Slowpoke -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Slowpoke from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Slowpoke is a Basic, Psychic type Pokemon card with a HP of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to Psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Slowpoke does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Headbutt, for one Colorless Energy card this move does 10 damage.  Whimsy Tackle is the name of Slowpoke's second move, for three Energy cards, one Psychic and two Colorless, this move does 60 damage, however, you must flip a coin when using this move, if you get a tails, the move does nothing.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Slowpoke is a Basic Pokemon card with two Stage 1 evolution forms in Slowbro and Slowking, you'll more than likely want to use Slowpoke with one or both of these Pokemon.  Slowking is in the Burning Shadows set but there is a Slowbro in Guardians Rising which I'll be reviewing tomorrow.  Taking a look at this Slowking card on its own, it could be used as a starter type Pokemon since it has an above average HP and can attack and do damage for only one Colorless Energy card.  However, with such a high retreat cost, and a second move that is pretty much worthless, there are much better Basic Pokemon to use out there in a Psychic type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Slowbro or Slowking, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  This card does have a good HP and can attack quickly, but Whimsy Tackle requires too many Energy cards to use and is based off of a coin flip, and with a high retreat cost, it doesn't make for a very good starter type Pokemon.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Slowpoke from the Guardians Rising set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Slowpoke's Stage 1 evolution in Slowbro, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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Slowpoke -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Slowpoke from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  Slowpoke is a basic, water type Pokemon card with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Slowpoke does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Headbutt and for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Slowpoke's second move is called Tail Lure and for two colorless energy cards this move allows you to search your deck for a Pokemon and put it into your hand.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Slowpoke is a basic Pokemon card with two Stage 1 Pokemon in Slowbro and Slowking, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use this card with one or both of those Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution forms.  So, on its own, this card has some positives on it like its above average HP and the fact it has two moves, plus it only requires colorless energy, so potentially this card could be used as a starter type Pokemon in any type deck.  You could use Headbutt the first turn, then if you have a lot of Stage 1 and Stage 2 Pokemon in your deck, or several EX, you could use Tail Lure the next turn to get the Pokemon you need from your deck to your hand.  I personally would rather use a Pokemon that can do more than 10 damage a turn and use a Trainer card to replace Tail Lure.  But, I would definitely consider using this card when building a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Slowpoke or Slowking, this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  Like I pointed out above, this card has a strong HP, and two moves, which make it a somewhat ideal starter type Pokemon, which made me give this card an average rating overall.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Slowpoke from the BREAKpoint set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Slowpoke's stage 1 evolution Slowbro, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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