Sharpedo -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Sharpedo from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Sharpedo is a Stage 1, Water type Pokemon card, with a HP of 90. It has a x2 weakness to Grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Sharpedo does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move on this card is called Jet Headbutt, for two Energy cards, one each of Water and Colorless, this move does 70 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Sharpedo is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Carvanha into play (I reviewed Carvanha from this set yesterday) and then evolve Carvanha into Sharpedo.  If you read yesterday's review of Carvanha, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card overall.  The card had a low HP and was very limited in what it could do, with only one move that could do 10 damage.  So knowing this about Carvanha and looking at this Sharpedo card, because Sharpedo has a free retreat cost, it is best to set this card up on the Bench, and potentially have multiple Pokemon with free retreat costs, that way you can move these cards in and out of the Active Pokemon spot without having to discard any Energy.  Once Sharpedo is set up, it is a very powerful attacker and does not require much Energy to attack.  So, if you're building a Water type deck and looking for some power, I would recommend using this line in your deck, at least a 1-1 line.

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 Guardians Rising set.  Although this card is very limited, in only having one move, because its one move is well above average and it has a free retreat cost, I am a fan of this card and think it should be used in decks.  Together with Carvanha from this set, I would give these two cards a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Sharpedo -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Sharpedo from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Sharpedo is a Stage 1, Darkness type Pokemon card, with a HP of 110. It has a x2 weakness to Fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Psychic type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Sharpedo's Ability is called Rough Skin and says that if Sharpedo is your Active Pokemon and is attacked by one of your opponent's Pokemon, put 3 damage counters on that attacking Pokemon.  Besides the Ability, Sharpedo has one move called Aqua Impact, for three Energy cards, one Darkness and two Colorless, this move does 60 damage plus 20 more damage for each Colorless Energy card in your opponent's Active Pokemon's retreat cost.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Sharpedo is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Carvanha into play (I reviewed Carvanha from this set yesterday) and then evolve Carvanha into Sharpedo.  If you read yesterday's review of Carvanha, you'll know that I thought it was a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card overall, it had a solid HP, a low retreat cost, and two moves.  It was very effective in discarding Pokemon Tool cards, but it was a little slow on the attack when trying to do damage.  So knowing this about Carvanha from this set and looking at this Sharpedo card, the key with this entire line is to utilize Aqua Impact's additional damage, so you can set this card up on the Bench and when the defending Pokemon has 3 or more Energy cards for its retreat cost, I would move Sharpedo into the Active Pokemon spot and do 120 or more damage a turn.  Another strategy with this line would be to get Sharpedo into play as soon as possible, and use its Ability to do 30 damage a turn to an attacking Pokemon while you either set up your Benched Pokemon or set up Sharpedo to use Aqua Impact.  This card can certainly take a fair amount of damage, with its Ability and the fact it has a free retreat cost.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Sun and Moon set.  Other than not having a move that is real quick to use, this card has a great HP, a great Ability, and a potentially great move, so it is definitely worth a look when building a Darkness type deck.  Together with Carvanha from this set, which I gave a 2 out of 5 rating, I would give these two cards a 3 out of 5 rating.

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