Marill -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Marill from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Marill 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. Marill does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tackle, for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Marill's second move is called Rollout, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of colorless and fairy, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Marill is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Azumarill, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed either of those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, this card is almost the perfect starter type Pokemon card to use for a fairy type deck.  It can attack quickly, has an above average HP, and has two moves to use when attacking.  The only downfall of this card is its somewhat high retreat cost, but if you're using Rollout while attacking, it shouldn't be a problem.  If I were building a fairy type deck, I could see myself using up to 2 of these in a deck and trying to use one of them as a starter Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Azumarill, this card an average, but very solid Basic Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  Like I said in the strategy section of this post, you can't ask for much more from a starter type Pokemon, it has an above average HP, and two moves, both average moves that can do damage.

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Aegislash -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Aegislash from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Aegislash is a stage 2, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 140.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Aegislash's Ability is called Miracle Guard and says that your Pokemon in play have no weaknesses.  Outside of the Ability, Aegislash just has one move called Protect Charge, this move requires three energy cards to use, two colorless and one metal, and does 80 damage, plus any damage done to Aegislash during the opponent's next turn is reduced by 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Aegislash is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Honedge into play and then evolve it into Doublade before you can evolve Honedge into Aegislash, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought Honedge was a below average Basic Pokemon card mainly because the only move it had was to confuse the defending Pokemon and its retreat cost was higher than its attack cost.  However, I was a big fan of Doublade from this set and its False Swipe move attacking the defending Pokemon until it only has 10 damage left, together I gave these two cards a 4 out of 5 rating and they could be used without Aegislash.  But looking at this Aegislash card, this card would definitely benefit the first two Pokemon in this line, this card doesn't have a move like False Swipe, but its Ability will help out your entire bench and active Pokemon and the one move it does have does do above average damage and should make Aegislash's HP even higher than it already is.  If I were building a metal type deck, I would focus on Doublade most since that is the card that can do the most amount of damage, but I may try my luck at having a 2-2-1 line of this family, that way I could keep one line on the bench to utilize Aegislash's Ability and the other line I could use Doublade as the final evolution.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  This card has plenty of good things going for it, like its high HP, and powerful move.  However, this card does just have the one move and its retreat cost is high, so it doesn't warrant more than one of these being used in a deck.  Altogether, I am pretty impressed with this Pokemon family from the Primal Clash set and would give the entire line a 4 out of 5 rating.

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Doublade -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Doublade from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card set.  Doublade is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Doublade does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called False Swipe, for two colorless energy cards this move if you get a heads when flipping a coin, allows you to put damage counters on the defending Pokemon until its remaining HP is 10.  Doublade's second move is called Slash and for three energy cards, two metal and one colorless, this move does 60 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Doublade is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Honedge into play (I reviewed Honedge from this set yesterday) and then evolve Honedge into Doublade.  Doublade does have a stage 2 evolution in Aegislash 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 Doublade is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review of Honedge, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card.  The main reason being the only move it had could only confuse the defending Pokemon, not for sure do damage every turn, plus the fact that the retreat cost on Honedge was more than its attack cost.  So knowing this about Honedge and looking at this Doublade card, you could easily set this line up on the bench, get two energy cards on Doublade, wait until the defending Pokemon has an extremely high HP, like 200+, then move Doublade into the active Pokemon spot and use False Swipe, doing 190+ damage for only two energy cards.  The only thing you have to be weary of when using this card is that it has a pretty low HP and could easily be knocked out in one turn.  I would make sure to use Switch trainer cards to retreat this card so you could use False Swipe on multiple Pokemon.  I wouldn't use more than a 1-1 line of these two Pokemon in a deck.

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 Primal Clash set.  This card's HP is lower than I'd like, but it does have two moves that both are average to well above average, as long as Doublade isn't knocked out in one turn, this card is phenomenal and can do major damage for only two energy cards.  Combined with Honedge from this set, I would give these two Pokemon a 3 out of 5 rating, they could definitely be used in a deck together without Aegislash.

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Honedge -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Honedge from the Primal Clash set.  Honedge is a basic, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Honedge does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Metal Sound, for one metal energy card this move confuses the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Honedge is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Doublade and a stage 2 evolution in Aegislash, 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 on its own, I wouldn't recommend using this card in a deck, mainly for two reasons, the first is that this card cannot do damage every turn, all it can do is inflict a special condition that may or may not affect your opponent's active Pokemon, the second is that the retreat cost on this card is higher than its attack cost.  This card would be fine to use as the first Pokemon in this entire line of Pokemon, you could take a risk using it later on in the game possibly making a Mega EX card attack itself while confused, but on its own, I would not recommend using this card at all.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a well below average Basic Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  Just looked at by itself, this card is unusable in a deck since it can't attack doing any damage and has a high retreat cost.  So if you're building a metal type deck, either use more than just Honedge or do not use this card at all.

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Probopass -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Probopass from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Probopass is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 110.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Probopass does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Triple Smash, for one metal energy, this move does 30 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip 3 coins.  Probopass's second move is called Reinforced Nose, this move requires three energy cards to use, two metal and one colorless, and does 50 damage plus 50 more damage if a Pokemon Tool card is attached to it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Probopass is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Nosepass into play, I reviewed Nosepass a couple of weeks back since it was a fighting type Pokemon, and then evolve Nosepass into Probopass.  If you read my review of Nosepass, you'll know that I thought it was a well below average Basic Pokemon, it did have a good HP, but other than that, neither move it had was that great, both were slow, and both were underwhelming.  So knowing this about Nosepass and looking at this Probopass card, you'll definitely want to set this line up on the bench if you want to use it in your deck, since Nosepass is pretty poor.  You'll definitely want to attach a Trick Coin trainer card to this card so Triple Smash has a better chance of doing more damage, other than that, this card isn't worth putting three energy cards on unless you are using Pokemon Tool cards in your deck and thus can do 100 damage a turn with Reinforced Nose.  I personally wouldn't use this line in a deck, since both have high retreat costs and to for sure do damage you need at least 3 energy cards.  But if you choose to, do not use more than a 1-1 line.

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 Primal Clash set.  There are some positives on this card like its high HP and the fact it has two moves, that could do up to 90 and 100 damage respectively, but this card is slow on the attack and requires coin flips to attack, so unless you are willing to take some risk using this card I would look elsewhere.  Together with Nosepass from this set, I would give these two a 2 out of 5 rating, there are better Pokemon lines to use.

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Aggron EX -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Aggron EX and Aggron EX Full Art from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Aggron EX is a basic, EX, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 180. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Aggron EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Steel Headbutt, for three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, this move does 50 damage plus 30 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.  Aggron's second move is called Raging Hammer, this move requires four energy cards to use, two each of colorless and metal, and does 60 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Aggron, so a maximum damage of 230 damage a turn, which will knock out every Pokemon out there in one move.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Aggron 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.  However, Aggron does have a mega evolution you could use from this set and I will be reviewing that card tomorrow, so this strategy below will act like Aggron EX does not have an evolution.  So knowing this, on its own, I would definitely not include more than one of this card in a deck because it is so slow on the attack and has such a high retreat cost.  Ideally, this would be a card that is set up on the bench, and then another card in your deck may have a very powerful move that does damage to your own Pokemon, that way Aggron could get 50 or 60 damage on it, and when in the active Pokemon spot could do well above 60 damage a turn with Raging Hammer.  If you don't want to use a risky strategy like this, doing damage to your own Pokemon, I would recommend against using Aggron EX, neither move's base damage is that great, especially for an EX card.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this card is a little below average for an EX Pokemon card, thus the 2 out of 5 rating.  This card does have a good HP and two moves that have the potential to do great damage, but this card is too slow for my liking and has too high of a retreat cost.  To me, the benefits don't outweigh the costs, thus making me not recommend using this card in a deck.

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Crawdaunt -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Crawdaunt from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Crawdaunt is a stage 1, darkness type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Crawdaunt's Ability is called Unruly Claw, it says when you evolve Corphish into Crawdaunt, you may discard an energy card from your opponent's active Pokemon.  Besides the Ability, Crawdaunt just has one move called Crabhammer, this move requires three energy cards to use, two colorless and one darkness, and does 60 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Crawdaunt is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Corphish into play, I reviewed Corphish a couple of weeks back since it was a water type Pokemon, and then evolve Corphish into Crawdaunt.  If you read my review of Corphish, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  It did have an average HP, low retreat cost, and two moves, but it was under powered overall, thus the 2 out of 5 rating.  So knowing this about Corphish, and also knowing Corphish requires only colorless energy cards to attack, looking at this Crawdaunt card, I would say it is similar to Corphish in that it has an average HP, lower retreat cost, and a bounty of things it can do having an Ability and one move, but overall it definitely isn't better than average.  When you do evolve Corphish into Crawdaunt its Ability will work, but it is a one time use, and then Crabhammer, although a little slower, doesn't do more than average damage for the amount of energy cards it requires.  So unless you're building a darkness type deck and are really low on Pokemon to use, I would look elsewhere for a line of Pokemon for it.  Because all you can do with this card is set it up on the bench and then do 60 damage a turn in the active Pokemon spot, a lot of cards can do that.

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 from the Primal Clash set.  This card definitely has some positives about it, like the fact it has an Ability and a move that does 60 damage a turn, however, it just doesn't impress me as a whole, similar to the way I felt about Corphish, so for that reason, I would give these two Pokemon combined, from the Primal Clash set, a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Diggersby -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Diggersby from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Diggersby is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 110.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Diggersby does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is Ear Dig, for one fighting energy card, this move allows you to discard an energy card from your opponent's deck for each heads you get when you flip a coin until you get a tails.  Diggersby's second move is called Hammer In, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Diggersby is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Bunnelby into play (there are two Bunnelby cards in this set, both colorless type, and I have not reviewed them yet) and then evolve Bunnelby into Diggersby.  You'll have to read my reviews of Bunnelby in a few weeks to know what I think of each of them.  Just looking at Diggersby though, this card isn't too bad overall and could be used in a deck since its main move, Hammer In, does do above average damage and the card has a high HP.  However, this card does have a high retreat cost, the same as the amount of energy cards required to use Hammer In, so if you retreat it, it will take awhile to set it up again.  I am not the biggest fan of Ear Dig, possibly late in games it could be useful if your opponent is running low on cards in their deck, but other than that, I would not use it.  So I personally, probably would not use this card in a deck, it has too high of a retreat cost and is too slow on the attack for a Stage 1 Pokemon card, at least too slow to do any damage.

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 from the Primal Clash set.  This card definitely has some positives about it, like its high HP and its move, Hammer In, which does above average damage.  However, this card has a high retreat cost, and a poor first move that may end up doing absolutely nothing every turn.  So if you're building a fighting type deck, this card is usable, but it isn't recommended.

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Hippowdon -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Hippowdon from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Hippowdon is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Hippowdon does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Resistance Desert, this move requires three energy cards to use, one fighting and two colorless, and does 60 damage, plus it prevents all effects of attacks by EX Pokemon during your opponent's next turn.  Hippowdon's second move is called Double-Edge, this move requires four energy cards, two each of fighting and colorless, and does 100 damage, however it does do 20 damage to itself.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Hippowdon is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Hippopotas into play (I reviewed Hippopotas from this set yesterday) and then evolve Hippopotas into Hippowdon.  If you read yesterday's review of Hippopotas, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card, it does have two moves and a high HP, but the retreat cost is quite high and it is a slow card to attack with.  So knowing this about Hippopotas and looking at Hippowdon, this card also is really slow on the attack and has a high retreat cost, so you'll want to only use a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family if you decide to use it in a deck and set the line up on the bench.  That way, you could move Hippowdon into the active Pokemon spot and do 100 damage a turn right away, every single turn.  It is a good thing Hippowdon has a high HP, because using Double-Edge multiple times will drain its HP quite quickly.  Overall, I personally wouldn't use this card or this line in a deck because it is too slow on the attack and ends up doing damage to itself, but if you think your opponent will for sure be using a lot of EX cards, this card is definitely worth consideration.

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 Primal Clash set, that could become above average as soon as Hippowdon faces EX cards.  Like I said, this card has a good HP, and two moves that both do a fair amount of damage, but it is slow on the attack and has a high retreat cost reducing its effectiveness.  But overall, looking at both Hippopotas and Hippowdon from the Primal Clash set, I would give them an average rating of 3 out of 5, they will definitely do okay in any fighting deck you put them in.

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Hippopotas -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Hippopotas from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Hippopotas 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 three colorless energy card retreat cost. Hippopotas does not have an Ability or an Ancient Trait but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tackle, for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage.  Hippopotas's second move is called Rolling Tackle, for three energy cards, two fighting and one colorless, this move does 50 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Hippopotas is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Hippowdon, 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 this card in a deck, I say this because Hippopotas is slow to attack requiring at least two energy cards and is even worse on the retreat requiring three energy cards.  So unless you are very patient and want to use a Switch trainer card, I would not recommend using this card in a deck.  If you do decide to use one, do not use more than one and I would probably recommend setting this card up on the bench since it is slow on the attack, that way when you move it to the active Pokemon spot you can attack right away with either Tackle or Rolling Tackle.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Hippowdon, this is a below average Basic Pokemon.  Even though this card has a high HP and two moves, I am still giving it a below average rating because it has a very high retreat cost, slow to attack, and Rolling Tackle does below average damage for the amount of energy cards it requires to use.  So if you're building a fighting type deck, I would look elsewhere for a fighting type Pokemon.

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Primal Groudon EX -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Primal Groudon EX and Primal Groudon EX Full Art from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Primal Groudon  EX is a Mega Evolution, EX, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 240. It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Primal Groudon does not have an Ability but does have an Ancient Trait called Barrier which says that when your opponent uses any type of Trainer card all effects of that card that are directed towards Groudon are prevented.  Besides the Ancient Trait, Groudon just has one move called Gaia Volcano, this move requires four energy cards to use, three fighting and one colorless, and does 100 damage, plus if there is a Stadium card in play, the move does 200 damage total instead of 100, but you have to discard the Stadium card after.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
Before I start with the strategy, remember that this card is a Mega Evolution card and an EX card so if you use this card in your deck and it gets knocked out, your opponent gets to take two prize cards instead of one and when you evolve an EX card into its Mega Evolution, your turn ends, you cannot do anything else.  So knowing these things, you'll always want to use Mega Evolution cards with caution (technically this card is a Primal Reversion card), with that being said, I would much rather use just the Groudon EX card from this set than pair it with this card.  I say that because for four energy cards on Groudon EX it can do 130 damage a turn, with this Primal Groudon EX card, for four energy cards, it can only do 100 damage a turn unless a Stadium card is in play.  So other than boosting the HP of Groudon and potentially doing more damage, I would stick with Groudon EX instead of losing a turn by evolving Groudon EX into Primal Groudon EX.  If you do decide to use this card in a deck, I would evolve it on the bench since you can't do any damage with this card until you get four energy cards on it, and I wouldn't use more than one of these cards in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average Mega EX Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  I definitely like the very high HP on this card as well as the fact that this card can do up to 200 damage per turn, however, just comparing this card to Groudon EX, I like Groudon EX better, thus I would recommend just using that card over Mega Groudon EX.  Together, I can't give these two cards more than a 3 out of 5 rating, it just isn't worth it to use both in a deck.

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Groudon -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Groudon from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Groudon is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 130, it has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Groudon does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Rock Smash, for two energy cards, one each of fighting and colorless, this move does 20 damage, plus 20 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.  Groudon's second move is called Break Ground, this move requires four energy cards to attack, three fighting and one colorless, and does 100 damage, however it does do 10 damage to each of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Groudon 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, if I were to use this card in a deck at all, it would only be to use it for Groudon's Break Ground move.  So I would put this card on the bench and get four energy cards on it before moving it to the active Pokemon spot that way I could do Break Ground immediately and I would be able to retreat Groudon if need be, but I would prefer to use a Retreat trainer card.  Because Groudon does damage to your own Pokemon, I would either not have many Pokemon on the bench or find a way to quickly heal 10 damage or more from each of your Pokemon at one time.  Because this card does do damage to your own Pokemon, I would not use more than one of these in a deck and if you can find another card that does 100 damage or more a turn, I would recommend using that one over this Groudon card.

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 Primal Clash set.  There are both positives and negatives about this card, for positives it has a high HP, and two powerful moves, however this card has an extremely high retreat cost, does damage to your own Pokemon, and takes four energy cards to do its major attack.  So weighing the positives and negatives on this card makes it about average and a toss up if it should be used in a deck or not.

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Solrock -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Solrock from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Solrock 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.  Solrock does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Solar Generator, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to search your deck for up to two special energy cards and put them into your hand.  Solrock's second move is called Knock Away, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of fighting and colorless, and does 20 damage, plus if you get a heads when flipping a coin it does an additional 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Solrock 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 would be an excellent starter type Pokemon card in a fighting type deck, as long as you are willing to wait one turn before doing damage to the defending Pokemon.  So if you're building a fighting type deck, I would definitely recommend using this card in your deck, one or two of them, but if you are also using Special energy cards in your deck, this card fits into your deck even better.  Strategy wise, I would get this card into the active Pokemon spot to start the game and once there are two energy cards on it, use Knock Away every turn.  You could always attach a Trick Coin item card to Solrock to give you a better chance at doing 40 damage a turn with Knock Away and knocking most Basic Pokemon out in two turns.  What I like about this card is that even though it is a bit slower on the attack, it has 20 more HP than most Basic Pokemon have, so it can endure one weak attack without hurting much.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average Basic Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  This card has a high HP, low retreat cost, and two moves, one move doing well above average damage, so you really can't go wrong with having this card in your deck, it should get the game going in the right direction for you by being able to do up to 40 damage a turn for only two energy cards.

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Trapinch -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Trapinch from the Primal Clash set.  Trapinch is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Trapinch does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Gnaw, for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Trapinch's second move is called Mud-Slap, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of colorless and fighting, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Trapinch is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Vibrava and a stage 2 evolution in Flygon, which I'll be reviewing in the next few weeks since both are dragon type cards, 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 on its own, this card could definitely be used as a starter type Pokemon in a deck.  You could get it into the active Pokemon spot early in the game and start attacking form the get go by doing 10 damage, then attach another energy card to Trapinch and do 20 damage.  If you're building a fighting type deck, I would definitely consider using 1 or 2 of these in your 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 Primal Clash set and one that could easily be used in a fighting type deck as a starter type Pokemon since it can attack quickly and do a fair amount of damage.  This card should work perfectly as the first Pokemon in the line that leads up to Flygon.

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Medicham 80/160 -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Medicham from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two Medicham cards I'll be reviewing consecutively.  Medicham is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Medicham card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Pure Power, for one fighting energy card this move allows you to put four damage counters on your opponent's Pokemon in any way that you'd like.  Medicham's second move is called Windmill Kick, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of fighting and colorless, and does 60 damage, plus it confuses the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Medicham is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Meditite into play (I reviewed Meditite from this set yesterday) and then evolve Meditite into Medicham, there are actually two Medicham cards from this set, and I'll be reviewing the second one tomorrow and then comparing the two.  If you read yesterday's review of Meditite, you'll know that I thought that card was an average Basic Pokemon card, other than having a little lower HP than I'd like, I thought the card was very solid, it could do 20 damage per turn for only one energy card.  So knowing this about Meditite and looking at this Medicham card, I would highly recommend using this Pokemon family in either a spread damage type deck or a fighting type deck.  These two Pokemon cards are very good individually and together and I would recommend using up to a 2-2 line of these two Pokemon.  You can start the game with Meditite in the active Pokemon spot, do 20 damage the first turn, evolve Meditite into Medicham the next and do 60 damage a turn, or you could get a different Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot first that spreads damage around, then when you move Meditite into the active Pokemon spot, you could smartly spread the 40 damage that Pure Power does and knock out at least 1 Pokemon with that move.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a great Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set and one that I give my highest rating to.  There isn't anything that I dislike about this card, it has a high HP, average retreat cost, and two very quick, above average moves.  So if you're looking for some quick power in a fighting type deck, or another spread damage type card for your deck, definitely consider the line of Meditite and Medicham from the Primal Clash set.  Together, I would give these two cards a 4 out of 5 rating.

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Meditite -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Meditite from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Meditite is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Meditite does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that it has is called Smack, this move does 20 damage for one fighting energy card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Meditite is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Medicham, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed either of those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, this card could definitely be used as a starter type Pokemon in a fighting type deck.  I would use only one of these in a deck, since it has a lower HP, and try and get Meditite into the active Pokemon to start the game and be able to do 20 damage a turn with Smack.  Later in games, Meditite's Smack move will still be good, but it won't take long for it to be knocked out.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Medicham, this card is an average to slightly below average Basic Pokemon card.  My only two dislikes about this card are its lower HP and the fact it is limited in what it can do only having one move and no Ability or Ancient Trait.  So if you're looking for a starter Pokemon card to put into your deck, or just a simple card to use as a beginner, I would definitely recommend using this card in your deck.

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Nosepass -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Nosepass from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Nosepass 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 three colorless energy card retreat cost. Nosepass does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Stiffen, for two colorless energy cards, this move reduces attacks done to Nosepass by your opponent's Pokemon during their next turn by 40.  Nosepass's second move is called Ram, this move requires three energy cards to use, two colorless and one fighting, and does 40 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Nosepass is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Probopass, which I'll be reviewing in a few weeks since it is a metal type Pokemon, 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 avoid this card at all costs, meaning I would definitely not use this card in a deck.  I say this because even though Nosepass has a high HP, both moves it has are extremely slow to use, and the one move that actually does damage, does well below average damage, plus throw in a high retreat cost, and this card is definitely not usable on its own.  This card would probably be fine to use with Probopass since you would only need two energy cards on this card to stall, while you're able to evolve it into Probopass, but again, if you're looking to use this card as a starter Pokemon, please look elsewhere.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Probopass, this card is very poor.  Like I stated in the strategy section above, the only thing good on this card is its HP, everything else is below average and to use this card on its own would be foolish.  Hopefully when I review Probopass it makes up for how poor this card is.

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Rhyperior 77/160 -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rhyperior from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two Rhyperior cards that I've reviewed from this set.  Rhyperior is a stage 2, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 160.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Rhyperior card does have an Ancient Trait called Barrier that says any time your opponent plays a trainer card, all effects of that card are prevented from Rhyperior.  Besides the Ancient Trait, Rhyperior does have an Ability called Rock Wall that says that any damage done to Rhyperior by attacks is reduced by 10.  Other than having an Ancient Trait and an Ability, Rhyperior also has one move called Hammer Arm, this move requires four energy cards to use, two each of fighting and colorless, and does 100 damage.  Plus you get to discard the top card of your opponent's deck.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rhyperior is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Rhyhorn into play and then evolve it into Rhydon before you can evolve Rhydon into Rhyperior, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last few days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought Rhyhorn was a very solid Basic Pokemon card having an above average HP and one good move, just a little slower on the attack and having a high retreat cost, on the other hand, I thought Rhydon was a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card, it again had a high HP, but it had a really high retreat cost, and neither move it had was that great, and both moves were slow.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and looking at this Rhyperior card, this Rhyperior card is the way to go if you want to use a Rhyperior card from this set, it is much better than yesterday's card.  Other than having a slower time attacking, this card is superior in every way, especially considering this card has both an Ancient Trait and Ability.  I would use a 1-1-1 line of this entire Pokemon family and set it up on the bench before attacking with Rhyperior and doing 100 damage a turn.  Once you get 4 energy cards on Rhyperior it will take quite a while for any other Pokemon to knock this card out since all damage is reduced by 10.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  If you can use Switch trainer cards in your deck for retreating Rhyperior and are okay with waiting awhile to use this card, this card will work perfectly in a fighting type deck.  I really like being able to do 100 damage every single turn and not having to discard any energy cards while doing this.  So altogether, looking at the three Pokemon in this line, I would give them a 3 out of 5 rating, they are average overall, and should definitely be considered for a deck.

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Rhyperior 76/160 -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rhyperior from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Rhyperior cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Rhyperior is a stage 2, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Rhyperior does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Rock Shower, for three energy cards, two fighting and one colorless, this move allows you to flip 3 coins, for each heads you get it does 20 damage.  Rhyperior's second move is called Stone Edge, this move requires four energy cards to use, two each of fighting and colorless, and does 80 damage, plus 40 more damage if you get a heads when flipping a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rhyperior is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Rhyhorn into play and then evolve it into Rhydon before you can evolve Rhydon into Rhyperior, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought Rhyhorn was a very solid Basic Pokemon card having an above average HP and one good move, just a little slower on the attack and having a high retreat cost, on the other hand, I thought Rhydon was a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card, it again had a high HP, but it had a really high retreat cost, and neither move it had was that great, and both moves were slow.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and looking at this Rhyperior card, this card is the perfect card to use a Trick Coin trainer card with, since both moves on Rhyperior require coin flips.  I would only use this card for its Stone Edge move which could knock out most Pokemon in one move, by doing 120 damage, it is just extremely slow to set up, and because I wasn't a big fan of Rhydon from this set, I would recommend either starting with Rhyhorn in the active Pokemon spot and evolving the whole time from that spot, or evolving the entire line on the bench since these Pokemon require so many energy cards to attack.  I myself would not use this line in a deck because Rhyperior just isn't that great of a Stage 2 card and doesn't warrant using up space in a deck to use.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  This card has some positives and negatives about it, it does have a good HP and two decent moves, one very good doing up to 120 damage a turn, the other based totally on coin flips, which main end up doing no damage at all, but both of its moves are slow and its retreat cost is high as well.  So looking at this entire Pokemon family, like I said above, I just wouldn't recommend using it in a deck and because of that, giving the line a 2 out of 5 rating, individually I gave Rhyhorn and Rhyperior 3 out of 5 ratings and Rhydon a 2.

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Rhydon -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rhydon from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card set.  Rhydon is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Rhydon does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Take Down, for three energy cards, two colorless and one fighting, this move does 50 damage, however Rhydon also does damage to itself.  Rhydon's second move is called Horn Drill, this requires four energy cards to use, two each of fighting and colorless, and does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rhydon is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Rhyhorn into play (I reviewed Rhyhorn from this set yesterday) and then evolve Rhyhorn into Rhydon.  Rhydon does have a stage 2 evolution in Rhyperior that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, there are two of them, the strategy below will act like Rhydon is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review of Rhyhorn, you'll know that I thought that card was an average Basic Pokemon card, it had a good HP and a powerful move that required only two energy cards, but Rhyhorn did damage to itself when attacking and its retreat cost was higher than its energy cost.  So knowing this about Rhyhorn and looking at this Rhydon card, if you're prepared to use a ton of energy cards on a Basic and Stage 1 Pokemon card and discard a ton of energy to retreat these two Pokemon, go ahead and use a 1-1 line of these two Pokemon in your deck.  Like Rhyhorn, Rhydon can do major damage but requires quite a bit of energy to attack.  If I were using these two cards in a deck, I would put Rhyhorn into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, get two energy cards on it, attack using its move doing 40 damage a turn, then get three energy cards on Rhyhorn and evolve it into Rhydon.

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 from the Primal Clash set.  Even though this card has a high HP, and two moves, I am giving this card a below average rating because neither move on this card does that great of damage for the amount of energy cards it requires to use, plus this card is another card has an extremely high retreat cost.  So if you're considering using this Pokemon line in a deck, Rhyhorn and Rhydon, I would caution you a bit, because I give these cards a 2 out of 5 rating.

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