Dragonair -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dragonair from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Dragonair is a stage 1, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dragonair does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Wrap, for one lightning energy card this move does 20 damage plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, it paralyzes the defending Pokemon.  Dragonair's second move is called Tail Smack, this move requires two colorless energy cards and one grass, and does 50 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dragonair is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Dratini into play (I reviewed Dratini from this set yesterday) and then evolve Dratini into Dragonair.  Dragonair does have a stage 2 evolution in Dragonite that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Dragonair is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Dratini was a very average basic Pokemon that could be used on its own in a deck but I wouldn't mind if I didn't use it at all.  So after knowing that, and looking at this card, I would probably not use either in a deck without using Dragonite.  The reason I say this is because Dragonair's hp is way too low for a stage 1 Pokemon and its main move, Tail Smack does below average damage.  If you really want to use Dratini and Dragonair in a deck, I wouldn't use more than 1 of each in a dual type, grass and lighting deck.  I would get these Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible since both have low hp, and I would try and use Wrap to make the opponent unable to attack most turns.  If I didn't have Dragonite in the deck I was using, I don't think I'd attach three energy cards to Dragonair, I would just use Wrap several turns and then discard one energy card to retreat it.

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. Even though this card has a low retreat cost and two moves, I'm giving this card a below average rating because of its extremely low hp and the fact that Tail Smack does below average damage.  So if you're looking for a dragon type line of Pokemon to use, I would look elsewhere, unless Dragonite is really dominant when I review it tomorrow I would stay away from this line completely.  So far, I would give this line from the Plasma Freeze set a 2 out of 5 rating, Dratini was average, and this card was below average.

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Dratini -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dratini from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Dratini is a basic, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dratini does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Shed Skin, this move requires one grass energy card and heals 20 damage from Dratini.  Dratini's second move is called Tail Smack, this move requires two energy cards, one each of lightning and colorless, and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Dratini is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Dragonair and a stage 2 evolution in Dragonite, 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 before I talk too much strategy, you'll want to note even though Dratini is a dragon type Pokemon card, the TCG does not have any Dragon type energy cards yet, so if you want to use Dratini and potentially its evolutions, you'll want to build a dual type deck that includes both grass and lightning type energy cards because Dragonair and Dragonite require both lightning and grass type energy to attack.  So let's get into the strategy, since this card is a basic Pokemon card and we haven't reviewed its evolutions yet, this card wouldn't be the worst to use in a deck because it does have two moves, both being average and this card can use those moves quickly.  However this card isn't that great so if I were to use this card on its own, I wouldn't use more than 1 in a deck, I would try and get it in the active Pokemon spot to start the game, use Shed Skin to stall my opinion and allow me to set up my own benched Pokemon and then use Tail Smack when your bench is sufficiently set up.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average basic Pokemon card.  Even though this card has below average hp, I still would consider this card average because it has a low retreat cost, and two moves that both do average healing/attacking when used.  So you can't go wrong if you want to use this card in a deck, but there are definitely better cards than this out there to use.

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Mawile -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Mawile from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Mawile is a basic, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 70. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Mawile does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Astonish, this move requires one metal energy card and allows you if you get heads when you flip a coin to randomly select a card from your opponent's hand and have them put it back into their deck.  Mawile's second move is called Big Ol' Bite, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, and does 30 damage, plus it heals 30 damage from Mawile.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Mawile 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, I would not recommend using this card in a deck because neither of Mawile's moves do above average or even average damage.  But if you were to use this card in a metal type deck, you'll of course want to use this card early in your game because it only has 70 hp and it can only do 30 damage per turn.  I would use only one of these, and put three energy cards on it, and then use Big Ol' Bite every turn to hopefully prolong Mawile's time the in active Pokemon spot so I could set up my bench Pokemon.

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 Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card set.  Even though this card has an above average hp, low retreat cost, and two moves, I'm still giving this card a below average rating because this card is pretty slow to attack, and neither of its moves do near average damage.  So if you're looking for a metal type basic Pokemon card to use in a deck, I would recommend looking elsewhere.

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Steelix -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Steelix from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Steelix is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 150.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost.  Steelix does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Metal Defender, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, and does 50 damage, after using this move, during your opponent's next turn Steelix has no weakness.  Steelix's second move is called Heavy Impact, this move requires five energy cards, four colorless and one metal, and does 100 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Steelix is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Onix into play (I reviewed Onix from this set a few weeks back) and then evolve Onix into Steelix.  If you read the Onix review I wrote, you'll know that I thought Onix was a terrible basic Pokemon card in this set, even though it had a high hp, it was extremely slow and both of its moves were way below average.  So knowing that, and looking at this card, I can not recommend at all to use this card or the entire line of Onix and Steelix in a deck.  I say this because, not only do you have to use both fighting and metal type energy cards if you want to use Onix with Steelix in a deck, but you're going to have to wait ages to do below average moves, and if you move one of these Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot accidentally or you're forced to, you're going to have to give up a ton of energy cards to retreat them.  For some reason, if you're looking to use this line in a deck, I would use a 1-1 line, and evolve Onix into Steelix on the bench, and put five energy cards on Steelix and then use Heavy Impact every turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very bad stage 1 Pokemon card.  It seems like many of the cards I've been reviewing lately from this set are terrible, and this card continues that trend.  Even though Steelix has a really good hp and can do 100 damage per turn, this card is too slow and has too high of a retreat cost for me to even consider using in a deck.  So stay away from both this card and the Onix card from the Plasma Freeze set.  The two cards combined, Onix and Steelix get a 1 out of 5 rating for me.

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