Fletchling -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Fletchling from the Phantom Forces set. Fletchling 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.  Fletchling does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Peck, for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Fletchling's second move is called Quick Attack, for two colorless energy cards this move does 10 damage, plus if you get a heads it does 20 more damage, for a possible total of 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Fletchling is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Fletchinder and a stage 2 evolution in Talonflame, which I've reviewed in the past since both Pokemon are fire type, I would recommend you go and read the reviews I have written for those two Pokemon.  To summarize, I thought Fletchinder was a bit below average because even though it had two good moves, its HP was a little low, but I did give Talonflame an above average, it had two excellent moves overall, but again had a little lower HP, but I still recommended the line favorably.  So this post is just going to assume I hadn't reviewed those two Pokemon yet and consider Fletchling on its own.  So on its own, if you really need one more Basic Pokemon card in your deck this card could definitely be used because it can attack quickly and it can do a fair amount of damage, if you're lucky, for only two energy cards.  This card runs into the same problem as the other two Pokemon in this line in that its HP is a bit too low, thus making me a little more weary of using the card in a deck on its own, but it would be a fine start to using this entire line if you choose to do that.

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 Phantom Forces set.  Other than having a bit lower HP than desired, this card is pretty good, since it can fit into any deck, can do 10 damage right away for only one energy card, and can do up to 30 damage with Quick Attack for only two energy cards.  So this card is definitely worth a look when building a deck.

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Diggersby -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Diggersby from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  Diggersby is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Diggersby does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Smithereen Smash, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 30 damage, plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, your opponent must discard an energy card attached to their active Pokemon.  Diggersby's second move is called Earthquake, for three colorless energy cards, this move does 80 damage, however it does do 10 damage to each of your own benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Diggersby is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Bunnelby into play (I reviewed Bunnelby from this set yesterday) and then evolve Bunnelby into Diggersby.  If you read yesterday's review of Bunnelby, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card, mainly because it was limited in what it could do, with it only being able to do 10 damage per turn, or if you wanted to put three energy cards on it, it could do a very poor 30 damage.  So knowing this about Bunnelby and looking at this Diggersby card, this line of Pokemon wouldn't be a bad line to include into any type deck if you use a 1-1 line.  You could get Bunnelby into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, do 10 damage right away, then quickly evolve Bunnelby into Diggersby, using Smithereen Smash the first time, or any time 30 damage will knock out the defending Pokemon, and Earthquake after that.  If you do use Earthquake quite a bit, you'll want to make sure to figure out a way to quickly remove damage from your benched Pokemon, and I know some Pokemon cards in the Primal Clash set will do this for you.

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 from the Phantom Forces set.  This card does have an above average HP, and two moves, but both are pretty average unless you can quickly remove damage from your benched Pokemon, if you can do this, I would give Diggersby a 4 rating.  However, together with Bunnelby from this set, I think both cards are average, and would definitely recommend considering these two cards when building a deck.

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Bunnelby -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Bunnelby from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  Bunnelby 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. Bunnelby does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  Its first move is called Tackle, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 10 damage.  Bunnelby's second move is called Mud Shot, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Bunnelby is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Diggersby, 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 wouldn't recommend using this card in a deck, just because it is limited in what I would want to do with it.  I could definitely see myself using this card if its first move stayed the same, but Mud Shot required two energy cards instead of three, but since it does require three, and I'm not using this card with Diggersby, I would never want to put three energy cards on this card only to do 30 damage.  So I would not recommend using this card, but if you choose to use it, just put one energy on this card and use Tackle every turn, don't waste your energy to do only 30 damage a turn, when many Pokemon out there can do 60 or more damage for only three energy cards.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Diggersby, this card is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  Everything is actually pretty average on this card, its HP, its low retreat cost, and its two moves, but Mud Shot just seems like it will never be used on this card because of its high attack cost, so that is why I am giving this card a below average rating.

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Regigigas -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Regigigas from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  Regigigas is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 130, it has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Regigigas does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Daunt, for three colorless energy cards this move does 80 damage, plus any damage done by your opponent during their next turn is reduced by 40.  Regigigas's second move is called Heavy Impact, this move requires four colorless energy cards and does 100 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Regigigas 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 looking to add major power to your deck, look no further than this Regigigas card.  Do not use more than one of these however, since the card has massively high costs to attack and to retreat.  So you'll want to set this card up on your bench and get four energy cards on it, then when in the active Pokemon spot, use Heavy Impact the turns where you can knock the defending Pokemon out by doing 100 damage, the other turns, where 100 damage won't knock the defending Pokemon out, use Daunt so that the defending Pokemon's attack is reduced by 40, and Regigigas can last another turn.

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 Phantom Forces set.  This card has two great moves in my opinion that both can do major damage.  The only things holding this card back from a 5 rating is its very high retreat cost, and the fact the quickest move Regigigas has requires three energy cards, so this card definitely takes a while to set up.

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