Granbull -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Granbull from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Granbull is a Stage 1, Fairy type Pokemon card, with a HP of 110. It has a x2 weakness to Metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Darkness type Pokemon, and a two Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Granbull does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  This card's first move is called Dark Clamp, for one Fairy Energy card, this move does 30 damage, plus it makes the defending Pokemon unable to retreat during your opponent's next turn.  Granbull's second move is called Fight Back, for three Energy cards, one Fairy and two Colorless, this move does 50 damage plus 80 more damage if Granbull has any damage counters on it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Granbull is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Snubbull into play (I reviewed Snubbull from this set yesterday) and then evolve Snubbull into Granbull.  If you read yesterday's review of Snubbull, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card overall, it did have an above average HP and could do 20 damage for only one Energy card, but it was limited in that it only had the one move, and the one move it did have could do damage to Snubbull when attacking.  So knowing this about Snubbull and looking at this Granbull card, it would actually make sense to try and use Snubbull as a starter type Pokemon in a deck, using its Reckless Charge move, doing 20 damage, and if you flip a tails and have to do 10 damage to Snubbull, when you evolve it into Granbull, Granbull's Fight Back move will do 130 damage instead of 50.  This Granbull card would also make sense to use in a deck which features a powerful attacker that may end up doing damage to all Pokemon in play, this Pokemon would again, make Fight Back do 130 damage instead of 50.  So, if you're building a Fairy type deck, or just looking for a powerful attacker, I would recommend giving this Granbull card a look.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Sun and Moon set.  Other than when attacking without damage on it, Granbull is a very solid Stage 1 Pokemon card overall, that can do up to 130 damage a turn for only three Energy cards.  Pair this card with Snubbull from the set, and I really like this line overall, I would give both cards in this line a 4 out of 5 rating, they work very well together.

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Granbull -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Granbull from the BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Set.  Granbull is a stage 1, fairy type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120. It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Granbull does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Startling Bark, for two colorless energy cards this move allows you to randomly choose three of your opponent's cards in their hand and have them show them to you and put them back into their deck.  Granbull's second move is called Tantrum, and for three energy cards, two colorless and one fairy, this move does 120 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Granbull is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Snubbull into play (I reviewed Snubbull from this set yesterday) and then evolve Snubbull into Granbull.  If you read yesterday's review of Snubbull, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card, it had two moves and an above average HP, but there really wasn't anything useful on the card.  So knowing this about Snubbull and looking at this Granbull card, the only reason you would want to use this card is for Tantrum, which does major damage for three energy cards.  So you'll want to only use a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family in a deck, set up Granbull on the bench, make sure you have a way to remove confusion, and use Tantrum every turn.  Because this is really all Granbull can do, and it gets confused each turn, I would not base a deck around this card or make it a mainstay in all of your decks, but in turn, it is really just a small, yet powerful option for a fairy type deck.

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 BREAKthrough set.  Like Snubbull from this set, this card has a well above average HP, but is slow on the attack, even though Granbull's first move is quicker, it is based off a coin flip and I am not a fan.  So if you want to risk knocking out Granbull in one move by using Tantrum when confused or have no problem using trainer cards to cure Granbull's confusion each turn, this is a powerful card to include in a fairy type deck.  Together with Snubbull from this set, I cannot give higher than a 2 out of 5 rating.

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