Staraptor -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Staraptor from the BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Set.  Staraptor is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 140.  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 Cyclone Slash, for two colorless energy cards, this move does 70 damage to the defending Pokemon once your opponent switches their active Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon.  Staraptor's second move is called Brave Bird, for three colorless energy cards this move does 120 damage, however it does do 20 damage to itself.

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 two days.  If you've read my reviews of those cards you'll know that I thought Starly was a very poor Basic Pokemon card, one that should never be in the active Pokemon spot, and I thought Staravia was average overall, it had two solid moves, but a lower HP.  So knowing this about the first two Pokemon in this line and looking at this Staraptor card, it would be best to include this line in a deck if you're looking for some power, you could evolve Starly into Staravia on the bench then start attacking with Staravia or evolve it into Staraptor and do up to 120 damage a turn.  I like the idea of using this card in a spread attack deck, since Cyclone Slash could knock out one of your opponent's Pokemon in one move and your opponent would be choosing one of its Pokemon to get knocked out.  Add a couple of Potion cards to your deck, and Brave Bird is an amazing move that does not affect Staraptor at all.  I could see using a 1-1-1 line of this Pokemon family in any type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an extremely powerful Stage 2 Pokemon card from the BREAKthrough set and one that should be used if looking for some power in your deck or if you're building a spread attack type deck.  Together with Starly and Staravia from this set, I am giving this line a 4 out of 5 rating, it should definitely be used, just make sure to not put Starly in the active Pokemon spot.

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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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