Carbink 50/124 -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Carbink from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two consecutive Carbink cards I've reviewed from this set.  This Carbink card is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 90, it has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Carbink has an Ability called Safeguard that says all effects of an attack done by an EX Pokemon to Carbink is prevented.  Besides the Ability, Carbink just has one move called Power Gem and does 40 damage for two energy cards, one each of fighting and colorless.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Carbink is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, other than Carbink BREAK, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card, however since there are two Carbink cards in this set I will be comparing the two.  So on its own, this card merits used based solely on its Ability, you can put one in your deck and keep it on the bench to prevent your opponent from using an EX card, since they know you'll put Carbink into the active Pokemon spot and if they do do that, you just put Carbink into the active Pokemon spot and attack with Power Gem every turn.  Even if you're not facing EX Pokemon, this card is solid overall with an above average damage move and a somewhat quick attack.  Compared to yesterday's card, this card has a higher HP and a quicker attack, yesterday's card can do more damage per turn and has a more useful Ability.  With that being said, both cards are good and you could easily use one of each in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  This is as about a solid of a card as can be, a perfect starter type Pokemon if you're content on waiting a turn to attack.  This card has an Ability to shut down EX cards and a solid move, so if you're building a fighting type deck, this card is worth a long look.

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Carbink 49/124 -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Carbink from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  There are actually two Carbink cards in this set and I'll be reviewing the other tomorrow, plus there is a Carbink BREAK.  This Carbink card is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 80, it has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Carbink has an Ability called Energy Keeper that says Basic energy cards attached to your Basic Pokemon cannot be discarded by your opponent's attacks, abilities, or trainers. Besides the Ability, Carbink has one move called Stone Edge, for three energy cards, two fighting and one colorless, this move does 60 damage plus 30 more damage if you get a heads when flipping a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Carbink is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, other than Carbink BREAK, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card, but I would wait until I compare this card to tomorrow's Carbink card before for sure using this card.  With that being said, this is not a card you can start the game with, this card is mainly for its Ability, just putting one in your deck and keeping it on the bench the whole time, that way it could greatly disrupt your opponent's strategy.  And, if you do have to put this card into the active Pokemon spot, if you have three energy cards on it, Stone Edge is a good move and if you flip a heads when flipping a coin, a well above average move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  I would like to give this card an above average rating but since it requires three energy cards to attack and on the slower side I am only giving it an average rating, but I would recommend this card to those building a fighting type deck and looking for some defensive strategy to go against your opponent.

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Carbink -- Flashfire Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Carbink from the Flashfire Pokemon Card Set.  Carbink is a basic, 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 two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Carbink does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Crystal Barrier, for one fairy type energy card if you get a heads when you flip a coin all effects of an attack from your opponent during their next turn are prevented.  Carbink's second move is called Wonder Blast, this move requires three colorless energy card and does 20 damage for each fairy type energy card attached to this Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Carbink 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, you could definitely use at least one of these Carbink cards in a fairy type deck as a starter type Pokemon because you can put it into play immediately and use Crystal Barrier, thus giving you time to set up Wonder Blast and do 100 damage a turn.  With 70 hp, you should be fine early on in the game if you don't get a heads when trying to use Crystal Barrier but later in the game, unless Carbink is already set up, this card won't be that great because 70 hp on a card that late in a game just isn't that good.  So you can definitely take a chance on this card and use it in a deck, early on in the game it will be good, but as the game goes on this card will get worse.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the Flashfire set.  This card has an above average hp, and one good move out of two moves.  If you plan on using this card as a starter type Pokemon, it will be a little slower than most, but will pack much more power by being able to do 100 damage a turn if you're using solely fairy type energy cards with it.  Overall, this card is definitely worth being used in a deck.

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