Xerneas -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Xerneas from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Xerneas is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 130, it has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Xerneas does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Geomancy, this move requires one fairy type energy card and allows you to choose to of your benched Pokemon and search your deck for a fairy type energy card that you can attach to each of them.  Xerneas's second move is called Rainbow Spear, this move requires three energy cards, two fairy and one colorless and does 100 damage, however after using this move you must discard all energy cards attached to Xerneas.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Xerneas is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card.  With that being said, if you're building a fairy type deck I probably wouldn't use this card at all, and if I did, I would only use one instance of this card.  I say this because Rainbow Spear uses too many energy cards too quickly so it isn't that useful, and you can't stack up energy cards on Xerneas because Rainbow Spear discards everything.  I would actually use Geomancy to set up my other Pokemon over Rainbow Spear.

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 from the X and Y set.  Besides having an excellent hp and a move that does 100 damage, I wouldn't use this card in a deck because it just isn't effective with the amount of energy required with this card.  You're definitely better off finding a different basic fairy type Pokemon to use in your deck.

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Slurpuff -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Slurpuff from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  Slurpuff 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 two colorless energy retreat cost.  Slurpuff's Ability is called Sweet Veil and says that each of your Pokemon that have fairy type energy cards attached to them can't be affected by special conditions.  Besides the Ability, Slurpuff just has one move called Draining Kiss, this move requires two energy cards, one each of fairy and colorless, and does 30 damage, plus heals 30 damage from Slurpuff.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Slurpuff is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Swirlix into play (I reviewed Swirlix from this set yesterday) and then evolve Swirlix into Slurpuff.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Swirlix was a very good basic Pokemon card and if you were building a fairy type deck, that card could easily be used as a starter type Pokemon.  Because of this, you can easily use Swirlix on its own and the main reason you'd want to use Slurpuff is for its Ability, so I would for sure add 1 or 2 Slurpuff cards to your deck and mainly keep them on the bench to utilize their Ability.  Of course if/when you get Slurpuff into the active Pokemon spot your only choice will be to use Draining Kiss every turn.

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 from the X and Y set.  I really like Slurpuff's Ability which will help out almost every Pokemon on your team if they all require fairy type energy cards to use and because Draining Kiss does heal damage from Slurpuff, you can use a minimal number of Slurpuff cards in your deck and still have them make a big impact.  Overall, I would give both Swirlix and Slurpuff a 4 out of 5 rating, both cards individually were 4 out of 5s.

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Swirlix -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Swirlix from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Swirlix is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Swirlix does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tackle, this move does 10 damage for one colorless energy card.  Swirlix's second move is called Fairy Wind and for two energy cards, this move does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Swirlix is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Slurpuff, 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 if you want a starter type Pokemon in your fairy type deck, I would definitely include 4 of these in your deck.  Not only does this card have an average hp and low retreat cost, but it has two quick moves that do a good amount of damage.  So if you're hoping to start the game with a solid Pokemon, make sure to stack your deck with an abundance of this Swirlix card.  Of course, when this Pokemon is in the active Pokemon spot, use whichever move you have the necessary energy for.

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 from the X and Y set and a card that would make a perfect starter type Pokemon in a fairy type deck.  I pretty much like everything about this card, from its hp, down to its retreat cost, so if you need a very good starter Pokemon in your deck, look no further than Swirlix from the X and Y set.

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Aromatisse -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Aromatisse from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  Aromatisse 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 two colorless energy retreat cost.  Aromatisse's Ability is called Fairy Transfer and says that as often as you like during your turn you may move a fairy type energy card attached to one of your Pokemon to another one of your Pokemon.  Aromatisse's second move is called Fairy Wind, this move requires three energy cards, two fairy, and one colorless and does 60 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Aromatisse is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Spritzee into play (I reviewed Spritzee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Spritzee into Aromatisse.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Spritzee was an average Pokemon card that could be used on its own as a starter type Pokemon because it had two moves, one that could do damage and the other that could heal damage from any of your Pokemon.  So with this in mind, I could definitely see myself using both Spritzee and Aromatisse in a deck.  I would make sure to use at least a line of 2-2 because you can not only use Spritzee as a starter type Pokemon and then evolve it into Aromatisse and do 60 damage a turn with Fairy Wind, but you can use Aromatisse on your bench and utilize its Ability to move whatever Fairy type energy cards you want on your Pokemon from one to another.  So if you're building a Fairy type deck, this card because of its Ability alone is a must have.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 1 Pokemon card from the X and Y set and a card that should be in any fairy type deck out there.  Aromatisse's Ability is amazingly good and will help your entire deck and also help you win the game.  So together, I would rate Spritzee and Aromatisse from the X and Y set a 4 out of 5 rating, this isn't a perfect rating, but again, it should definitely be used in your fairy type deck, especially if you have a Pokemon that discards fairy type energy cards when it attacks.

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