Lilligant -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Lilligant from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Lilligant 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.  Lilligant does not have an Ability but it does have two moves, its first move is called Return, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 20 damage and allows you to draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.  Lilligant's second move is called Magical Leaf and for three energy cards, two colorless and one grass, this move does 50 damage plus 30 more damage and heals 30 damage from Lilligant if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Lilligant is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Petilil into play (I reviewed Petilil from this set yesterday) and then evolve Petilil into Lilligant.  If you read yesterday's review, I would only recommend using Petilil on its own or moving it into the active Pokemon spot right away if you can get it in the active Pokemon spot immediately at the start of the game or you have many other Pokemon in your deck that can inflict special conditions.  I would suggest getting Lilligant on your bench, attaching three energy cards to it and then moving it into the active Pokemon spot at an appropriate time.  If you have three energy cards on Lilligant I would suggest using Magical Leaf every turn, it is a below average move normally, but if you get a heads every other turn the move is actually quite good.  You may want to put a lot of stage 2 Pokemon in your deck so that you can always be evolving Pokemon and never have very many Pokemon cards in your hand, that way you could actually benefit by using Return to replenish your hand and do 20 damage.  But like I said, I would stick with Magical Leaf unless you don't have enough energy cards attached to Lilligant to use it.  I would use a 2-1 or 1-1 line of Petilil and Lilligant in a partly grass type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, I think Lilligant is a pretty average stage 1 Pokemon card.  The only two things I don't really like about the card are its hp which is too low, and Magical Leaf which does 50 damage instead of the normal 60 damage for three energy cards, but if you do get some Magic and flip a heads this move is actually quite good and an above average move.  I also like that this card has a low retreat cost and the fact it does have two moves, the quick move and another move that takes a bit more time to setup.  So overall, both Pokemon in this line are average cards in this set, so obviously overall the Pokemon line gets a 3 out of 5 rating.  This line doesn't have to be a staple in every grass type deck but it could be a role player type line and help your deck some, but you won't miss it too much if you're not using it.

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Petilil -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Petilil from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Petilil is a basic, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Petilil does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Sleep Powder and for one grass energy card this move does 10 damage and if you get a heads when you flip a coin, this move also puts the defending Pokemon to sleep.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Petilil is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Lilligant, I would recommend keeping Petilil on your bench and evolving it into Lilligant (which I'll be reviewing tomorrow) before moving it into the active Pokemon spot.  This card would be an okay starter Pokemon card, even though it does have below average hp, and only has one move, Sleep Powder is very quick, and if you get Petilil into the active Pokemon spot very early in the game and put the defending Pokemon to sleep, you could easily set up your benched Pokemon while the defending Pokemon is sleeping.  But if you're trying to keep Petilil on the bench but are forced to put it into the active Pokemon spot you'll have no choice but to use Sleep Powder every turn.  I may possibly use this card on its own in a grass type deck, but I would only use 1 in a deck, and I would have to pair this card with other Pokemon that inflict special conditions as well, if most of the Pokemon in my deck did not inflict special conditions I would not consider using this card on its own.  You'll have to read tomorrow's review to see how many you should use if you want to use Lilligant.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very average basic Pokemon card.  Like I said earlier, even though it only has 50 hp, I think its only move makes up for it since it can put a Pokemon to sleep, but I'm not giving this card any higher than a three because it does only have the one move and it is quite limited without evolving it into Lilligant.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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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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Cottonee -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cottonee from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Cottonee is a basic, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Cottonee does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Ram and for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cottonee is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Whimsicott, I would recommend keeping Cottonee on your bench and evolving it into Whimsicott (which I'll be reviewing tomorrow) before moving it into the active Pokemon spot.  I would not recommend using this card as a starter Pokemon because it has lower than average hp and only one move that does minimal damage.  However, if you are forced to use this card in the active Pokemon spot, and that only should be if you have Whimsicott in your deck, this card should not be used on its own, your only chose is to use Ram every turn until you're able to evolve it into Whimsicott.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an below average basic Pokemon card.  It really isn't that bad, but it shouldn't be used on its own, and this card can't do much, that is why I'm giving this card a below average rating.  It is quick, requires any type of energy to attack, and has a low retreat cost, but when this card can only do 10 damage maximum, it definitely isn't a card I would look to use at all. Hopefully Whimsicott is a bit better than this card...

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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