Skiploom -- Dragons Exalted Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Skiploom from the Dragons Exalted Pokemon Card Set.  Skiploom is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 60.  Skiploom evolves from Hoppip which I reviewed yesterday and evolves into Jumpluff which I'll be reviewing tomorrow.  Skiploom has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Skiploom doesn't have an Ability and it only has one move called Bullet Seed which takes one grass type energy card and does 10 damage times the number of heads when you flip 4 coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Skiploom is a a stage 1 Pokemon card that has a stage 2 evolution in this set I would recommend keeping Skiploom on the bench until you can evolve it into Jumpluff and then attack with Jumpluff, in the meantime make sure to add energy cards to Skiploom on the bench so if you need to put it into play you can attack right away.  One thing that is very good about Skiploom is that it is really quick and has a free retreat cost, so if one of your Pokemon is knocked out, you can move Skiploom into the active Pokemon spot, hope to do 40 damage with Bullet Seed and then move Skiploom back to the bench.  If you are looking to make a very quick deck I would highly suggest using this card in the deck and I would use 2 each of Hoppip and Skiploom.  Stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Jumpluff for further strategy with this Pokemon line.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  Even though this card has an extremely low hp, I am still giving this card an average rating, I am giving this card an average rating because of its low energy cost to attack and its free retreat cost.  But once again, unless you're specifically using a speed type deck, I would recommend coupling this card with Jumpluff which I'll be reviewing tomorrow.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Skiploom from the Dragons Exalted set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Skiploom's stage 2 evolution in Jumpluff from the same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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Hoppip -- Dragons Exalted Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Hoppip from the Dragons Exalted Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first card in the set, and with the Dragons Exalted set I plan on reviewing every Pokemon card in the set, starting with the first card in the set and ending with the ultra rare EX cards I have not reviewed.  So...today's Hoppip Pokemon card is a basic, grass type Pokemon card that has an hp of 30.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Hoppip does not have an Ability and it only has one move called Flail Around which takes one grass energy card and does 10 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip three coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Hoppip is a basic Pokemon card that has two evolutions in this set, with Skiploom and Jumpluff, I would recommend keeping Hoppip on your bench until you can evolve Hoppip into its stage 1 or stage 2 evolution.  However, Flail Around can do a fair amount of damage very quickly, so as long as you don't think you'll get knocked out by the defending Pokemon in one move I would suggest putting Hoppip in the active Pokemon spot and using Flail Around a turn or two, but you'll need to evolve Hoppip after that because it won't be able to last with such a low hp.  I would recommend using this card in a grass type deck that includes both of its evolutions, I'll be reviewing Hoppip's evolutions the next two days...so you'll get a better picture of what this card can do for you after I've reviewed those two cards.  On its own, Hoppip is an extremely risky card to use because it has such a low hp.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  The one thing holding me back from giving this card a 1 out of 5 rating is the fact that Flail Around has the potential to do 30 damage, without that potential this card isn't good at all, it has way too low of an hp to do anything long lasting.  One thing I do like about this card is the artwork, it reminds me of the Pokemon Anime artwork very much, and it makes me want to play the game just looking at the card.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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Simisear -- Black and White Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Simisear from the Black and White Pokemon Card Set.  Simisage is a stage 1, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Simisear doesn't have an Ability, but it does have two moves, the first move is called Flame Burst and for one fire energy card, it does 20 damage, plus 20 more damage to 2 of your opponent's benched Pokemon.  Simisear's second move is called Fury Swipes and for three colorless energy cards, this move does 40 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip three coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Flame Burst is a spread damage type move, I would include this card in a spread damage type deck.  And because Flame Burst only requires one energy card, and Fury Swipes can take any type of energy, I would recommend putting this card in any type spread damage type deck, because it should be fairly easy to either get a fire energy card or special energy card on Simisear to use Flame Burst no matter the deck.  As you can tell, I would use Simisear solely for spread damage, as soon as I get one energy card on Simisear I would move it into the active Pokemon spot and use Flame Burst every turn until Simisear either is knocked out, you win the game, or you need to retreat.  I don't think I would attach more than one energy card to Simisear, but if you want to be safe you could always attach three energy cards total and then use Fury Swipes any time you want to do major damage to your opponent's active Pokemon.  I would use a 2-2 line of Pansear and Simisear in any spread damage type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  This is a very good spread damage type Pokemon card.  It is one of the best I've reviewed so far and it is definitely the best uncommon card I've reviewed from the Black and White set so far.  The only things to watch out for when using this card is that although Simisear's hp is average, it really isn't that high so it might not last as long as you wanted in the active Pokemon spot, and if you're not the luckiest that day, Fury Swipes may end up doing 0 damage for you a couple of turns.  But overall it is a great card, and one I would recommend wholeheartedly.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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