Whimsicott -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott is a Stage 1, Fairy type Pokemon card, with a HP of 80. It has a x2 weakness to Metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Darkness type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Whimsicott does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called The Wages of Fluff, for one Colorless Energy card, this move makes it so that if the defending Pokemon is knocked out during your next turn, you can take 2 Prize cards instead of 1.  Fairy Wind is this card's second move, for one Fairy Energy card this move does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review of Cottonee, you'll know that I thought it was a well below average Basic Pokemon overall.  Although it had a solid HP, a low retreat cost, and a quick attacking move, because it had just the one move, and this move was based off of coin flips, I did not recommend using it in a deck.  Because of this fact, if you want to use Whimsicott in a deck, either use a Cottonee from a different set, or evolve this entire line on the Bench.  You really only need to use a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family.  You would try and use this line for Whimsicott's The Wages of Fluff move, you'll need another powerful Pokemon set up on your Bench, then you could use Whimsicott's move one turn, retreat it for free the next turn, knock out the Defending Pokemon and take two Prize cards instead of one.  I do like that both moves on this card require only one Energy card, but would have liked to see a bit more on a Stage 1 card.

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 Guardians Rising set.  I do like that this card has two moves, one that does damage every time and another than can quickly win you the game, add in a free retreat cost, and this is certainly a card that should be considered when deck building.  However, because of its lower HP, and the fact Cottonee from this set isn't that good, I can't give these two cards higher than a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Whimsicott -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott is a stage 1, fairy type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Whimsicott does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Light Steps, for one fairy energy card this move does 40 damage and allows you to move an energy from Whimsicott to one of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review of Cottonee, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card, mainly because it had a lower than average HP but also the fact that it was limited in what it can do since it only had one move that did 10 damage.  So knowing this about Cottonee and looking at this Whimsicott card, this card really follows the same pattern, it is very limited in what it can do having only one move.  Although this line could work in a fairy type deck, since you could use a 1-1 line and set it up on the bench, keep attaching energy cards to Whimsicott just to be able to get another energy card into play each turn, then move Whimsicott to the active Pokemon spot, use Light Steps, move an energy card off of Whimsicott to set up your benched Pokemon and retreat it for free a turn or two later.  Unless you're specifically building a fairy type deck, this card has no use in a deck, and even if you are, this card and line isn't that great overall.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  I like that this card has a solid HP, free retreat cost, and can attack quickly.  However, I don't like the fact that this card only has one move, and can't do that much damage every turn.  Overall with Whimsicott from this set, which I gave a 2 rating, I would give these cards combined a 2 out of 5 rating, they aren't terrible, but you can definitely find better cards to use out there.

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Whimsicott -- Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Ancient Origins Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott is a stage 1, 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 one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Whimsicott card does not have an Ancient Trait or an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Windy Mischief, for one fairy type energy, this move allows you to move all damage counters from one of your benched Pokemon to your opponent's Active Pokemon.  Whimsicott's second move is called Rolling Tackle and does 30 damage for two colorless energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review of Cottonee, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card, it would have been a solid card to use in a deck if it had 60 HP instead of 40, because the one move it did have only required one energy card to use and put the defending Pokemon to sleep.  So knowing this about Cottonee and looking at this Whimsicott card, the main reason you'll want to consider having this card in a deck is for its Windy Mischief move, what you would do, is use an EX or something with a very high HP for quite awhile in your active Pokemon spot, retreat that EX, then move Whimsicott into the active Pokemon spot, making sure it won't get knocked out in one move, and use Windy Mischief, potentially one hit KOing the defending Pokemon.  Other than that strategy, there is no reason to use Whimsicott in a deck, since it is a Stage 1 evolution and has such a low HP.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a slightly above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Ancient Origins set and one that can do a sneaky high amount of damage in a deck using its Windy Mischief move, as long as you give yourself time to get some major damage on one of your Pokemon.  Together with Cottonee from this set, I would give both cards a 3 out of 5 rating, both have low HP, so definitely warrant no more than a 1-1 line of use.

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Whimsicott -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Whimsicott does not have an Ability but it does have two moves, its first move is called Fluffy Tag, this move requires one colorless energy card and says that you must switch Whimsicott with one of your benched Pokemon, then the next turn when that Pokemon attacks, each of its moves does 40 more damage.  Whimsicott's second move is called Stun Spore and for one grass energy card this move does 20 damage and paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review, I would not recommend using Cottonee on its own or putting it into the active Pokemon spot before evolving it into Whimsicott because Cottonee only has 50 hp and can only do 10 damage.  When you do get Whimsicott into the active Pokemon spot I would suggest using Stun Spore every turn since it is the only move that can do damage immediately.  While Whimsicott is in the active Pokemon spot I would try setting up another card in my deck that has a high hp and can do a good amount of damage, then just before Whimsicott is knocked out, I would use Fluffy Tag and move that Pokemon on your bench you just set up into the active Pokemon spot, if it has a high hp it should easily be able to endure the damage done from the defending Pokemon and next turn do 40 more damage when it attacks, and if that Pokemon already does 100 damage every turn like some cards from this set do, this move would do 140 damage in one turn and knock out most Pokemon in one move.  After saying this, I would not use Whimsicott in any deck I would build, for one this card is slightly below average and only aids other Pokemon it doesn't do anything itself, and secondly Cottonee isn't very good, so I would not waste a spot in my deck for two or three cards.

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.  This card does have a good retreat cost, and is very quick only requiring one energy card, however since Cottonee is weak, and this card isn't very powerful I would not use either of them in a deck.  I would rather do a good amount of damage with the active Pokemon then have to waste a turn using Whimsicott's Fluffy Tag move to do damage.  So again, I do not recommend using this card, individually this card is a 2/5 but I would give the line of Cottonee and Whimsicott and 1/5.

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Whimsicott -- Emerging Powers Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Emerging Powers Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of two Whimsicott cards I've reviewed from this set, the first Whimsicott card I reviewed was a rare one, this card is only an uncommon card.  So...Whimsicott is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Whimsicott doesn't have an Ability, but it does have two moves, the first move is called Helping Hand and for one colorless energy card it allows you to search your deck for a basic energy card and attach it to one of your benched Pokemon. Whimsicott's second move is called Cotton Guard and for one grass energy card it does 30 damage and any damage done to Whimsicott during your opponent's next turn is reduced by 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:

So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is so fast as stage 1 Pokemon card I would definitely consider putting a 2-1 line of Cottenee and Whimsicott in a grass type deck.  Since it has a free retreat cost, you can move this card in and out of the active Pokemon spot and never even attack, I would use Helping Hand to get energy cards on my benched Pokemon faster, I would do this as long as possible, that way when Whimsicott is either knocked out or is close to being knocked out your bench should be set up very nicely.  If you plan on using Whimsicott for more than aiding your benched Pokemon, your only choice of moves is to use Cotton Guard which does a respectable 30 damage for only one energy card.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  This is a very average card in my opinion, I like how it can aid your benched Pokemon and that it is very fast and has a free retreat cost, but with only 80 hp, this card can only do so much before it is knocked out, so that weakens how good this card can really be.  But if I were building a grass type deck, and needed another Pokemon or two, I would definitely think about using this card.

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