Lugia EX -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Lugia EX and Lugia EX Full Art from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Lugia EX is a basic, EX, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 170. It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Lugia does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Aero Ball, for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage times the number of energy attached to both active Pokemon.  Lugia's second move is called Deep Hurricane, for four colorless energy cards this move does 80 damage plus 70 more damage if there is a Stadium Card in play, however you must discard the Stadium card in play after using this move.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Lugia 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.  So knowing this about Lugia EX, this card to me, is perfect for a card that you move into the active Pokemon spot when you want to knock a Pokemon out, then retreat it using a Switch trainer the next turn.  The reason I would say to just play this card one turn at a time then retreat it is because if you knock out a Pokemon, the Pokemon your opponent puts into the active Pokemon spot probably isn't going to have a ton of energy on it if it isn't all of the way set up yet, meaning that Aero Ball probably wouldn't do as much damage as you'd like.  Same thing goes for Deep Hurricane, it is great to be able to do 150 damage a turn but if you are the only one playing Stadium cards in your deck, you don't want to have to discard those every turn.  If I were building a deck, I would definitely consider using this Lugia EX card in it, I would use just 1 since it requires four energy cards to use its second move, but I would take the time to get four energy cards on it, that way Aero Ball could do 80 damage every turn for only 2 energy cards plus however more damage depending on how many energy cards the defending Pokemon has attached to it.  The only time I would use Deep Hurricane would be if I knew for sure I would be doing a OHKO, then I would put a Stadium card into play if there wasn't one already and do that 150 damage, but I definitely wouldn't add additional Stadium cards into the deck if I weren't using them already because I think Lugia EX would work just fine with Aero Ball.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average EX Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set and a very powerful EX card, one that I would definitely try using in a deck.  You really can't beat being able to do upwards of 150 damage with each move Lugia EX has, plus throw in the fact it requires colorless energy cards, and this card is very good.  The only thing holding this card back from a 5 out of 5 rating is that both of its moves require something extra in order to do maximum damage.  But if you're looking for an EX card to use in your deck, this one requires strong consideration.

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Porygon-Z 67/98 -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Porygon-Z from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two Porygon-Z cards I've reviewed from this set.  Porygon-Z is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Porygon-Z card does have an Ancient Trait, which is called Stop and prevents all effects of your opponent's Abilities done to Porygon-Z.  Besides the Ancient Trait, this card does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Digital Reboot, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to devolve as many of your benched Pokemon as you'd like, and move that evolution forms back into your hand.  Porygon's second move is called Dazzle Blast, for two colorless energy cards this move does 50 damage, plus it confuses the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Porygon-Z is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Porygon into play and then evolve it into Porygon2 before you can evolve Porygon2 into Porygon-Z, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last few days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought the two cards were both slightly below average Pokemon cards, both cards have the potential to do a good amount of damage but both cards are slower on the attack and Porygon2 has a below average HP plus its main move is based on coin flips.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and looking at this specific Porygon-Z, the main reason you would want to use this card in a deck is for its Digital Reboot move, the reason you would want to use this move so often is to be able to reuse an Ability from let's say a Stage 2 Pokemon every single turn, like Aggron from Dragons Exalted (if you're playing in the expanded format) where you can use its Toppling Wind Ability to discard the top 3 cards of your opponent's deck every single turn and hopefully be able to win the game that way.  The only thing preventing Porygon-Z from being so dominate is that it is a Stage 2 evolution so it is slow to play and it has a lower HP than I'd like.  Dazzle Blast does do above average damage for the amount of energy it requires, but I like yesterday's Porygon-Z card better since it can do more damage overall.  So after looking at both Porygon-Z cards from this set, both are fairly even, they both have the same HP and retreat cost, and very similar moves, I like the first move on this Porygon-Z card better, but I like the main attacking move on yesterday's card better than today's, so you really can't go wrong with trying to incorporate either card into a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  Just like yesterday's Porygon-Z card, I really like this card's first move and it can greatly affect your opponent's strategy, this card does feel a little underpowered to me, but I would hope that even though this is a Stage 2 card, it will not be your main attacker.  Together with Porygon and Porygon2 from this set, I would give all three a 3 out of 5 rating, this line is definitely worth a look in decks.

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Porygon-Z 66/98 -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Porygon-Z from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Porygon-Z cards I'll be reviewing on my blog.  Porygon-Z is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Porygon-Z card does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Cyber Crush, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to discard all Special Energy cards attached to each of your opponent's Pokemon.  Porygon-Z's second move is called Slowing Beam, this move requires three colorless energy cards to use and does 70 damage, plus it increases the defending Pokemon's attack costs by one colorless energy card during their next turn.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Porygon-Z is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Porygon into play and then evolve it into Porygon2 before you can evolve Porygon2 into Porygon-Z, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last two days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought the two cards were both slightly below average Pokemon cards, both cards have the potential to do a good amount of damage but both cards are slower on the attack and Porygon2 has a below average HP plus its main move is based on coin flips.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and looking at Porygon-Z, this card is definitely the best Pokemon in this line, not only does it have the highest HP, like it should, but both of its moves are pretty good.  I am a big fan of Cyber Crush, especially with how important Special energy cards are in the metagame right now, the only thing I don't like is that you have to use a Stage 2 Pokemon to use this move, meaning you'll have to include 2 other Pokemon cards in your deck to use it.  But, if you take the time to get Porygon-Z set up, Slowing Beam is a pretty decent move doing above average damage and potentially preventing your opponent from attacking during their next turn.  Because Porygon-Z is the only good card in this line, I wouldn't use more than a 1-1-1 line of this Pokemon family and I would depend on trainer cards to get this line set up quickly on the bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  Other than having a lower HP than I'd like from a Stage 2 evolution, this card is all positive.  Both of its moves are very good, the first one can make a major impact on the strategy your opponent is using and the second move can do major damage plus prevent your opponent from attacking.  So altogether, if you're looking to use this Pokemon line in your deck, I would recommend it, giving the entire line a 3 out of 5 rating, I think Porygon-Z is worth the work in a deck.

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Porygon2 -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Porygon2 from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card set.  Porygon2 is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Porygon2 does not have an Ability or Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Sharpen, for one colorless energy card this move does 20 damage.  Porygon2's second move is called Tri Attack, for three colorless energy cards this move does 30 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip 3 coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Porygon2 is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Porygon into play (I reviewed Porygon from this set yesterday) and then evolve Porygon into Porygon2.  Porygon2 does have a Stage 2 evolution in Porygon-Z, which there are two of in this set, that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, the strategy below will act like Porygon2 is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my review of Porygon, you'll know that I thought that card was a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card, it had a solid HP, low retreat cost, and two moves.  The only knock against it was that it required two energy cards to do damage to the defending Pokemon instead of one.  So knowing this about Porygon and looking at this Porygon2 card, this card could be used with Porygon if you are already using a Porygon card in a deck since it can increase its HP and do the same amount of damage for one less energy card.  The main reason you'd want to use this card in a deck is for Tri Attack which has the potential to do 90 damage a turn, first off, you'll want to attach Trick Coin to this card to give you a better chance of doing major damage, and secondly, you'll want some good luck.  Because Porygon2 is mainly effective based on coin flips, I cannot recommend using this card in a deck unless using with Porygon-Z.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a slightly below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  Just like Porygon from yesterday, this card is pretty solid overall having two moves and both requiring whatever energy you'd like to use, however this card does have a below average HP, and its main move is based off of a coin flip.  Together with Porygon from this set, I cannot give both cards higher than a 2 out of 5 rating, the same rating each card received individually.

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Porygon -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Porygon from the Ancient Origins set.  Porygon is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Porygon does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Data Check, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to look through your deck, however you must shuffle it afterwards.  Porygon's second move is called Sharpen and for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Porygon is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Porygon2, and a Stage 2 evolution in Porygon-Z and there are two Porygon-Z cards in this set, which I'll be reviewing the next few days, you'll more than likely want to use some of those Pokemon with this card, however, since I have not reviewed any of those cards yet, I will just act like Porygon does not have any evolution forms and that it will be used on its own.  On its own, this card probably shouldn't be used in decks, mainly because it requires two energy cards as opposed to one to attack the defending Pokemon.  Data Check could be a very helpful move, however, number one, you should always know what cards you have left in your deck and number two, a trainer card is much better for looking through your deck.  If you know that you're going to use Porygon2 and possibly Porygon-Z in your deck, this card wouldn't be too bad to put into the active Pokemon spot because it doesn't require a specific type of energy and it has a solid HP, but looking at this card on its own, results in it not meriting use.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  There really is nothing wrong with this card and it would have gotten a 3 out of 5 rating if it didn't require 2 energy cards to do damage to the defending Pokemon, other than that this card is pretty solid with an average HP, low retreat cost, and the fact that it has two moves.  So while I wouldn't recommend using this card on its own, it would not be the worst thing in the world if you had to use it on its own.

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Eevee -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Eevee from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Eevee is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Eevee does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tackle and for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Eevee's second move is called Lunge, this move requires two colorless energy cards to use and does 30 damage, however you must flip a coin when using this move and if you get a tails the move does nothing.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Eevee is a basic Pokemon card with three Stage 1 evolution forms in this set, Vaporeon, Flareon, and Jolteon, you'll definitely want to use this card in a deck to get to those cards, all of the Eevee evolution cards in this deck I gave above average ratings and all three have amazing abilities on them, and should be a staple in decks in the metagame.  So knowing how good the evolution forms of Eevee are, I will now specifically look at Eevee.  So, after looking at Eevee in the overview section of this post, it is a solid start to this Pokemon family, you can put it into the active Pokemon spot to start the game since it can attack for one energy card and even do up to 30 damage a turn if you can't evolve it after your first turn.  But, if you have Eevee in your deck, it is probably because you want to evolve it to use one of its evolution forms' Ability, thus keeping it on the bench the whole time.  So overall, this card is good if it has to be put into the active Pokemon spot, but you'll probably never have to do that.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon, this is an average Basic Pokemon card that is a solid first Pokemon in a very popular Pokemon line.  This card is just solid overall and won't make you immediately lose the game if you're forced to play it in the active Pokemon spot.

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Persian -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Persian from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Persian is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Persian card does not have an Ancient Trait or an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Fake Out, for one colorless energy card this move does 30 damage plus it paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when flipping a coin.  Persian's second move is called Ambush, this move requires two colorless energy cards to use and does 40 damage plus 30 more damage if you get a heads when flipping a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Persian is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Meowth into play (I reviewed Meowth from this set yesterday) and then evolve Meowth into Persian.  If you read yesterday's review of Meowth, you'll know that I thought that card was an average Basic Pokemon card but one that would be well above average if used in a darkness type deck since it could do 30 damage or only one energy card, plus a solid HP and a low retreat cost.  So knowing this about Meowth and looking at this Persian card, this Pokemon line would be a solid addition to any type deck.  Both Meowth and Persian have the potential to do major damage for a small amount of energy cards.  So when building a deck, I could see using a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family and making sure to include a few Trick Coin trainer cards into your deck and then attaching one to this line to give you a better chance at flipping a heads when using either of Persian's moves.  The earlier you get Persian into the active Pokemon spot the better, especially if you're able to paralyze the defending Pokemon, it will give you more time to set up your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a slightly above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  There is really nothing that I dislike about this card.  It is a colorless type card so it fits into any type deck, it has a solid HP, low retreat cost, and two very good moves that both require little energy to attack.  Together with Meowth from this set, I would give both cards a 4 out of 5 rating, this line is definitely worth consideration when building a deck.

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Meowth -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Meowth from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Meowth is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Meowth does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Act Tough, for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage plus 20 more damage if Meowth has a darkness type energy card attached to it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Meowth is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Persian, 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, if you're building a darkness type deck, this card is definitely worth a consideration, since it can do 30 damage a turn for only one energy card.  If not, I wouldn't use this card in a deck just because doing 10 damage a turn isn't very good and will limit you especially if you have to use Meowth later in games.  So, if building a darkness type deck, I would considering 2 to 3 Meowth cards, otherwise I would avoid.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Persian, this is an average Basic Pokemon card but becomes above average if used in a darkness type deck doing up to 30 damage a turn.  So like I said several times so far, definitely use this card in a darkness type deck, but outside of that type deck, there are plenty of better cards to use out there.

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Goodra -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Goodra from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Goodra is a stage 2, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Goodra does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Liquid Blow, for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon for each colorless energy cards in their retreat cost.  Goodra's second move is called Shining Breath, for four energy cards, two colorless and one each of water and fairy, this move does 110 damage, plus during Goodra's next turn it can't be affected by an special conditions.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Goodra is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Goomy into play and then evolve it into Sliggoo before you can evolve Sliggoo into Goodra, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last two days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought both cards were very poor, both had well below average HP, under powered moves, and were just slow to attack in general, and in Sliggoo's case, also had a very high retreat cost.  So knowing how poor the first two Pokemon cards in this line are and looking at this Goodra card, of course the first thing that stands out is its Shining Breath move which does a whopping 110 damage every single turn for four energy cards.  If you're building a dual type deck of water and fairy type Pokemon, this card and line is a must, setting up the entire line on the bench and getting four energy cards on Goodra, then cleaning house once you get this card set up.  Another option for Goodra would be to use this card in a spread attack type deck, that way, you can have a fair amount of damage on all of your opponent's Pokemon then put Goodra into the active Pokemon spot and attack the stronger Pokemon first, or at least the ones with higher retreat costs using Liquid Blow move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  This card has a good HP, and two above average moves.  This card can do major damage every single turn if you'd like or it can attack Pokemon on your opponent's bench and knock them out.  Too bad Goomy and Sliggoo from this set weren't a bit better because I can't give this line any better than a 2 out of 5 rating looking at all of the cards combined, but if you're patient and willing to set this line up on the bench, definitely go ahead and use it.

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Sliggoo -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Sliggoo from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card set.  Sliggoo is a stage 1, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Sliggoo does not have an Ability or Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Bubble, for one colorless energy card this move paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when flipping a coin.  Sliggoo's second attack is called Melt and does 20 damage for two energy cards, one each of water and fairy.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Sliggoo is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Goomy into play (I reviewed Goomy from this set yesterday) and then evolve Goomy into Sliggoo.  Sliggoo does have a Stage 2 evolution in Goodra, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Sliggoo is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my review of Goomy, you'll know that I thought that card was downright gloomy.  It has an extremely low HP, and the only move it had not only required two energy cards to use, making it slow, but it did below average damage only doing 10 damage.  So I recommended staying away from that card no matter what.  So knowing this about Goomy and looking at this Sliggoo card, I would recommend staying away from both Pokemon in this line, unless I take a look at Goodra tomorrow and just determine it unstoppable.  This card, just like Goomy, has a really low HP, and can do little damage when attacking.  Not only that, this card has a higher retreat cost than attack cost, and it requires two distinct type of energy when attacking.  So no thanks on using Sliggoo in a deck, so there is really no strategy required.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very poor Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  Not only does it have a very low HP, it is slow on the attack, underpowered, and has a high retreat cost.  There is really nothing positive on this card at all.  Combined with the very poor Gloomy card from yesterday, I can't give these two cards higher than a 1 out of 5 rating.

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Goomy -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Goomy from the Ancient Origins set.  Goomy is a basic, dragon type Pokemon card with an HP of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Goomy's Ability is called Water Down and says that whenever you place a water energy card on this Goomy card, you may search your deck for another Goomy and put it onto your bench.  Besides the Ability, this card has one move called Stampede that for two energy cards, one each of fairy and colorless, does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Goomy is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Sliggoo, and a Stage 2 evolution in Goodra, which I'll be reviewing the next few days, you'll more than likely want to use some of those Pokemon with this card, however, since I have not reviewed any of those cards yet, I will just act like Goomy does not have any evolution forms and that it will be used on its own.  On its own, I would stay as far as possible away from this card.  Not only is this card prime for getting OHKOed later in games with only 40 HP, but you can't even use this card as a starter type Pokemon because it requires two energy cards to attack and does a low amount of damage.  So there is really no strategy to use with this card other than to not include it in your deck.  Speaking of how bad this card is, why would you try and utilize its Ability so you can get even more Goomy in play?

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a miserable Basic Pokemon card from the Ancient Origin set.  This is probably one of the worst cards I have seen from this set so far.  There really isn't anything I like about this card, it has such a low HP and a slow move that does below average damage that there just isn't any merit to using this card in a deck.  Also, I don't like the fact that Goomy's Ability requires water type energy cards and most decks that have two types of Basic energy cards don't work that well.  So again, stay away from this card, and do not use it in your deck.

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Giratina EX -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Giratina EX and Giratina EX Full Art from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Giratina EX is a basic, EX, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 170. It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  This card's Ability is called Renegade Pulse and says that all effects of attacks done by Mega Evolution Pokemon to Giratina EX are prevented.  Besides the Ability, Giratina just has one move called Chaos Wheel, this move requires four energy cards to use, two colorless and one each of psychic and grass, and does 100 damage, plus it locks tool, special energy and stadium cards the next turn, meaning your opponent can't use any of them.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Giratina 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.  So knowing this about Giratina EX, the number one reason you would want to use this card in a deck is for its Ability and preventing Mega Pokemon from attacking.  So, almost regardless of the type of deck you're building, if you want to counter Mega Pokemon, this Giratina card is a must, especially if you're facing a deck with a majority of Mega EX cards.  You could just keep this card on your bench to prevent your opponent from using their Mega EX cards at all, or set up this card on the bench and move it to the active Pokemon spot doing 100 damage a turn and preventing your opponent from using a lot of their cards each turn.  The only down side of Giratina is that its only move requires two distinct types of energy cards which doesn't make for the easiest use.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average EX Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set and one that will see major usage in the metagame if Mega EX cards continue to be extremely popular.  Not only is this card a great counter to those cards, but if you can fit two types of energy cards into your deck, this card can do major damage every single turn.  So if you're building a deck, this card is definitely worth a look.

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Whimsicott -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott is a stage 1, fairy type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Whimsicott card does not have an Ancient Trait or an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Windy Mischief, for one fairy type energy, this move allows you to move all damage counters from one of your benched Pokemon to your opponent's Active Pokemon.  Whimsicott's second move is called Rolling Tackle and does 30 damage for two colorless energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review of Cottonee, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card, it would have been a solid card to use in a deck if it had 60 HP instead of 40, because the one move it did have only required one energy card to use and put the defending Pokemon to sleep.  So knowing this about Cottonee and looking at this Whimsicott card, the main reason you'll want to consider having this card in a deck is for its Windy Mischief move, what you would do, is use an EX or something with a very high HP for quite awhile in your active Pokemon spot, retreat that EX, then move Whimsicott into the active Pokemon spot, making sure it won't get knocked out in one move, and use Windy Mischief, potentially one hit KOing the defending Pokemon.  Other than that strategy, there is no reason to use Whimsicott in a deck, since it is a Stage 1 evolution and has such a low HP.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a slightly above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set and one that can do a sneaky high amount of damage in a deck using its Windy Mischief move, as long as you give yourself time to get some major damage on one of your Pokemon.  Together with Cottonee from this set, I would give both cards a 3 out of 5 rating, both have low HP, so definitely warrant no more than a 1-1 line of use.

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Cottonee -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cottonee from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Cottonee is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Cottonee does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Cotton Bed and for one fairy type energy card, it does 10 damage plus it puts the defending Pokemon to sleep.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cottonee is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Whimsicott, 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, I would not recommend using this card in a deck, mainly because it has such a low HP, and if you get it into the active Pokemon spot any other time than to start the game, the card is going to get knocked out in one move.  The one thing that I like about this card is that it puts the defending Pokemon to sleep, so potentially, if you don't mind the low HP, you could use this card as a starter Pokemon and put it in the active Pokemon spot to start the game, put the defending Pokemon to sleep, and then work on setting up your bench.  But, like I said, if you want to use this card in a deck, don't use more than 1 because it has such a low HP.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Whimsicott, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  This card is similar to cards that I usually give a 1 out of 5 rating, but because the one move Cottonee has does inflict a special condition and do damage, I am bumping this card up a point.  But overall, this card definitely isn't a card that has to be in decks, you can definitely do better.

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Gardevoir -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Gardevoir from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Gardevoir is a stage 2, fairy type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Gardevoir's Ability is called Bright Heal and says that once per turn you may heal 20 damage from each of your Pokemon.  Besides the Ability, Gardevoir just has one move called Telekinesis, this move requires three colorless energy cards to use and does 50 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Gardevoir is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Ralts into play and then evolve it into Kirlia before you can evolve Kirlia into Gardevoir, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last two days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought Ralts was an average Basic Pokemon card, one that could be used on its own as a starter type Pokemon since it had a solid HP, two moves, and a low retreat cost, however I recommended either using that card by itself or using this entire family because I thought Kirlia from this set was underpowered and had a lower HP than I'd like.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and taking a look at Gardevoir, the main reason you would want to use this entire line of Pokemon is to take advantage of Gardevoir's Ability which can heal 20 damage from each of your Pokemon in play each turn.  Because you aren't using this card as an attacker but instead keeping it on your bench, I wouldn't use more than a 1-1-1 line of this entire line.  I would also make sure you have plenty of Pokemon in your deck that either have a free retreat cost or a very powerful Pokemon card that does damage to your own Pokemon, either way, you can then make sure to move those damaged Pokemon to your bench and heal them every turn with Gardevoir.  It is nice that this card requires only colorless energy cards to attack meaning it fits in any type deck, but doing 50 damage for three energy cards is definitely an underpowered move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set, based solely on its Ability.  You definitely can't beat being able to heal 20 damage a turn from all of your Pokemon in play, it is like you are using multiple Potion cards each turn.  But, if you don't want to use this card for its healing ability, I wouldn't recommend using this line in a deck, just use Ralts as a starter type Pokemon at the most.  Altogether, I would give this line a 3 out of 5 rating, it is very solid overall and can be used in a multitude of decks.

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Kirlia -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Kirlia from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card set.  Kirlia is a stage 1, fairy type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Kirlia does not have an Ability or Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Calm Mind, for one colorless energy card this move heals 30 damage from Kirlia.  Kirlia's second move is called Magical Shot, for three energy, two colorless and one fairy, this move does 50 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Kirlia is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Ralts into play (I reviewed Ralts from this set yesterday) and then evolve Ralts into Kirlia.  Kirlia does have a Stage 2 evolution in Gardevoir, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Kirlia is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my review of Ralts, you'll know that I thought that card was a very solid Basic Pokemon card.  It had two good moves, a solid HP, and a low retreat cost, I had no problem using that card on its own as a starter type Pokemon in a fairy type deck.  So knowing this about Ralts and looking at this Kirlia card, I would recommend either sticking to just Ralts in a deck or seeing the entire line through the end by going with Gardevoir as well.  This card just doesn't do much for me, it has a below average HP, and only one move that can do any damage, this move does below average damage for the amount of energy it requires and this move is slow on the attack.  So I cannot recommend using this card in a deck without using Gardevoir.

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 Ancient Origins set.  I like that this card has two moves and a low retreat cost, however this card just isn't very powerful, has a low HP, and neither move is very powerful.  Together with Ralts from this set, I can only give the two cards a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Ralts -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Ralts from the Ancient Origins set.  Ralts is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Ralts does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Mumble, for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Ralts' second move is called Magical Shot, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of colorless and fairy, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Ralts is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Kirlia, and a Stage 2 evolution in Gardevoir, which I'll be reviewing the next few days, you'll more than likely want to use some of those Pokemon with this card, however, since I have not reviewed any of those cards yet, I will just act like Ralts does not have any evolution forms and that it will be used on its own.  On its own, this card could definitely be used as a starter type Pokemon in a fairy type deck, it is not flashy by any means, but it should give you some time at the beginning of the game to get your benched Pokemon set up and do some damage to the defending Pokemon.  I would put at least one of these cards in a fairy type deck and try my hardest to get it into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, then depending on how fast you think you can get your benched Pokemon set up, either put one or two energy cards on Ralts.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very solid, average Basic Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  There is nothing that I dislike about this card.  It has an average HP, low retreat cost, and two solid moves, you really can't go wrong with using this card as a starter type Pokemon card in a fairy type deck.

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Registeel -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Registeel from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Registeel is a basic, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 120, this card has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Registeel does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Iron Head, for two energy cards, one each of metal and colorless, this move does 30 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip a coin until you get a tails.  Registeel's second move is called Forbidden Iron Hammer, this move requires three energy cards to use, two colorless and one metal, and does 70 damage, plus your opponent is forced to discard an energy card attached to their active Pokemon if that Pokemon is an EX.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Registeel is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card.  With that being said, there is absolutely no reason to use this card in a deck, other than doing slightly above average damage for three energy cards, there is nothing special about this card.  You don't want to use this card for Iron Head since it may end up doing zero damage every single turn, and even though Forbidden Iron Hammer does extra if it is facing an EX Pokemon, discarding an energy card doesn't do enough for me to want to use this card at all.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very poor Basic Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  Sure, this card has a high HP and two moves that have the potential to do a lot of damage, but this card also has a high retreat cost, is slow on the attack, and unless you have three energy cards on Registeel, you may not be able to damage at all.  So if you're building a metal type deck, I would definitely look elsewhere for Basic Pokemon cards.

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Metagross 50/98 -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Metagross from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of the two Metagross reviews I'll be doing from this set.  Metagross is a stage 2, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Metagross card does not have an Ability but it does have an Ancient Trait called Double that allows you to attach up to 2 Pokemon tool cards to Metagross.  Besides the Ancient Trait, this card has two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Machine Gun Stomp, this move requires two colorless energy cards to use and does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each card in your hand.  Metagross' second move is called Guard Press, for four energy cards, two each of metal and colorless, this move does 80 damage, plus it reduces damage done to Metagross during your opponent's next turn by 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Metagross is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Beldum into play and then evolve it into Metang before you can evolve Metang into Metagross, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last few days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought the two cards were slightly below average overall, I thought Beldum was a little limited because it could only do 10 damage a turn unless you wanted to put three energy cards on a Basic Pokemon and I thought Metang was average, neither move was great it had, just by itself, but with some luck, one move Metang had could do major damage.  So knowing this about the first two cards in this line, and knowing there is another Metagross card in this set that I reviewed yesterday, this card does not compare or even come close to as good as yesterday's Metagross card.  Yes, this card has two moves that both do damage, but unless you plan on stockpiling your hand with tons of cards, this card really can't do that much damage and its Ancient Trait is pretty useless.  So there is no way I am putting four energy cards on this card just to do 80 damage a turn, or keeping a ton of cards in my hand so I can do potentially 60 or 70 damage a turn with Machine Gun Stomp.  So I can not recommend using this card in a deck and if you want to use Metagross in a deck, use yesterday's card and use it for its Ability.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set.  This card is good in that it has a high HP and two moves, however neither move that this card has is that great and having a four energy card retreat cost makes this card off limits for me.  Whereas I gave yesterday's Metagross card a 4 out of 5 rating, I cannot give this entire family with this Metagross card higher than a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Metagross 49/98 -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Metagross from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Metagross cards I'll be reviewing on my blog.  Metagross is a stage 2, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Metagross's Ability is called Magnetic Warp, and it says once per turn you may switch your active Pokemon with one of your benched Pokemon, if you do this, your opponent must do the same.  Besides the Ability, Metagross just has one move called Iron Cannon, this move requires four energy cards to use, two each of metal and colorless, and does 80 damage plus 80 more damage if you choose to discard all metal energy attached to Metagross.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Metagross is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Beldum into play and then evolve it into Metang before you can evolve Metang into Metagross, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last two days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought the two cards were slightly below average overall, I thought Beldum was a little limited because it could only do 10 damage a turn unless you wanted to put three energy cards on a Basic Pokemon and I thought Metang was average, neither move was great it had, just by itself, but with some luck, one move Metang had could do major damage.  So knowing this about the first two cards in this line, and knowing there is another Metagross card in this set, the main reason you'd want to use this specific Metagross in your deck would be for its Ability.  You could just have a 1-1-1 line of this entire Pokemon family and keep Metagross on the bench the whole time, thus allowing you to retreat all of your Pokemon for free.  Also, if this card was put into a spread damage type deck, and you were able to get damage on all of the defending Pokemon, your opponent would be forced to switch their active Pokemon with one on their bench that also has damage on it, making it that much easier to knock it out.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set, based solely on its Ability.  If you can't utilize its Ability in your deck, don't use this line.  I am not a huge fan of Metagross' only move, not only does it require a lot of energy cards to use, but to do major damage, you may have to discard four energy cards.  So looking at the entire line of Beldum, Metang, and Metagross from this set, I would give them a 3 out of 5 rating, not anything that needs to be in your deck.

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