Grovyle -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Grovyle from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card set.  Grovyle is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Grovyle does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Pound, for one grass energy card this move does 20 damage.  Grovyle's second move is called Agility, and for three energy cards, two colorless and one grass, this move does 40 damage, plus if you get a heads when flipping a coin, all effects on an attack from your opponent during their next turn are prevented.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Grovyle is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Treecko into play (I reviewed Treecko from this set yesterday) and then evolve Treecko into Grovyle.  Grovyle does have a stage 2 evolution in Sceptile that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, there are two of them, the strategy below will act like Grovyle is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review of Treecko, you'll know that I thought that card was an average Basic Pokemon card, it had an average HP, and one quick move that could do above average damage.  The card wast just limited in what it could do since it only had the one move.  So knowing this about Treecko and looking at this Grovyle card, if you are using Treecko in a deck, it may make some sense to include one Grovyle card in your deck as well since it does the same amount of damage for the same amount of energy cards but has more HP.  But more than likely you'll either just want to use Treecko in your deck, or use the entire Pokemon family.  I say this because even though Grovyle can do more damage than Treecko, I am not a huge fan of Agility since it does well below average damage and even if you do get a heads once in awhile when using the move, if you're facing a strong Pokemon, one move attacking Grovyle should knock it out since it has such a low HP.  So if you're building a grass type deck, this card is worth a look, but I would recommend against using this card in a deck without using Sceptile.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Primal Clash set.  Even though I am giving this card a below average rating, there are still some positives on this card, like it has two moves, the first doing a fair amount of damage for only one energy card, and the second possibly preventing all damage from your opponent's attack, and it also has a low retreat cost, however this card has too low of an HP for me to like very much, and Agility isn't that great of move in my opinion.  So after reviewing both Treecko and Grovyle from this set, I would give both a combined rating of 2 out of 5.

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Treecko -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Treecko from the Primal Clash set.  Treecko is a basic, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Treecko does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Quick Attack, this move requires one grass energy card to use and does 10 damage, plus 10 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Treecko is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Grovyle and a stage 2 evolution in Sceptile, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use those cards with this Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolutions.  So on its own, this card could be used on its own since it has an average HP, low retreat cost, and one average move.  The only thing you'll have to prepare for if you want to use this card in your deck, is for it to be extremely limited.  You could always attach a Trick Coin tool to this card and have a better chance at doing 20 damage a turn with Quick Attack, but either way, I would want to start the game with this card in the active Pokemon spot and not use it at all late in the game, because of this, I would only include one maximum of this card in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very average Basic Pokemon card from the Primal Clash that is good overall but just is limited in what it can do.  So if you're building a grass type deck and are looking for a Basic, starter type Pokemon, that has the potential to do a good amount of damage for only one energy card, this card is worth a look, but if you need something powerful, look elsewhere.

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Tangrowth -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Tangrowth from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Tangrowth is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Tangrowth does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Mega Drain, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one grass, and does 50 damage, plus it heals 20 damage from Tangrowth.  Tangrowth's second move is called Grass Knot, this move requires four energy cards, two each of colorless and grass, and does 80 damage plus 10 more damage for each colorless energy in your opponent's retreat cost.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Tangrowth is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Tangela into play (I reviewed Tangela from this set yesterday) and then evolve Tangela into Tangrowth.  If you read yesterday's review of Tangela, you'll know that I thought that card was a below average Basic Pokemon card, it had a good HP, and one good move, but its retreat cost was a little high and both moves that it did have required at least two energy cards to use.  So knowing this about Tangela and looking at this Tangrowth card, if you want to use this line in your deck, I would highly recommend only using a 1-1 line of these two Pokemon and setting them both up on the bench, since both have high retreat costs.  I would then make sure and get four energy cards on Tangrowth before moving it to the active Pokemon spot, and also to make sure that you will be knocking out the defending Pokemon in a turn or two with Grass Knot before moving it to the active Pokemon spot because you'll have to give up four energy cards to retreat Tangrowth.  I am not a big fan of Mega Drain, I would only use it to restore HP whenever the defending Pokemon can be knocked out with 50 damage or less.  This line isn't that great in my opinion, but if you include a couple of Switch trainer cards in your deck, this card and line will seem that much better.

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 Primal Clash set.  Besides having an extremely high retreat cost, this card is pretty average, as long as you have time to set this card up, it can do major damage to your opponent's Pokemon and heal itself along the way.  So if you're building a grass type deck, and looking for a solid, but not spectacular Pokemon line to use, I would recommend taking a look at this line, which I would give a combined 3 out of 5 rating.

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Tangela -- Primal Clash Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Tangela from the Primal Clash Pokemon Card Set.  Tangela is a basic, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Tangela does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  Its first move is called Absorb, this move requires two energy cards to use, one each of colorless and grass, and does 20 damage, plus it heals 20 damage from Tangela.  Tangela's second move is called Vine Whip.  This move requires three energy cards to use, two grass and one colorless, and does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Tangela is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Tangrowth, 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, unless you really need one more Basic grass type Pokemon card in your deck, I would not recommend using this card.  Tangela does have a first good move which I would recommend using if you use this card in your deck.  I wouldn't recommend using this card because it is slow to attack and Vine Whip is a very poor move damage wise, doing much less damage than most Pokemon cards can do for 3 energy cards.  When I review Tangrowth tomorrow, if that card is good, this card would definitely be worthy to use with it.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Tangrowth, this card is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  This card does have a good HP, and one good move, but overall it isn't that great, since Vine Whip is a very poor move, it has a higher retreat cost, and is slow to attack.  So like I said previously, unless you're looking for one more grass type Basic Pokemon card, stay away from this card.

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