Zygarde -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Zygarde from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Zygarde is a Basic, Dragon type Pokemon card with a HP of 150.  Zygarde has a x2 weakness to Fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Land Crush, for three Colorless Energy cards, this move does 80 damage.  The second move on this card is called Core Enforcer, for four Energy cards, one each of Darkness and Fairy, and two Colorless, this move does 150 damage, however you must discard both a Darkness Energy and Fairy Energy attached to Zygarde after attacking.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Zygarde is a Basic Pokemon card with no evolution forms, you'll only have to use this card in a deck if you want to use Zygarde.  With this being said, because there isn't such a thing as a Basic Dragon type Energy in the TCG, you'll have to include this card in a dual type deck featuring Darkness and Fairy type Pokemon if you want to be able to use both attacks on this card.  While both moves can do a fair amount of damage, both are slow to set up, and in my opinion, it doesn't make much sense to include this card in a deck.  Add to the fact this card is slow to set up and has an extremely high retreat cost, there really is no reason to use this card in a deck.  If I were to ever use this card in a deck, I would only use its Land Crush move since I wouldn't have to discard Energy after attacking, and the move requires three Colorless Energy, so I don't have to worry about getting specific Energy into my hand.

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 Burning Shadows set.  Like I stated above, I would not use this card in a deck, but as far as a Basic Pokemon that isn't an EX or GX, this card does have a high HP and two somewhat powerful moves, it is just too slow to set up and too costly to retreat to warrant serious use in a deck.

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Noivern GX -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Noivern GX from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Noivern GX is a Stage 1, Dragon type Pokemon card, with a HP of 200.  It has a x2 weakness to Fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability, but it does have three different moves, two regular moves and one GX move.  The first move on this card is called Distort, for two Energy cards, one each of Darkness and Colorless, this move does 50 damage, plus it makes it so your opponent is unable to play any Item cards from their hand during their next turn.  Sonic Volume is the second move on this card, for three Energy cards, one each of Psychic, Darkness, and Metal, this move does 120 damage, plus it makes it so your opponent is unable to play any Special Energy cards from their hand during their next turn.  The GX attack on this card is called Boomburst GX, for three Energy cards, one each of Psychic, Darkness, and Colorless, this move does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, first off, the way a Pokemon GX works is that it is used instead of a regular Noivern card, so you do not need to first play Noivern and then evolve it into Noivern GX, instead you can evolve Noibat directly into Noivern GX.  In play, only one GX move can be used during the entire game, and once a Pokemon GX is knocked out, two prize cards are taken instead of one.  There is a Noibat card in this set, but I haven't reviewed it yet, it is a Colorless type Pokemon.  Just looking at this Noivern GX card, the first thing you'll want to note is that it requires two distinct Energy types to attack, Darkness and Psychic, so if you are building that type of deck, there is certainly merit for including this card.  I like how the first two moves on this card not only do a fair amount of damage, but do something more, preventing your opponent from attaching Special Energy cards or using Item cards can really hinder them, making it that much easier to win the battle.  With Zoroark GX so popular and its Riotous Beating move requiring a full Bench, this card's GX attack can do 300 total damage, which is pretty amazing.  So if you're building a dual type deck, Psychic and Darkness, or building a spread attack type deck, this card is certainly one to consider.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Stage 1 Pokemon GX card from the Burning Shadows set.  Like I mentioned above, if placed in the right type of deck, this card is pretty versatile, being able to do a good amount of damage, to your opponent's Active Pokemon and their Benched Pokemon, as well as inflicting other conditions on your opponent making them unable to set up their deck.  So while this card isn't that great, it is certainly a card to consider when deck building.

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Shiinotic -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Shiinotic from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Shiinotic is a Stage 1, Fairy type Pokemon card, with a HP of 100. It has a x2 weakness to Metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Darkness type Pokemon, and a two Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Strength Sap, for two Energy cards, one each of Fairy and Colorless, this move does 30 damage, plus it allows you to heal 30 damage times the number of Energy attached to your opponent's Active Pokemon.  The second move on this card is called Sleep Pulse, for three Energy cards, one Fairy and two Colorless, this move does 60 damage, plus it puts the defending Pokemon to Sleep.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Shiinotic is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Morelull into play (I reviewed Morelull from this set yesterday) and then evolve Morelull into Shiinotic.  If you read yesterday's review of Morelull, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon overall.  Although the card had a solid HP, a low retreat cost, and could attack for only one Colorless Energy card, it just wasn't that great since it had only one move that could do a total of 10 damage.  So knowing this about Morelull and looking at this Shiinotic card, you could certainly start the game with Morelull in the Active Pokemon spot, do 10 damage when attacking, then evolve it your next turn.  The only reason to use this line in a deck would be if you have another Pokemon that benefits if the defending Pokemon is Asleep, that way you could use Sleep Pulse and then retreat Shiinotic.  Strength Sap is an intriguing move, but with only 100 damage to start, it is a pretty easy knock out in one move.

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 Burning Shadows set.  While there is nothing really that bad about this card, it just isn't one that I can highly recommend, there really isn't anything on the card that is that great, neither move does above average damage, and sure the first move heals damage and the second inflicts a Special Condition, but with only 100 HP and the amount of Energy required to attack, I would rather look elsewhere.  Overall I would give Morelull and Shiinotic combined the same rating I gave each card individually, 2 out of 5.

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Morelull -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Morelull from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Morelull is a Basic, Fairy type Pokemon card with a HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to Metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Darkness type Pokemon, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move on this card is called Ram, for one Colorless Energy card, this move does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Morelull is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Shiinotic, 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, there is really no reason to use this card in a deck.  I say this because even though the card has a solid HP and low retreat cost, it is very limited in what it can do when attacking, only having one move that does 10 damage.  I do like that this card fits into any type deck since its attack requires a Colorless Energy card.  This card may work well to start the total line of Morelull and Shiinotic, but this card should certainly not be used on its own.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Shiinotic, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card from the Burning Shadows set.  Although a good start to get to Shiinotic, you never want a Pokemon in the Active Pokemon spot that can only do a maximum of 10 damage per turn.  Certainly look elsewhere if you're building a Fairy type deck.

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