Golduck -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Golduck from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Golduck is a Stage 1, Water type Pokemon card, with a HP of 90. It has a x2 weakness to Grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Psyduck does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Scratch, for one Colorless Energy card this move does 20 damage.  Golduck's second move is called Double Jet, for one Water Energy card this move does 60 damage times the number of Water Energy cards you discard from your hand, with a maximum of 2 Energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Golduck is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Psyduck into play (I reviewed Psyduck from this set yesterday) and then evolve Psyduck into Golduck.  If you read yesterday's review of Psyduck, you'll know that I thought it was an extremely poor Basic Pokemon card.  Not only was it very limited, in that it only had one attack, but it only attack could not do damage, and it Confused both Active Pokemon.  So knowing this, and looking at Golduck, there is no reason to use Psyduck in the active Pokemon spot, especially since Golduck has a free retreat cost and can easily be moved in and out of play.  You can easily build a deck around Golduck, using its Double Jet move the entire time, and doing 120 damage a turn for only 1 Water Energy card.  You can pair this card with Starmie from Evolutions and use Starmie's Space Beacon Ability, this allows you to discard a card from your hand once per turn and retrieve two Basic Energy cards from your discard pile.  So every turn, you can use Golduck's move, discard two Water Energy cards from your hand, and retrieve them the next turn with Starmie.  You can also use a Splash Energy from the BREAKpoint set on Golduck, so that if it gets knocked out, you can immediately put Golduck back into your hand.  So essentially, if you're looking for a cheap, competitive deck, use 4-4 lines of Psyduck and Golduck, and Staryu and Starmie, 4 Splash Energy, and 4 Energy Retrieval Trainer cards.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is one of the best cards from the Sun and Moon set, and is very popular in competitive play at the moment.  As long as you're able to retrieve Energy cards from your discard pile every turn, 120 damage a turn, for one Energy card, is a good amount of damage for little Energy, plus, if 90 HP is too low for you, you can also include a Golduck BREAK in your deck.  Together with Psyduck from this set, I would give the two Pokemon a 4 out of 5 rating, I would recommend the BREAKpoint one over the Sun and Moon one, but regardless, you shouldn't be using Psyduck in the Active Pokemon spot.

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Golduck -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Golduck from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  Golduck is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Golduck does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Derail, for one water energy card this move does 20 damage, plus it allows you to discard a Special energy card attached to the defending Pokemon.  Golduck's second move is called Hydro Splash, and for three energy cards, two colorless and one water, this move does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Golduck is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Psyduck into play (I reviewed Psyduck from this set yesterday) and then evolve Psyduck into Golduck.  Golduck also has a BREAK form in this set that I'll be reviewing tomorrow.  If you read yesterday's review of Psyduck, you'll know that I thought it was a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card, there really wasn't anything wrong with the card, it had a solid HP and low retreat cost, but the main reason for the lower rating is that the card only had one move, which did average damage, but required two energy cards to attack.  So knowing this about Psyduck and looking at this Golduck card, if you're building a water type deck and am looking for a fair amount of power, it could be beneficial to use a 1-1 line of these two Pokemon in a deck.  Ideally you would want to set this line up on the bench, get three energy cards on Golduck and then move it to the active Pokemon spot using Hydro Splash every turn, however, Derail may come in handy if your opponent is relying on energy like Double Colorless and Burning Energy, it may really ruin their strategy having to discard those Special energy cards.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  Really, there is nothing to complain about on this card, it has an above average HP, low retreat cost, and two good but not great moves.  So like I said above, if you're looking for a solid water type Pokemon line, give this Pokemon family a look, combined with Psyduck from this set, I would give the two cards a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Golduck #35/143 -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Golduck from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two Golduck cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Today's Golduck card is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Golduck does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  Its first move is called Amnesia which requires one colorless energy card and does 20 damage, plus it makes your opponent not able to use a specific moving of your choosing during their next turn.  Golduck's second move is called Aquafall which requires two water energy cards and does 90 damage.  However after using this card you must discard all energy cards attached to Golduck.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Golduck is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Psyduck into play (I reviewed both Psyduck cards from this set the past few days) and then evolve Psyduck into Golduck.  If you've read the two reviews about Psyduck, I don't think either Psyduck card is very good from this set, so you'll never want to put Psyduck into the active Pokemon spot until you can evolve it into Golduck.  Once you get Golduck in play, you can move it into the active Pokemon spot whenever you like because it has a free retreat cost and can retreat whenever without wasting energy cards.  Compared to yesterday's Pokemon which I suggested moving in and out of play using Confuse Ray, this card is more of a card to stay in the active Pokemon when it is moved there, then when it is about to get knocked out, I would then use Aquafall and try to retreat it to the bench after that.  This Golduck card is very good at defense, so if you're facing a powerful Pokemon, I would move this card into the active Pokemon spot and use Amnesia every turn, not only will your opponent not be able to use that powerful move, but you'll be doing damage every turn with this card.  I would definitely recommend using this card in a water type deck, I would suggest using a 2-2 line of Psyduck and Golduck in your deck, I would use 1 of each Golduck in this set.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very solid stage 1 Pokemon card and is definitely worth its value in any deck.  After reviewing this card it is very difficult for me to choose which one I like better, I think they both are very good.  I like how this Golduck card also has a free retreat cost, it has a higher hp, and can do more damage, and is very good defensively.  So I guess after saying that, I would give the slight edge to this card over yesterday's Golduck.  Overall though, I again give this line a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Golduck #34/143 -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Golduck from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two Golduck cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  I sure hope one of these Golduck cards is a bit better than the Psyduck cards in this set.  So today's Golduck card is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Golduck does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  Its first move is called Confuse Ray and for one colorless energy card this move confuses the defending Pokemon.  Golduck's second move is called Water Gun, this move requires two energy cards, one each of water and colorless, and does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Golduck is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Psyduck into play (I reviewed both Psyduck cards from this set the past two days) and then evolve Psyduck into Golduck.  If you've read the past two reviews I've written, I don't think either Psyduck card is very good from this set, so you'll never want to put Psyduck into the active Pokemon spot until you can evolve it into Golduck.  Once you get Golduck in play, you can move it into the active Pokemon spot whenever you like because it has a free retreat cost and can retreat whenever without wasting energy cards.  I would for sure have one energy card on Golduck before moving it into the active Pokemon spot.  I would try to include Pokemon in the deck that takes advantage of confused Pokemon, that way you can put Golduck in for a turn, use Confuse Ray, then retreat it the next turn, putting that Pokemon into play that benefits from battling confused Pokemon.  This card would fit well in almost any type deck because it requires mostly colorless energy cards.  If you want to use something other than Confuse Ray make sure to have some water energy cards in your deck, and I would use Water Gun if you don't plan on moving Golduck in and out of play consistently, and just plan on keeping it in the active Pokemon spot for awhile.  I would recommend using this card in a deck, I think it is a solid stage 1 Pokemon card, I would consider using a 2-2 or 2-1 line of Psyduck and Golduck in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very solid stage 1 Pokemon card and is definitely worth its value in any deck.  I like how this card has a free retreat cost, and two good moves.  Unfortunately it doesn't have a very high hp and its previous evolution is very weak, at least if you use one of the Psyduck cards from this deck.  So overall, I would give this line a 3 out of 5 rating, I think you can get away with only needing 1 maybe 2 Psyduck in a deck, and not really needing to use it before you evolve it into Golduck, so I am giving this entire line an average rating.

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