Vibrava -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Vibrava from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Vibrava is a stage 1, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Vibrava does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  Its first move is called Quick Turn, this move requires one grass energy card and does 20 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip two coins.  Vibrava's second move is called Sand Pulse, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one fighting, and does 50 damage plus 10 damage to each of your opponent's benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, you'll more than likely use this card with its stage 2 evolution in Flygon, but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, this strategy will evolve around only using Trapinch and Vibrava in a deck, not Flygon.  One thing to note about this Pokemon line is that Trapinch is purely a fighting type Pokemon card, but both Flygon and Vibrava are Dragon Type Pokemon which require both fighting and grass type energy cards.  So with that being said, you'll want to use this card in a fighting and grass type deck.  I would try and keep Trapinch on the bench and then evolve it into Vibrava.  I would then attach three energy cards to Vibrava, wait until my opponent has a full bench then move Vibrava into the active Pokemon spot and use Sand Pulse every turn.  If you have to put Vibrava into the active Pokemon spot before it has three energy cards on it you'll have to use Quick Turn instead of Sand Pulse.  Besides putting this card in a fighting and grass type deck, you'll want to use this card in a spread damage type deck, doing this will allow for Vibrava's Sand Pulse move to be even more effective than it is already.  I would consider putting a 1-1 or 2-2 line of Trapinch and Vibrava in a fighting and grass or just fighting type deck if you're using this card for Sand Pulse.

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.  Even though this card does have a below average hp and has one weak move in Quick Turn, I am still giving this card an average rating.  I really like Vibrava's Sand Pulse move and the fact that it has a low retreat cost.  So I would definitely recommend using this card as well as Trapinch in a deck.

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Trapinch -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Trapinch from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Trapinch is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to lightning type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Trapinch does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  Trapinch's first move is called Smithereen Smash, this move requires one colorless energy card and allows you to discard an energy card from your opponent's active Pokemon if you get a heads when you flip a coin.  Trapinch's second move is called Bite, this move requires two energy cards, one each of fighting and colorless, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Trapinch has a stage 1 evolution in Vibrava, and a stage 2 evolution in Flygon, I would recommend including both those two Pokemon in a deck with Trapinch.  More than likely I would recommend this, I'll be reviewing both evolution cards in the next two days.  I probably wouldn't use Trapinch on its own because it only has one move that does damage every turn and it requires two energy cards to use it.  If this card is used with its evolutions this card is better but as a starter it is just okay.  If you get Trapinch into the active Pokemon spot you'll want to use Bite if you can every turn, unless you are forced to use Trapinch against a Pokemon that requires a ton of energy to attack, you may want to risk not doing damage and use Smithereen Smash instead to further prevent the defending Pokemon from doing damage.  Again, I would not use this card in a deck on its own, but if you do choose to, I wouldn't use more than one.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average basic Pokemon card and a basic Pokemon card that should not be used on its own in a deck.  The reason this card is below average is because neither of its moves are very impressive, Bite isn't bad, but when it is the only move that does damage, it makes it seem worse than it is.  Other than the two below average moves, Trapinch does have an average hp and low retreat cost, but there are definitely better basic Pokemon out there to use if you're looking to get one more Pokemon card into your deck.

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Makuhita -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Makuhita from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Makuhita is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Makuhita does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Slap Push which does 30 damage for two fighting energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Makuhita is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Hariyama which has not been in a set since Undaunted, if you want to use this line you'll have to settle with only using Makuhita at the time being.  With that being said, Makuhita is an okay starter Pokemon because it can do a good amount of damage fairly quickly and has an above average hp to endure attacks while it is waiting to attack.  However, I feel this card is more inclined to be included in a deck as the 1 last Pokemon card that you can fit in your 60 card deck, then during game play you might move this Pokemon from your hand to your bench and put 2 energy cards on it, then if you have to put a basic Pokemon card into play you move Makuhita into that spot and use Slap Push every turn until you can get one of your benched Pokemon setup and moved into the active Pokemon spot.  I would only use 1 Makuhita card in a fighting type deck and only if you're looking for one more Pokemon to put in the deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average basic Pokemon card.  This card has a slightly above average move and hp, but is somewhat slow to attack and has a high retreat cost.  So overall this card is pretty average and doesn't have to be in any deck, but won't hurt any deck this card is in.

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Gliscor -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Gliscor from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Gliscor is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to lightning type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Gliscor does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  Gliscor's first move is called Poison Ring, this move does 20 damage for one fighting energy card plus it poisons the defending Pokemon and makes it unable to retreat during their next turn.  Gliscor's second move is called Night Slash, this move requires two energy cards, one each of colorless and fighting, and does 40 damage, however after using this move you must switch Gliscor with one of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Gliscor is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Gligar into play (I reviewed Gligar from this set yesterday) and then evolve Gligar into Gliscor.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Gligar was a very solid starter Pokemon so more than likely if you had Gligar in your hand early in the game it would be out in the active Pokemon spot.  Because Gligar requires the same amount of energy as Gliscor to attack, whenever you get Gliscor into your hand you can evolve it right away and keep attacking.  I would include Gliscor in a deck that included Pokemon with all low or free retreat costs, that way you could use Poison Ring one turn, poison the defending Pokemon, then the next turn use Night Slash and retreat for free.  Then when the active Pokemon is knocked out, you can move your active Pokemon which should have a free retreat cost to your bench for Gliscor then you can repeat the poisoning retreating process with Gliscor.  I would recommend using a 2-1 line of Gligar and Gliscor in at least a dual type deck of fighting type Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 1 Pokemon card. This card has an above average hp, low retreat cost, and two solid moves.  I like how Gliscor does not require much energy to attack and it can retreat for free when using Night Slash.  Overall, I think Gliscor and Gligar make a great Pokemon line and I would give these two Pokemon a 4 out of 5 rating together.

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