Tornadus EX Full Art -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Tornadus EX Full Art from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Tornadus is a basic, EX, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 180. It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Tornadus EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Windfall, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows you to shuffle your hand into your deck and draw 6 new cards.  Tornadus's second move is called Jet Blast, this move requires four colorless energy cards and does 60 damage, plus 30 more damage for each Plasma Energy card attached to Tornadus.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Tornadus 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.  Another thing to note with this card is that even though both its moves require colorless energy cards this card will do best in a Team Plasma based deck with Team Plasma energy cards in it.  I say this because you're going to want to save all your Team Plasma energy cards to attach to Tornadus while it is sitting on your bench so when you move it into the active Pokemon spot you can use Jet Blast every single turn and do 180 damage per turn, which will knock out almost all Pokemon in one turn.  So strategy wise, keep this card on the bench, get four energy cards on it (the more Plasma Energy cards the better) and move it into the active Pokemon spot when you have four energy cards on it.  Because there is such a big difference in attack cost between Windfall and Jet Blast, I would not move this card into the active Pokemon spot to just use Windfall.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average EX Pokemon card.  I am giving this card an average rating because for an EX card, looking at this card at face value it really isn't that special.  It has a good hp, but average retreat cost, and moves.  This card will definitely rate a 5 out of 5 if you attach four Team Plasma energy cards to it and use Jet Blast every turn, but without Team Plasma energy cards, this card is no better than average.

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Staraptor -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Staraptor from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Staraptor is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Staraptor does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Wing Attack, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 60 damage.  Staraptor's second move is called Strong Breeze, this move requires four colorless energy cards and it makes your opponent shuffle the defending Pokemon and all cards attached to it into their deck.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Staraptor is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Starly into play and then evolve it into Staravia before you can evolve Staravia into Staraptor, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  The first two Pokemon in this line differ greatly, I am very high on Starly and using it in a deck, but Staravia on the other hand leaves something to be desired, so if you plan on using Staraptor in a deck, I would have 4 Starly, use a couple as starter Pokemon, the others as bench Pokemon so you can evolve Starly into Staravia into Staraptor on the bench.  So besides the four Starly, I would include 2 each of Staravia and Staraptor.  Like I mentioned, you'll want to evolve Staraptor on the bench and get four energy cards on it there.  I would prefer to keep Staraptor on the bench for most of the game unless my opponent gets a Pokemon that they've spent a lot of time on in the active Pokemon spot, I would then move Staraptor into the active Pokemon spot and use Strong Breeze immediately.  After that, I would either use Wing Attack most turns, or use Strong Breeze until my opponent had hardly any Pokemon if any on their bench and start attacking hoping to win by having my opponent run out of Pokemon on their bench.  Even if you don't want to use Staraptor as an attacker, it will only cost one energy card to retreat it which is very good.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 2 Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon card set.  I like that this card can be used in any deck, and its low hp.  I do like both of Staraptor's moves, but just beware, they are slow, and 130 hp isn't that high for a stage 2, so if you have to move Staraptor into the active Pokemon spot early, it may cause you to get knocked out.  Overall, I would rate this entire line a 3 out of 5, possibly a little higher.  I have given Starly a 4, Staravia a 1, and Staraptor a 3 out of 5.  If you plan on using this family in your deck, it is going to take up a big chunk of it, but if you don't mind that, I would definitely recommend using this line.

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Staravia -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Staravia from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Staravia is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Staravia does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Take Down, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 30 damage.  However, when using this move you must flip a coin, and if you get a tails, Staravia does 10 damage to itself.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Staravia is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Starly into play (I reviewed Starly from this set yesterday) and then evolve Starly into Staravia.  Staravia does have a stage 2 evolution in Staraptor 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 Staravia is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Starly was a very solid Pokemon card and a card I would have no shame in using as a starter Pokemon for any type deck.  So after knowing that, and looking at this card, I would probably just stick with using Starly as a starter Pokemon and skip out on using Staravia unless I specifically was using Staraptor in my deck.  I say this because, not only does Staravia have a low hp for a stage 1 Pokemon, but its only move may end up doing 10 damage to Staravia which will make Staravia's 80 hp seem even lower.  If you want to use both Starly and Staravia in your deck, I would use a 2-1 line and evolve Starly into Staravia whenever you can, just because Staravia has a higher hp and can do more damage per turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average stage 1 Pokemon card. Even though this card probably deserves a 2 rating, I'm giving it a 1 because compared to Starly, this card is a big disappointment.  The low hp, and the fact it only has one move makes this card unusable especially without Staraptor.  So I would stay away from this card if possible and just use Starly as a starter Pokemon in your deck.

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Starly -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Starly from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Starly is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Starly does not have an Ability, and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Tackle, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Starly is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Staravia and a stage 2 evolution in Staraptor, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use those cards with this Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolutions.  So with that being said, this would be a basic Pokemon card I would highly recommend using as a starter Pokemon in any type deck.  Because it is a colorless card this card will fit in all decks, and if you plan on using this card as a starter Pokemon you can put 4 of these in your deck.  I would put 4 of these in a deck so that I have a very good chance I could start the game with Starly.  You can move Starly into the active Pokemon spot right away since it only requires one energy card to attack, so just attach the one energy card and use Tackle every turn.  There isn't anything glitzy or glam about this card, but it is very solid and will definitely give you a great basic Pokemon to use in your deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very solid basic Pokemon card.  Even though this card only has one move that can do a maximum of 10 damage, I am still giving this card an above average rating because it is a great starter Pokemon for a deck.  Not only can it fit into any deck since it is a colorless type, but it can attack right away, has an average hp, and even has a resistance.  So you definitely can't go wrong by adding this basic Pokemon card to your deck.

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Kecleon -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Kecleon from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Kecleon is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 70. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Kecleon's Ability is called Color Change and says that as long as Kecleon is your active Pokemon, Kecleon's type is whatever type your opposing Pokemon is.  Kecleon's only attack is called Imittack, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows you to use one of your opponent's active Pokemon's moves, as long as your have the energy cards for it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Kecleon 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, this card eerily reminds me of Ditto, which is a unique concept in the Anime, but never seems to work well in the TCG or games, because of this I would not recommend using Kecleon in a deck.  The reason I would not recommend using Kecleon is because the hp of Kecleon never changes, so if you're facing a stage 2 Pokemon that requires three energy cards to attack, if you spend the time getting three energy cards on Kecleon, more than likely that stage 2 Pokemon will be able to knock Kecleon out by the time you get three energy cards on Kecleon.  So I would not recommend using this card in a deck.  However if you choose to use this card in a deck, I would keep Kecleon on the bench until it has at least three energy cards on it, that way when it is in the active Pokemon spot it should be able to use most of the moves its opponent has.  Kecleon's Ability will be especially against types of Pokemon that are weak to their own type, like Dragon type Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average basic Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card set.  Despite being able to use any of your opponent's active Pokemon's moves, I do not think highly of this card.  I personally don't like this card and would never use it in a deck, but the reason I'm giving this card a 2 instead of a 1 rating is because Kecleon does have its place in the TCG, and can make an impact in the right situation.

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Miltank -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Miltank from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Miltank is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 100. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Miltank does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Max Milk, this move requires two colorless energy cards and heals all damage from one of your Pokemon, after healing the Pokemon, all energy cards must be discarded from Miltank.  Miltank's second move is called Tackle, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Miltank 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, I wouldn't recommend using this card in your deck unless you have a Pokemon card with a really high hp on it, like an EX Pokemon.  That way, you could put one of these Miltank cards in your deck, and use Max Milk on that EX Pokemon when it is close to being knocked out.  Even if Miltank gets knocked out in the process, Miltank only allows your opponent to get one prize card whereas if the EX Pokemon was knocked out they would get two.  Because Miltank has such a high retreat cost, I wouldn't use this card for its Tackle move, you can find many other basic Pokemon out there that can do the same type of damage.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average to very slightly below average basic Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card set.  A few things I like about this card are its high hp, and the fact it has two moves that require colorless energy cards.  If you use this Miltank card in the right type of deck it can really aid your team.  Without using this card in that certain type of deck, this card has two average to below average moves, and a high retreat cost.  So this card has some positives and negatives that really cancel each other out, that is why I'm giving this card an average rating, which is a 3 out of 5.

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Noctowl -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Noctowl from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Noctowl is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Noctowl does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Powerful Vision, for two colorless energy cards, this move does 10 times the number of cards in your opponent's hand.  Noctowl's second move is called Fly, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 50 damage, however when using this move you must flip a coin, if you get tails the move does nothing, if you get heads, all effects of your opponent's attack during their turn are prevented.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Noctowl is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Hoothoot into play (I reviewed Hoothoot from this set yesterday) and then evolve Hoothoot into Noctowl.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Hoothoot was a very poor basic Pokemon card to use on its own, so if you want to use Noctowl in your deck, I would recommend evolving this line on your bench.  Because Noctowl is a little slower to attack, I would only consider using a 1-1 line of Hoothoot and Noctowl in any type deck and would try and utilize Noctowl's Powerful Vision most turns.  Not only does this do more damage the more cards your opponent has in their hand, but it also prevents your opponent from drawing more than one card per turn.  I would not use Fly just because for three energy cards you'd like to do damage to the opposing Pokemon for sure.  So I would probably not use this line in a deck, but it wouldn't be the worst thing if you used this line in yours.

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.  Even though this card can be used in any deck since it is a colorless type Pokemon and the card has a low retreat cost, average hp, and two moves, I'm giving this card a below average rating because the two moves that this card does have are both average to below average, add that into Hoothoot being terrible and I would give this line of Hoothoot and Noctowl from the Plasma Freeze set a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Hoothoot -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Hoothoot from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Hoothoot is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Hoothoot does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move this card has is called Dual Draw, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows each player to draw 2 cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Hoothoot is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Noctwol, 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 Hoothoot in a deck.  My main reason for saying this is because Hoothoot cannot do any damage to your opponent's Pokemon, so if you can't evolve it, there is no reason to use it.  Besides not being able to do damage, the only move Hoothoot has will benefit your opponent as well as yourself.  So if you need one more basic Pokemon in your deck, I would not recommend using this one.

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.  Even though this card will work in any deck, I'm giving this card my lowest rating because Hoothoot cannot do any damage with Dual Draw, its only move, and Dual Draw actually benefits your opponent.  So do not use this card at all, unless you need it specifically for Noctowl.

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Eevee #90/116 -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Eevee from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second Eevee card I have reviewed from this set.  This Eevee card 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.  Just like the other Eevee card in this set, it does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Signs of Evolution, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows you to search your deck for up to three different type evolutions of Eevee and put them into your hand.  Eevee's second move is called Bite, this move does 30 damage for three colorless energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Eevee has several stage 1 evolutions, many in this set, you'll more than likely want to pair this Eevee card up with one of those evolutions.  I have reviewed all the Eevee evolutions from this set and most of them are above average.  Because they are above average you'll have to use Eevee to get to those Pokemon in your deck, so if you are looking at one of the two Eevee cards from the Plasma Freeze set, I can honestly say that both are pretty bad.  However, if you have an Eevee evolution heavy deck, you'll want to use four Eevee in it, I would use 2 each of the two Eevees from this set.  I would try and move this card into the active Pokemon spot to start the game and then use Signs of Evolution to get as many Eevee evolution Pokemon into your hand as possible.  On its own, I would not recommend using this card because Signs of Evolution won't do anything and Bite is way below average damage to energy cost wise.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average basic Pokemon card.  Both Eevee cards from this set in my opinion are below average and I would look elsewhere to find an Eevee if you plan on using one of its evolutions.  Both cards from this set are equally as bad, so if you only have Eevee cards from the Plasma Freeze set to use I would use an equal amount of both in an Eevee evolution deck.

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Eevee #89/116 -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Eevee from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Eevee cards I'll be reviewing from this 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 but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Growl, this move requires one colorless energy card and reduces any damage done from your opponent's attacks during their next turn is reduced by 20.  Eevee's second move is called Quick Attack, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 10 damage plus 10 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Eevee has several stage 1 evolutions, many in this set, you'll more than likely want to pair this Eevee card up with one of those evolutions.  I have reviewed all the Eevee evolutions from this set and most of them are above average.  Since I have reviewed all of those cards already, I'm going to lay out the strategy of using this card as though you're solely looking to use Eevee without one of its evolutions.  In tomorrow's review, I will be comparing both Eevee cards from this set and saying which one I would recommend more.  So if you plan on using this Eevee card in your deck, I wouldn't use many of them, I say this because even though Eevee has an average hp and average retreat cost, neither of its moves are that great for a basic Pokemon, so if you are using an Eevee evolution in your deck I would recommend keeping Eevee on your bench until it is evolved.  If you do move this card to the active Pokemon spot, I would use Quick Attack most turns unless Growl would prevent you from getting knocked out that next turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average basic Pokemon card.  So if you're looking to use an Eevee evolution in your deck, I would hope there are better Eevee cards out there than this one, and there are two in Dark Explorers and one other one from this set, so hopefully one of those cards are better than this one.  But if you have to, this card isn't the worst card in the world to use in your deck, I just wouldn't recommend this one.

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Raticate -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Raticate from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Raticate is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Raticate does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Transfer Junk, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows you to transfer a Team Plasma Pokemon, Trainer, and Energy card from your discard pile into your hand.  Raticate's second move is called Bite and this move does 30 damage for two colorless energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Raticate is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Rattata into play (I reviewed Rattata from this set yesterday) and then evolve Rattata into Raticate.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Rattata from this set was a miserable basic Pokemon card and what that should not be used in a deck on its own.  Because of this, if you want to use Raticate, I would highly recommend evolving Rattata into Raticate on your bench and putting two energy cards on Raticate before moving it into the active Pokemon spot.  I personally would not use this card in a deck, but would definitely consider using this line if your deck has one of these two things:  The first thing is if you have a deck with a lot of Team Plasma cards, then Raticate's Transfer Junk move will be very helpful.  The second scenario I would use this card in is if your deck includes many Pokemon that have free retreat costs, since Raticate has a free retreat cost and can attack fairly quickly, it should be added to the deck.  If you decide to use this card in a standard deck, your only choice will be to use Bite every turn you can.

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.  Even though this card has a really low hp, I am not giving this card a 1 rating because I think this card will be helpful in a couple different styles of decks, and since it has a free retreat cost, you can always move it for free.  Overall, the line of Rattata and Raticate from this set get a 2 out of 5 rating, Rattata was a 1 and Raticate was a 2.

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Rattata -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rattata from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Rattata is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Rattata does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move this card has is called Lunge, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 30 damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin, if you get a tails this move does nothing.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rattata is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Raticate, 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 Rattata in a deck.  I say this because Rattata has an extremely low hp, and the only move it has requires two energy cards, and most Pokemon can do 40 damage in two turns, so by the time Rattata could attack it would be knocked out.  Of course, if you do have this card in your deck, you'll want to get it into the active Pokemon spot early since it has a low hp, and use Lunge every single turn.

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.  Even though this card will work in any deck, I'm giving this card my lowest rating because this is one of those cards that may end up doing zero damage for you if you have it in your deck.  Add that to the fact it has a low hp and its move is slow, and you'll see why I would stay away from this card on its own, and see why I gave it a 1 out of 5 rating.

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Latios EX Full Art -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Latios EX Full Art from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Latios is a basic, EX, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 170. It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Latios EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move this card has is called Mach Flight, this move requires two energy cards, one each of colorless and psychic, and does 40 damage, plus it makes your opponent's active Pokemon unable to retreat during their next turn.   Latios's second move is called Luster Purge, this move requires three energy cards, one each of water, psychic, and colorless, and does 150 damage, however after using this move, you must discard all energy cards attached to Latios.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Latios 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.  Another thing to note with this card is that even though it is a dragon type card, the energy required to use this card are psychic and water types.  So with that in mind, you'll want to use this card in a dual type deck, I would include more than one of these in a deck, and I would keep it on the bench throughout the entire game, making sure to have three energy cards on it, so when you only need to knock out one of your opponent's Pokemon to win, you can move Latios into the active Pokemon spot and more than likely one hit KO them.  That is the strategy I would use with this card, to me, it isn't worth the risk of having your opponent take two prize cards to use this card for Mach Flight, since this move is a very average move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average EX Pokemon card.  I usually never give below average ratings to EX Pokemon cards but this card is one of my exceptions.  I really don't like this card much at all.  First off, it requires two different energy types to attack, and secondly if you actually want to do major damage with this card, you're going to have to wait several turns in between attacks, and if you want to load up this card with energy to use Luster Purge consecutive turns, you'll have to think again, because that move makes you discard all energy cards attached to Latios, not just the three used for the move.  So this is one EX card I would not highly recommend using in a deck and the two Legendary Bird EX cards from this set are both pretty poor compared to most EX cards out there.

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Latias EX Full Art -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Latias EX Full Art from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Latias is a basic, EX, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 160. It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Latias EX's Ability is called Bright Down, this Ability prevents your opponent from attacking you if it has an Ability on it.  Besides the Ability, Latias has one move called Barrier Break.  This move requires three energy cards, one each of fire, psychic, and colorless, and does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Latias 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.  Another thing to note with this card is that even though it is a dragon type card, the energy required to use Barrier Break are fire and psychic, so you'll want to include this card in a dual type deck with those two types of energy.  This type of deck is pretty uncommon so you might not have a chance to use this card, but I would definitely recommend using this card in that type of deck if you're building one.  I would hope to get this card into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible and hope that a majority of my opponent's Pokemon have Abilities on them, that way you can use Barrier Break turn after turn without your opponent attacking in return.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average EX Pokemon card.  Even though I would recommend using this card in a deck, it really is just an average EX Pokemon card.  I say this because even though Latias EX has a high hp and low retreat cost, Bright Down only works if the Pokemon you're facing has an Ability, and Barrier Break, even though it does above average damage, doesn't do that much extra damage that it makes this card one of the best EX cards to use.  So if you want to specifically add EX cards to your deck, this one shouldn't be on the top of your list, however, if you are building a fire and psychic type deck, this card would work well in that deck.

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Kingdra -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Kingdra from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Kingdra is a stage 2, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 140.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Kingdra does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Dragon Vortex, this move requires only one colorless energy card, and does 20 damage times the number of water energy and lightning energy cards in your discard pile.  After using this move, you get to move all of those energy cards back into your deck.  Kingdra's second move is called Tri Bullet, this move requires one water energy card, and does 30 damage to 3 of your opponent's Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Kingdra is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Horsea into play and then evolve it into Seadra before you can evolve Seadra into Kingdra, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them in the past few weeks.  Both of those Pokemon are water type Pokemon, whereas this Kingdra card is a dragon type Pokemon, but all three cards require water energy cards.  The first two Pokemon in this line from Plasma Freeze aren't the greatest, so if you're looking to build a deck that includes Kingdra, you'll definitely want to evolve those two Pokemon into Kingdra on the bench.  If I were to use this line in a deck, I would include a 3-2-2 line of Horsea, Seadra, and Kingdra.  I would evolve them on my bench, and only attach one energy card to Kingdra.  I would put this card in a dual type deck that included water and lightning type Pokemon as well as Pokemon that spread damage.  I would put both Kingdra's on the bench, I would move one Kingdra into the active Pokemon spot early and use Tri Bullet every turn to spread damage around, then I would either retreat that Kingdra before it is knocked out or let it get knocked out, and later in the game when a lot of my energy cards are in the discard pile I would move Kingdra into the active Pokemon spot and use Dragon Vortex once then Tri Bullet after that.  You can easily include supporters and Pokemon that draw cards from your deck or discard cards from your hand or the active Pokemon spot, because with Dragon Vortex you can replenish a big chunk of your deck in one move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 2 Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon card set.  This card reminds me a lot of the Kingdra card I built a deck around and posted that deck video on YouTube.  This card has a good hp, really low retreat cost, and two quick, above average moves.  I could definitely see myself building a deck around this card/family, this would be a spread damage, very quick attacking deck, that would knock out several of your Pokemon out at once.  Overall, I would give this Pokemon family from the Plasma Freeze set, Horsea, Seadra, and Kingdra a 4 out of 5 rating, even though Horsea and Seadra are below average, Kingdra makes this line above average.

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Dragonite -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dragonite from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Dragonite is a stage 2, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dragonite does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Deafen, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 60 damage, plus it restricts your opponent from playing any item cards their next turn.  Dragonite's second move is called Healwing, this move requires four energy cards, two colorless, and one each of lightning and grass, and does 90 damage, plus heals 30 damage from Dragonite.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dragonite is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Dratini into play and then evolve it into Dragonair before you can evolve Dragonair into Dragonite, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  The first two Pokemon in this line from Plasma Freeze aren't the greatest, so if you're looking to build a deck that includes Dragonite, you may want to look at the Dratini and Dragonair cards available in the Dragon Vault set, there are two different versions each of Dratini and Dragonair and they both require the same kind of energy as this Dragonite cards requires.  So whichever Dratini and Dragonair cards you would like to use it really doesn't matter in my opinion because I don't think this card is that great and I wouldn't stuff a bunch of terrible cards like this entire line is in a deck.  But if you really want to use Dragonite in your deck, I would use a 3-2-2 line of Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite, and try my hardest to evolve Dratini up to Dragonite on the bench, and then get the four energy cards it needs to use Healwing.  If you can do this, Dragonite will be pretty good, because 90 damage per turn will knock almost all Pokemon out in two turns or less, and since it also heals 30 damage from Dragonite each turn, it will make Dragonite's 150 hp seem even higher.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 2 Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon card set.  There are a few things I really like about this card, I like its high hp, and the fact it has two moves.  But neither of Dragonite's moves are anything to write home about, Healwing is definitely the better move but both moves are quite slow.  If Dratini and Dragonair were better I would definitely consider using this Pokemon family in a deck, but since they aren't, I would stay away from this Dragonite card.  Overall, I would give this whole line a 2 out of 5 rating, it is just a below average line.

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Dragonair -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dragonair from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Dragonair is a stage 1, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dragonair does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Wrap, for one lightning energy card this move does 20 damage plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, it paralyzes the defending Pokemon.  Dragonair's second move is called Tail Smack, this move requires two colorless energy cards and one grass, and does 50 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dragonair is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Dratini into play (I reviewed Dratini from this set yesterday) and then evolve Dratini into Dragonair.  Dragonair does have a stage 2 evolution in Dragonite 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 Dragonair is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Dratini was a very average basic Pokemon that could be used on its own in a deck but I wouldn't mind if I didn't use it at all.  So after knowing that, and looking at this card, I would probably not use either in a deck without using Dragonite.  The reason I say this is because Dragonair's hp is way too low for a stage 1 Pokemon and its main move, Tail Smack does below average damage.  If you really want to use Dratini and Dragonair in a deck, I wouldn't use more than 1 of each in a dual type, grass and lighting deck.  I would get these Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible since both have low hp, and I would try and use Wrap to make the opponent unable to attack most turns.  If I didn't have Dragonite in the deck I was using, I don't think I'd attach three energy cards to Dragonair, I would just use Wrap several turns and then discard one energy card to retreat it.

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. Even though this card has a low retreat cost and two moves, I'm giving this card a below average rating because of its extremely low hp and the fact that Tail Smack does below average damage.  So if you're looking for a dragon type line of Pokemon to use, I would look elsewhere, unless Dragonite is really dominant when I review it tomorrow I would stay away from this line completely.  So far, I would give this line from the Plasma Freeze set a 2 out of 5 rating, Dratini was average, and this card was below average.

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Dratini -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dratini from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Dratini is a basic, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dratini does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Shed Skin, this move requires one grass energy card and heals 20 damage from Dratini.  Dratini's second move is called Tail Smack, this move requires two energy cards, one each of lightning and colorless, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dratini is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Dragonair and a stage 2 evolution in Dragonite, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use those cards with this Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolutions.  So before I talk too much strategy, you'll want to note even though Dratini is a dragon type Pokemon card, the TCG does not have any Dragon type energy cards yet, so if you want to use Dratini and potentially its evolutions, you'll want to build a dual type deck that includes both grass and lightning type energy cards because Dragonair and Dragonite require both lightning and grass type energy to attack.  So let's get into the strategy, since this card is a basic Pokemon card and we haven't reviewed its evolutions yet, this card wouldn't be the worst to use in a deck because it does have two moves, both being average and this card can use those moves quickly.  However this card isn't that great so if I were to use this card on its own, I wouldn't use more than 1 in a deck, I would try and get it in the active Pokemon spot to start the game, use Shed Skin to stall my opinion and allow me to set up my own benched Pokemon and then use Tail Smack when your bench is sufficiently set up.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average basic Pokemon card.  Even though this card has below average hp, I still would consider this card average because it has a low retreat cost, and two moves that both do average healing/attacking when used.  So you can't go wrong if you want to use this card in a deck, but there are definitely better cards than this out there to use.

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Mawile -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Mawile from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Mawile is a basic, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 70. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Mawile does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Astonish, this move requires one metal energy card and allows you if you get heads when you flip a coin to randomly select a card from your opponent's hand and have them put it back into their deck.  Mawile's second move is called Big Ol' Bite, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, and does 30 damage, plus it heals 30 damage from Mawile.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Mawile 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, I would not recommend using this card in a deck because neither of Mawile's moves do above average or even average damage.  But if you were to use this card in a metal type deck, you'll of course want to use this card early in your game because it only has 70 hp and it can only do 30 damage per turn.  I would use only one of these, and put three energy cards on it, and then use Big Ol' Bite every turn to hopefully prolong Mawile's time the in active Pokemon spot so I could set up my bench Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average basic Pokemon card from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card set.  Even though this card has an above average hp, low retreat cost, and two moves, I'm still giving this card a below average rating because this card is pretty slow to attack, and neither of its moves do near average damage.  So if you're looking for a metal type basic Pokemon card to use in a deck, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

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Steelix -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Steelix from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Steelix is a stage 1, 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.  Steelix does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Metal Defender, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, and does 50 damage, after using this move, during your opponent's next turn Steelix has no weakness.  Steelix's second move is called Heavy Impact, this move requires five energy cards, four colorless and one metal, and does 100 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Steelix is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Onix into play (I reviewed Onix from this set a few weeks back) and then evolve Onix into Steelix.  If you read the Onix review I wrote, you'll know that I thought Onix was a terrible basic Pokemon card in this set, even though it had a high hp, it was extremely slow and both of its moves were way below average.  So knowing that, and looking at this card, I can not recommend at all to use this card or the entire line of Onix and Steelix in a deck.  I say this because, not only do you have to use both fighting and metal type energy cards if you want to use Onix with Steelix in a deck, but you're going to have to wait ages to do below average moves, and if you move one of these Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot accidentally or you're forced to, you're going to have to give up a ton of energy cards to retreat them.  For some reason, if you're looking to use this line in a deck, I would use a 1-1 line, and evolve Onix into Steelix on the bench, and put five energy cards on Steelix and then use Heavy Impact every turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very bad stage 1 Pokemon card.  It seems like many of the cards I've been reviewing lately from this set are terrible, and this card continues that trend.  Even though Steelix has a really good hp and can do 100 damage per turn, this card is too slow and has too high of a retreat cost for me to even consider using in a deck.  So stay away from both this card and the Onix card from the Plasma Freeze set.  The two cards combined, Onix and Steelix get a 1 out of 5 rating for me.

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