Growlithe -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Growlithe from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Growlithe is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with a HP of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Growlithe does not have an Ability and it only has one move called Take Down, which for three energy cards, two colorless and one fire, does 60 damage, however, the move also does 20 damage to Growlithe.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Growlithe is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Arcanine, 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, even though this card has a high HP and a powerful attack, I would not recommend using this card in a deck.  As a Basic Pokemon, it can't be used as a starter type Pokemon since it requires three energy cards to attack, and even if you spend the time to set up Growlithe on the bench, 60 damage for three energy cards is average at best, add in the fact Take Down does 20 damage to Growlithe, and its HP takes a huge hit.  So, if you're looking to play Arcanine in your deck, I would recommend either using a different Growlithe card, or completely setting up the line on the bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Arcanine, this is a well below average Basic Pokemon card.  Even though Growlithe has an above average HP and a solid move, there really isn't a scenario where I could recommend using this card in a deck, and for that reason, I am giving this card my lowest rating.  There are much better Basic Pokemon out there to use, to attack quicker, and lots of Pokemon with much higher HP that can do the same amount of damage for the same amount of energy.

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Growlithe -- Evolutions Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Growlithe from the XY Evolutions Pokemon Card Set.  Growlithe is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with a HP of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Growlithe does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Hind Kick, for one colorless energy card, this move does 10 damage, however you must switch Growlithe with one of your benched Pokemon after attacking.  Growlithe's second move is called Flare, for two energy cards, one each of fire and colorless, does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Growlithe is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Arcanine, 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, this card has some use as a starter type Pokemon in a deck, since it can attack for only one energy card, and has the option of two moves to use once the card is set up.  What I like about this Growlithe card is that later in games, if you're forced to put it into the active Pokemon spot, Roar could be a game saver, since you can quickly get it out of the active Pokemon spot and potentially put a better Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot.  So while, Growlithe is solid overall, having an above average HP and two decent moves, since you do have to retreat Growlithe if you use Roar, as a starter type Pokemon it may be best to just not attack the first turn so you don't have to put a Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot that isn't set up.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Arcanine, this is an average Basic Pokemon card overall.  It has a slightly above average HP, and two moves, making it a card that holds its own by itself.  Like I mentioned in the strategy section of this post, I like the fact Growlithe can attack for one energy card, but early in games that might make things difficult if you have to put a Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot that isn't set up, but late in games, it could help you move a more powerful Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot without having to give up energy retreating.

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Growlithe -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Growlithe from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  Growlithe is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Growlithe does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  This move is called Bite, and for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Growlithe is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Arcanine, 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, the only way I would consider using this card in a deck is if my deck had four Double Colorless energy cards in it, then you could attach one of those energy cards to Growlithe early in the game and do Bite every turn, then when retreating time came, just discard the one energy card and call it good.  It isn't worth it in my opinion to play Basic energy on this card because it makes the card slower and its retreat cost too high.  So like I said, if you have Double Colorless energy in your deck, consider using one of these in a deck, otherwise look for a better Basic Pokemon to use.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Arcanine, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  I like that this card has a high HP, but I don't like the fact it is slow on the attack and has a high retreat cost.  The one move that Growlithe has is average but it is made a little better by the fact two colorless energy cards are required to use it.  But overall, there are definitely better cards out there to use in a deck.

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