Skitty -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Skitty from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Skitty is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  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 that this card has is called Heal Bell, for one colorless energy card this move heals 10 damage from each of your Pokemon.  Skitty's second move is called Tail Whap, this move does 10 damage for one colorless energy card.

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 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 could see myself using this card if I needed one more basic Pokemon card in my deck, just to have a decent starter type Pokemon as well as later in the game being able to move this card into the active Pokemon spot, use Heal Bell a turn or two, then retreating it.  Because this card only has 50 hp, I wouldn't use more than one of these in a deck without using Delcatty with it.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average basic Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  Despite the fact that this card has a low hp, everything else on this card is pretty good.  So if you're looking for a solid basic Pokemon card for your deck, definitely consider this Skitty card.

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Swellow -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Swellow from the Pokemon XY Card Set.  Swellow is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy retreat cost.  Swellow's Ability is called Drive Off and says that once during your turn, you may have your opponent switch their active Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon.  Besides the Ability, Swellow has one move called Wing Attack, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 60 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Swellow is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Taillow into play (I reviewed Taillow from this set yesterday) and then evolve Taillow into Swellow.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Taillow was a below average basic Pokemon card that had a decent move, but the move it did have required some time and luck to utilize it properly, besides that it had a low hp, and just very limited overall.  So you'll want to limit the number of Taillow cards you have in your deck and the main reason for using Swellow in your deck is for its Ability, which means you can keep this Pokemon family on the bench most of the game.  I wouldn't use more than 2 each of Taillow and Swellow, and I would try my hardest to include this line in a spread damage type deck, that way, not only do Pokemon cards in your deck do damage to multiple Pokemon at once, but you can utilize Drive Off to knock out those Pokemon one by one.  Of course, if you get Swellow into the active Pokemon spot, you can use Wing Attack 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.  Other than having an average hp and attacking move, everything else is above average on this card, I really like Swellow's Ability, and this should greatly help your entire deck, plus if you do have to put Swellow into the active Pokemon spot you can retreat it for a mere energy card.  So if you're building a deck, I would highly recommend considering the line of Taillow and Swellow from the X and Y set, together they are a 3 out of 5 rating, individually, Taillow as a 2, Swellow a 4.

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Taillow -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Taillow from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Taillow is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Taillow does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move this card has is called Aerial Ace, for two colorless energy cards this move does 10 damage plus if you get a heads it does 30 more damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Taillow is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Swellow, 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 because this card is quite limited by one move, I wouldn't recommend using it in a deck.  But if you want to use this card in your deck, definitely don't use more than one because the card is a little slower to attack and has a low hp.  Try to get this card into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, and use Aerial Ace every turn, this move is actually pretty good if you're lucky and get a heads.

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.  Despite having a decent move, if you flip a heads, this card gets a below average rating from me because the card has a low hp, and the only move it does have requires two energy cards to attack instead of just needing one.  So there are definitely better basic Pokemon cards out there that you can use in your deck, but this card is definitely not the worst one out there.

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Dunsparce -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dunsparce from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Dunsparce is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 40, it has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Dunsparce does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Glare, for one colorless energy card this move paralyzes the defending Pokemon if you get a heads when you flip a coin.  Dunsparce's second move is called Second Bite, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 10 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on your opponent's active Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dunsparce 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, I would probably avoid using this card in a deck because of its low hp, but because this card does have a free retreat cost, I could see adding just one of these to my deck and using the Second Bite move to knock out Pokemon very quickly, the only risk when using this strategy is to make sure that Dunsparce won't be knocked out right after it knocks out the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average basic Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  The biggest knock on this card is the low hp which means this card later in games may not have much of a chance of staying in play for more than a turn, but this card's moves are definitely worth pondering and I think this card could be used in a deck, but it is probably best to leave it out.

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