Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Buneary -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Buneary Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Buneary from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Buneary is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Buneary does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Pound, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 10 damage.  Buneary's second move is called Smash Kick, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Buneary is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Lopunny, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So on its own, I would recommend using Buneary in any type deck if you need another Pokemon card or two in it.  Buneary will make a very solid starter Pokemon, so my hope would be to get this card into the active Pokemon spot early in the game, attach two energy cards to it and then use Smash Kick every turn.  If you get this card out in the active Pokemon spot to start the game you should be able to get two energy cards on this card quickly, then be able to set up some Pokemon on your bench.  I would use 1 or 2 of these cards in any type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average basic Pokemon card.  This is a very solid basic Pokemon card overall.  I like the fact that it is colorless, and that it has two moves.  One quick, only requiring one energy card, and the other move is a little slower but can do 20 damage each turn.  I definitely see a place for this card in any deck, I hope the Lopunny card from this set is also good so this colorless line can make its way into many different decks.

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Spinda -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Spinda Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Spinda from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Spinda is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 70. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Spinda does not have an Ability, and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Whimsy Tackle, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 30 damage.  However, when using this move, you must flip a coin, if you get a tails the move does nothing.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Spinda is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card.  Besides not having any evolutions, because this is a colorless type Pokemon that does not require a specific type of energy to attack, this card will work in any type deck.  With that being said, I would not recommend using this card in any deck out there in any circumstance.  The only thing you can do with this card is use Whimsy Tackle, which is somewhat slow and requires two energy cards, not only does it require the two energy cards, but 30 damage isn't that awesome plus it may not be able to attack anyways.  If you do have this card in your deck, whenever it is in the active Pokemon spot your only choice is to use Whimsy Tackle every turn.  So again, I would not recommend using this card in any deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is another dreadful basic Pokemon card from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card set.  The only thing going for this card is that it has an above average hp, other than that, this card is too slow for my liking, plus it may not ever be able to do any damage.  So I would definitely look elsewhere for a colorless basic Pokemon card to put in your deck.

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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Delcatty -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Delcatty Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Delcatty from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Delcatty is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Delcatty does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move this card has is called Gather Energy, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 30 damage plus allows you to search your deck for an energy card and attach it to one of your Pokemon.  Delcatty's second move is called Double Slap, this move requires two colorless energy card and does 30 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip 2 coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Delcatty is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Skitty into play (I reviewed Skitty from this set yesterday) and then evolve Skitty into Delcatty.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Skitty was a pretty solid basic Pokemon card that can be used on its own in a deck.  With that being said, this entire Pokemon family should be used in many decks out there.  I would recommend using a 2-2 or 2-1 line of Skitty and Delcatty in almost any type deck.  The earlier you get Delcatty into the active Pokemon spot, the better the game will go for you.  I would try and get Delcatty into the active Pokemon spot a turn or two into the game, then use Gather Energy several times in a row.  Not only should this move knock out most basic Pokemon in two turns, but it will also allow you get energy cards on your benched Pokemon at double the rate you normally would, because you can attach an energy card from your hand to one of your benched Pokemon every turn and when you use Gather Energy you can attach an additional energy card to whichever Pokemon you would like after getting an energy card from your deck.  I would actually stick to using Gather Energy on this card instead of Double Slap, so if you don't have two energy cards on Skitty when you evolve it into Delcatty I would not attach any more energy cards so you'll only have to use one energy card with this line.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 1 Pokemon card. Everything about this card is pretty good, it has an average hp, low retreat cost, one average move, and one great move.  I like how Delcatty's Gather Energy card can really speed up your setup process and allow you to do major damage early in the game.  I would definitely recommend using this Pokemon family in your deck, this line is colorless so it can be used in all decks, and overall I would give this line a 4 out of 5 rating.

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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Skitty -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Skitty Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Skitty from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Skitty is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Skitty does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Tackle, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 10 damage.  Skitty's second move is called Double Slap, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip two coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Skitty is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Delcatty, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with Delcatty.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So on its own, Skitty is a decent Pokemon card to use in a deck.  Because it is a colorless type Pokemon card you can use it in any type deck.  If you have this card in your collection, it could definitely be used in a deck as a starter Pokemon card.  I say this because this card has an average hp and two solid moves.  Strategy wise, if you're just using this card in your deck, I would use 1, maybe 2 of these, and I would try and get them into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible, because Skitty can attack quickly, and if you get two energy cards on Skitty early, and get some luck when using Double Slap, you could definitely knock out a basic Pokemon card or two with this card.  So when attacking, if you can knock out the defending Pokemon by doing 10 damage or only have one energy card on Skitty, use Tackle, otherwise use Double Slap.

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 is a solid basic Pokemon card overall.  I like the fact that it is colorless, and that it has two moves.  One quick, only requiring one energy card, and the other move is a little slower but has the potential to do big damage (relatively speaking).  So overall, you definitely can't go wrong by including this card in your deck, it should be a solid contributor.

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