Shellder -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Shellder from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Shellder is a Basic, Water type Pokemon card with a HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to Grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Shellder does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Tackle, for one Colorless Energy card this move does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Shellder is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Cloyster, 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, although this card could be used as a starter type Pokemon in any type deck since it can attack for one Colorless Energy card, I would pass on using this card in a deck without also using Cloyster.  The main reason I say this is because of Shellder's retreat cost, in which the amount of Energy cards required to retreat is higher than the amount to attack.  Plus, later in games, doing only 10 damage a turn won't do much.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Cloyster, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  Although this card has a solid HP, and one quick move, because it is very limited in what it can do and has a higher retreat cost, especially for a Basic Pokemon that can evolve, I would not recommend using this card in a deck.

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Shellder 23/122 -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Shellder from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of the two Shellder cards that I've reviewed from this set.  Shellder is a basic, water 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. This Shellder card does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  This move is called Clamp, and for two energy cards, one each of water and colorless, does 30 damage, however you must flip a coin when using this move, if you get a tails the defending Pokemon is also paralyzed, but if you get a tails, Clamp does nothing at all.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Shellder is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Cloyster, 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, because this card requires two energy cards to attack instead of one, it makes it less ideal to use as a starter type Pokemon in a deck, add to the fact that the only move this card has is a coin flip based move, and I'll have to pass on recommending using this card in a deck.  Of course, if you do decide to use this card, definitely attach a Trick Coin trainer card to Shellder so you have a better shot at doing damage with Clamp, since 30 damage is a decent amount of damage to do.  But comparing the two Shellder cards from this set, it isn't close, I would highly recommend yesterday's Shellder card over this one, it can attack more quickly and for sure do damage every single turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Cloyster, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  I do like that this card has a solid HP, and a lower retreat cost than yesterday's Shellder, but like I said, I strongly dislike the fact that this card cannot attack for one energy card, and when it does attack, the move may do nothing at all.  So if you want to play Shellder in a deck, use yesterday's card, card number 22/122.

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Shellder 22/122 -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Shellder from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Shellder cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Shellder is a basic, water type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. This Shellder card does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  This move is called Razor Shell that says for one water energy card does 10 damage plus 10 more damage if you get a heads when flipping a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Shellder is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Cloyster, which I'll be reviewing in two days, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet and I haven't reviewed the second Shellder card from this set yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, since this card wouldn't be evolving, you would ideally want to use it as a starter type Pokemon in a deck which I think this card would be suited for.  You could get Shellder into the active Pokemon spot to start the game and attack the first turn after attaching an energy card and do up to 20 damage.  This is another card where a Trick Coin trainer would be helpful.  The only downside to this card is that its retreat cost is higher than its attack cost, meaning that you need to either have a Switch trainer in your hand or be prepared to attach another energy card to Shellder to retreat it.  So overall, if you're building a water type deck, I would consider this one, but would be weary of using it since it has a higher retreat cost.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Cloyster, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  I like most everything on this card, including Shellder's HP and one move, however the high retreat cost is a deal breaker for me, and bumps this card from average to below average probably preventing me from wanting to use this card in a deck.

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Shellder -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Shellder from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Shellder is a basic, water 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.  Shellder does not have an Ability and it only has one move called Rain Splash, this move requires two energy cards, one each of water and colorless, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Shellder is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Cloyster, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own this card would be an average basic Pokemon card to use in a water type deck.  I would only use 1 of these cards in a deck on its own only if you need one last card to make your deck have 60 cards.  This card should be put in the active Pokemon spot early in the game and Rain Splash should be used every turn.

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 X and Y set.  This card is quite average overall but could still be used in a deck on its own.  I like its 60 hp, low retreat cost, and one move, nothing here is bad, but the card is quite limited so this card would be a lot better if used with Cloyster too.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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