined this site and just subscribed

    Keep up the good work

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  9. Yea

    Also just subed not to long ago and joined your site

    Keep up the good work

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  10. yes, wigglytuff is nr. 89 and 90
    btw, its not just there stage 1 that has 2 cards.

    TCG ign: killer3505

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  11. Yes wigglytuff youtube channel

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsszwVQWJnj66xkO0xGGnkg

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  12. yes it is wigglytuff

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsqp9v10WfukRgM8oGzAH7g

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  14. Yes, Wigglytuff. Youtube username: jgrayman222

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL3MtL0NxXVEvnXEzt_ROng

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  15. Yes, wigglytuff!

    mangomonkay
    www.youtube.com/user/mangomonkay

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  16. Yes, it is wigglytuff.

    Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6hSU1ybuNXxOXLpbYfYu0w/feed?view_as=public

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  17. Wigglytuff

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

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  18. Wigglytuff!

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4WZ1M1EugTs5sFGlsM_q2Q

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  19. wigglytuff

    Mrabcdwhat
    https://www.youtube.com/user/MrAbcdwhat

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  20. Wigglytuff

    Hank Pym
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwzbhJ4RiJP0pXox4qo7ICQ

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  24. WigglyTuff

    Slimmer Shady
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVnF4aIHmsqDIwjKWK2wx7w

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  25. Wifflytuff

    Patrick Jenson
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEmG6C6Ygq0qIXD-BwzpWA

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  26. Wigglytuff has two stage 1 cards.

    Alex Daniels
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT4TYVhxtRt8rck2SY7h60w

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  27. Wigglytuff

    Jacob FakeName
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGaKV0CuozQ_iS6yZE5phdw

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  28. WigglyTuff

    Lord Time
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1LzIHdWWV81_iVEfiogjfQ

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  29. WigglyTuff

    Shawn Ng

    http://m.youtube.com/channel/?client=mv-google&layout=mobile

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