Manectric EX -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Manectric EX and Manectric EX Full Art from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  Manectric EX is a basic, EX, lightning type Pokemon card with an hp of 170. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Manectric does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Overrun, for one colorless energy card this move does 20 damage to your opponent's active Pokemon, then it does 20 damage to one of your opponent's benched Pokemon.  Manectric's second move is called Assault Laser, this move requires two energy cards, one each of lightning and colorless, and does 60 damage, plus if the defending Pokemon has a Tool card attached to it, this move does 120 damage instead of 60.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Manectric EX is a basic Pokemon card you won't need to use any other cards with this card.  But remember, because this card is an EX card, if this card is knocked out, two prize cards are taken instead of one.  However, Manectric does have a mega evolution you could use from this set and I will be reviewing that card tomorrow, so this strategy below will act like Manectric EX does not have an evolution.  So knowing this, on its own, I would not recommend using this card in a deck, unless you're building a spread damage type deck, then using one of these cards in the deck is a possibility because you could just put one energy card on this card and use Overrun most turns, then retreat Manectric for only one energy card whenever you need to.  But the main reason I wouldn't use this card in a deck, is because neither move that this card has is very powerful and that is what you need on an EX card, there are much better lightning type Pokemon out there to use in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very poor EX Pokemon card from the Phantom Forces set.  The only good thing about this card is it has a low retreat cost, otherwise, its HP isn't that great, and neither move on this card can do much damage, unless the defending Pokemon is holding a Pokemon Tool card.  So if you want EX cards in your deck, I would try and find a different one to use, because this Manectric EX card just won't cut it for you.

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

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