Whimsicott -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Whimsicott from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Whimsicott 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 free retreat cost.  Whimsicott does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Light Steps, for one fairy energy card this move does 40 damage and allows you to move an energy from Whimsicott to one of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Whimsicott is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cottonee into play (I reviewed Cottonee from this set yesterday) and then evolve Cottonee into Whimsicott.  If you read yesterday's review of Cottonee, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card, mainly because it had a lower than average HP but also the fact that it was limited in what it can do since it only had one move that did 10 damage.  So knowing this about Cottonee and looking at this Whimsicott card, this card really follows the same pattern, it is very limited in what it can do having only one move.  Although this line could work in a fairy type deck, since you could use a 1-1 line and set it up on the bench, keep attaching energy cards to Whimsicott just to be able to get another energy card into play each turn, then move Whimsicott to the active Pokemon spot, use Light Steps, move an energy card off of Whimsicott to set up your benched Pokemon and retreat it for free a turn or two later.  Unless you're specifically building a fairy type deck, this card has no use in a deck, and even if you are, this card and line isn't that great overall.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  I like that this card has a solid HP, free retreat cost, and can attack quickly.  However, I don't like the fact that this card only has one move, and can't do that much damage every turn.  Overall with Whimsicott from this set, which I gave a 2 rating, I would give these cards combined a 2 out of 5 rating, they aren't terrible, but you can definitely find better cards to use out there.

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Cottonee -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cottonee from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Cottonee is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Cottonee does not have Ability and it only has one move called Fairy Wind that does 10 damage for one colorless energy card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cottonee is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Whimsicott, 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 cannot recommend using this card in a deck, mainly because of its below average HP and the fact that it only has one move, making the card very limited overall.  So unless you are using this card to get to Whimsicott, do not use this card in a deck.  If using with Whimsicott, this card could be put in the active Pokemon spot for one turn, since it can attack with one energy card and do 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Whimsicott, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card.  There really isn't anything terrible about this card, it is just limited in what it can do and has a low HP.  So if you're looking for a Basic Pokemon card to use in a fairy type deck, definitely look elsewhere.

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M Altaria EX -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of M Altaria EX from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  M Altaria EX is a Mega Evolution, EX, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 220. It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  M Altaria does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move that this card has is called Mist Purge, for three energy cards, one fairy and two colorless, this move does 100 damage plus 30 more damage and heals 30 damage from each of your own Pokemon if this card has a Special energy card attached to it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
Before I start with the strategy, remember that this card is a Mega Evolution card and an EX card so if you use this card in your deck and it gets knocked out, your opponent gets to take two prize cards instead of one and when you evolve an EX card into its Mega Evolution, your turn ends, you cannot do anything else.  So knowing these things, you'll always want to use Mega Evolution cards with caution, with that being said, you'll always want to use the appropriate Spirit Link trainer card do evolve the EX card into its Mega EX form so you don't have to end your turn.  So knowing how Mega EX cards work, I would highly recommend using this card in a fairy type deck, or almost any deck where you plan on using 4 Double Colorless energy cards.  Not only can Mist Purge do 130 damage a turn for only three energy cards, but that move can quickly heal damage from all of your benched Pokemon.  I have not reviewed Altaria EX from this set yet since it is a colorless type card, but regardless of how good or bad that card is, I would highly recommend using this card.  You could also use this card with a Pokemon that does major damage every turn but also does 10 or 20 damage a turn to your own Pokemon, you could use that card a few turns then use this card two turns and remove all damage from that previous Pokemon.  So again, definitely use this card in a deck, but make sure to use a Double Colorless energy card with it.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an excellent Mega EX Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  Although this card is limited in what it can do, just having one move, the one move it does have is spectacular, doing well above average damage and healing a bunch of HP from all of your Pokemon every single turn.  Especially if you're building a fairy type deck, but even other type decks, should give this card a hard look at using this card in that deck.

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Snubbull -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Snubbull from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Snubbull is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Snubbull does not have an Ability and only has one move, this move is called Ruckus and for two energy cards, one each of fairy and colorless, this move does 50 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 Snubbull is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Granbull, which is most recently in the BREAKthrough set, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that card.  But since there is not a Granbull card in this set I will just be considering this card by itself.  So, on its own, this card can do a fair amount of damage pretty quickly, but it can also do no damage at all.  So if you're building a fairy type deck and need some power, take a look at this card, but definitely don't use it without the Trick Coin trainer, so you get two chances at getting a heads when flipping a coin.  Because this card is coin flip based, I wouldn't use more than 1 of these in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Granbull, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon.  Like I said above, the major knock on this card is that it just has the one move which is based off of a coin flip, so this card can be really good or really bad, it isn't consistent and it isn't worth having in your deck very often.

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