Venonat -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Venonat from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first card in the Phantom Forces set.  Venonat is a basic, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Venonat does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move it has is called Stun Spore, this move requires two energy cards, one each of grass and colorless, and does 20 damage, plus it paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when flipping a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Venonat is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Venomoth, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own this card would be a decent starter type Pokemon for a grass type deck, it has a low retreat cost and average HP.  All you need to do is get two energy cards on this card, so you'll have to endure a turn of attacking or hope your opponent also has a slower Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot.  Once you get two energy cards on Venonat you can use Stun Spore every turn, and if you do get lucky and get a heads when using the move, your opponent won't be able to attack, thus giving you more time to set up your benched Pokemon while Venonat is still in the active Pokemon spot.  Because this card is a little slower, I wouldn't recommend using more than 1 or 2 of these in a deck, and would definitely look elsewhere too before putting this card into it.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Venonat, this card is average to slightly below average.  Even though I wish Venonat's only move was a bit quicker, once you get two energy cards on it, Stun Spore does do average damage plus can do more by inflicting a special condition.  So it has everything average, HP, retreat cost, and one move, so this card is definitely worth consideration when building a grass type deck.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Venonat from the Phantom Forces set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Venonat's stage 1 evolution Venomoth, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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