Kangaskhan -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Kangaskhan from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Kangaskhan is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 120, it has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Kangaskhan does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tiny Punch, for two colorless energy cards this move does 40 damage.  Mega Punch is Kangaskhan's second move and for four colorless energy cards it does 100 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Kangaskhan 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, the only way I would recommend using this card in a deck is if you already plan on using 4 Double Colorless energy cards.  That way you can turn Kangaskan's slow moves into quick, powerful attacks!  You really can't beat only two energy cards doing 100 damage a turn.  If you aren't using Double Colorless energy cards in a deck, I would look elsewhere for Basic Pokemon to use.  You potentially could use this card as a starter type Pokemon, but since Tiny Punch requires less energy cards than it does to retreat Kangaskhan, it doesn't make sense to use as a starter type Pokemon either.

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 Fates Collide set.  I do like that this card has a high HP, and two somewhat powerful moves, but this card is very slow on the attack and has a high retreat cost making this card somewhat worse than other cards out there.

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Meowth -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Meowth from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Meowth is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Meowth does not have an Ability and it only has one move called Turmoil Strike.  For two colorless energy cards, this move does 50 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon that has damage counters on it.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Meowth is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Persian, which isn't in the Fates Collide set but is in the Steam Siege set, you'll more than likely want to use Persian with this card.  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, the only scenario where you'll want to use this card is in a spread attack type deck where you have a Pokemon that does 10 or 20 damage to all of your opponent's benched Pokemon, that way if you move Meowth into the active Pokemon spot it has the chance to attack any of your opponent's Pokemon since they all have damage on them.  That is really the only scenario you can actually play this card, this card can't be used as a starter type Pokemon, number one because it is slower on the attack, and number two because this card can't attack a Pokemon unless it has damage on it already.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, this is a well below average Basic Pokemon card unless you're using it in a spread attack type deck.  Even though this card is pretty unusable, I am still giving this card not my lowest rating just because it does have a solid HP, can be used in any type deck, and has a low retreat cost.  So overall, like I said a couple of times, do not use unless you plan on using Persian or you're using a spread attack type deck.

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Kingdra EX -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Kingdra EX from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Kingdra EX is a basic, EX, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 170. It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Kingdra EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Big Storm, for one colorless energy card this move does 20 damage, plus it allows you to discard a Stadium card in play.  Kingdra's second move is called Dragon Trail and for four energy cards, three colorless and one water, this move does 60 damage plus 30 more damage for each Lightning energy attached to this card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Kingdra EX is a basic Pokemon card you won't need to use any other cards with this card.  But remember, because this card is an EX card, if this card is knocked out, two prize cards are taken instead of one.  So knowing this about Kingdra EX, really the only deck I would even consider using this card in would be a dual type lightning and water type deck, since you could then do up to 150 damage per turn with Dragon Trail.  In that scenario, you would just have to set Kingdra up on the bench because there is no point in putting it into the active Pokemon spot to do 20 damage a turn.  Outside of that dual type deck, this card shouldn't be used, it is just too weak, having two under-powered moves and not that high of an HP.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very poor EX Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  I do like that this card has a low retreat cost and two moves, but like I said above, there is only one situation you should use this card in, other than that, this card just doesn't do much damage and is pretty slow as well, so if you're building a deck and looking for an EX card to use, definitely quickly skip over this one.

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Diancie EX -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Diancie EX from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  Diancie EX is a basic, EX, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 150. It has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Diancie EX's Ability is called Sparkle Veil and says that as long as Diancie is your active Pokemon, any damage done to your Pokemon is reduced by 30.  Besides the Ability, Diancie EX just has one move called Wonder Stage, for three energy cards, two colorless and one fairy, this move does 60 damage plus 50 more damage if a Stadium card is in play.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Diancie EX is a basic Pokemon card you won't need to use any other cards with this card.  But remember, because this card is an EX card, if this card is knocked out, two prize cards are taken instead of one.  So knowing this about Diancie EX, if you're building a fairy type deck or think you'll be facing a spread attack type deck, this card is perfect, since you can do 110 damage a turn for three energy cards with Wonder Stage and essentially prevent spread attacks by utilizing Diancie's Ability.  So if you're going to use this card in a deck, you probably only need to use 1, and you'll want to make sure to have a Stadium card in play at all times to do 110 damage a turn instead of 50.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average EX Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  This card can really work well as a defensive card, stopping your opponent's strategy, but if your opponent isn't attacking your benched Pokemon, this Ability doesn't have as much of an effect, making it an average card overall.  Nevertheless, this is a card to strongly consider when building a fairy type deck.

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