Alolan Rattata -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Alolan Rattata from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Alolan Rattata is a Basic, Darkness type Pokemon card with a HP of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to Fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Psychic type Pokemon, and a one 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 Focus Energy, this makes it so Bite's attack's base damage is 60 instead of 20.  This card's second move is called Bite, for one Darkness Energy card, this move does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Alolan Rattata is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Alolan Raticate, 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, you never really want to play a Pokemon with such a low HP in the Active Pokemon spot, not only is this card very easy to knock out, but if it is on your Bench, it is an easy knock out there as well.  Even though I like that this card can do 35 damage per turn on average when using Focus Energy then Bite, the low HP makes this card unusable in battle, especially without Alolan Raticate.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Alolan Raticate, this is a well below average Basic Pokemon card from the Burning Shadows set.  Like I mentioned above, this card does do major damage for only one Energy card, especially coming from a Basic Pokemon that can evolve, but nothing really matters when a card only has 40 HP, making it a very easy card to knock out for your opponent.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Alolan Rattata from the Burning Shadows set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Alolan Rattata's Stage 1 evolution in Alolan Raticate, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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How many Darkness type Pokemon are there in the Burning Shadows set?
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Alolan Rattata -- Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Alolan Rattata from the Sun and Moon Pokemon Card Set.  Alolan Rattata is a Basic, Darkness type Pokemon card with a HP of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to Fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Psychic type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost.  Alolan Rattata does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Gnaw, this move doesn't require any Energy to attack, and it does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Alolan Rattata is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Alolan Raticate, 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.  The first thing to remember is that this is an Alolan Pokemon, so you have to use this card with Alolan Raticate.  Secondly, the only way to play this card would be as a starter type Pokemon, because of its low HP, ideally you'd start it in the Active Pokemon spot, do 20 damage for zero Energy, then retreat it a turn or two later.  So, if you're playing a quick attacking deck, and are comfortable with a lower HP Pokemon, this card will work in almost any type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Alolan Raticate, this is an average Basic Pokemon card.  Although this card has quite the low HP, considering the fact it has a free retreat cost and a free attack cost, this card can be useful in a deck, and can help you not only attack faster, but allow you to set up your Benched Pokemon without wasting Energy on Alolan Rattata.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Alolan Rattata from the Sun and Moon set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Alolan Rattata's Stage 1 evolution Alolan Raticate, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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How many total Darkness type Pokemon cards are in the Sun and Moon set?
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