Dialga EX Full Art -- Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Dialga EX Full Art from the Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Set.  Dialga is a basic, EX, dragon type Pokemon card with an hp of 180. It has a x2 weakness to dragon type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Dialga EX does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move this card has is called Reverse Edge, this move requires three energy cards, one each of metal, psychic, and colorless, and does 50 damage, plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, you can move a card from your discard pile into your hand.  Dialga's second move is called Fast Forward, this move requires four colorless energy cards and does 90 damage plus for each Plasma Energy card attached to this Pokemon you may remove a card from the top of your opponent's deck.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Dialga 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.  Another thing to note about this card is that even though it is a dragon type card it requires psychic and metal type energy cards to attack if you want to use Reverse Edge, otherwise Dialga can use any type of energy cards.  If you do use this card in your deck, you'll want to set this card up on your bench to get plenty of energy cards on it before moving it into the active Pokemon to attack.  If you use this card, I wouldn't use more than one in a deck, but it would be a deck that is heavy in Team Plasma Pokemon so you're going to have Team Plasma energy cards to use on those Pokemon and this Dialga EX Full Art card.

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 Plasma Blast set.  I like that this card has a high hp, low retreat costs, and two moves that both do additional things besides damage.  Unfortunately neither of the moves on this card are that great so that is why I'm giving it just an average rating.  So if you're building a Team Plasma type deck, this is definitely an EX card to consider, otherwise it really isn't that great.

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Cradily -- Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cradily from the Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Set.  Cradily is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Cradily does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Lifesplosion, this move requires one grass energy card, and for each energy card attached to Cradily, you may search your deck for a stage 2 Pokemon and put it into your deck.  Cradily's other move is called Spiral Drain, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one grass, and does 60 damage.  Besides doing the damage, Cradily also heals 20 damage from itself.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Cradily is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Lileep into play (I reviewed Lileep from this set yesterday) and then evolve Lileep into Cradily, remember that if you want to use Lileep from this set, you must first evolve it from a fossil before being able to put it on your bench.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Cradily was an average Pokemon card that was hindered by the fact it was a restored Pokemon.  So unless this Cradily card is really good, I would prefer using a standard 2 stage Pokemon family, instead of a fossil, basic, and stage 1 family.  So after knowing all of this, I would not use Cradily in a deck, Cradily is a good card in my opinion but if you look at this entire Pokemon line I just don't like it enough to use it.  If you choose to use this line in a deck, you'll want to have this line in a deck that contains at least a fair amount of grass type energy, I would put as many Root Fossil Lileep cards in the deck as you want Lileep, so I would use a 2-2-2 line of the trainer, Lileep, and Cradily.  My goal would be to get Cradily into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible, because even though this line takes up more spots than normal basic-stage 1 lines, Cradily's first move Lifesplosion could greatly reduce the need for you to have so many duplicate Pokemon in your deck since you can go after the higher evolution Pokemon you need with this move.  When you get most of the stage 2 cards you need into your hand, I would then use Spiral Drain for as long as possible.  The earlier you get Cradily into the active Pokemon spot the better, since Spiral Drain heals damage from Cradily, so it can stay in the active Pokemon spot longer and thus give you more time to set up your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 1 Pokemon card.  Even though I would not recommend using this card or this Pokemon line in a deck, I am still giving Cradily an average rating because it does have a very good hp, and two good moves.  If you are willing to be a bit patient with your deck, this line should work well, but if you're like me and want to attack as fast as possible I would stay away from this line.  So that is why I am giving this entire line a 2 out of 5 rating, it will definitely work well for some, but most it won't be that great.

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Surskit -- Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Surskit from the Plasma Blast Pokemon Card Set.  Surskit is a basic, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Surskit does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move this card has is called Sweet Scent, this move requires one grass energy card and allows you to heal 20 damage from one of your Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Surskit is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Masquerain, 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 would not suggest using Surskit in a deck.  The main reason I say this is because this card's only move doesn't do any damage to the defending Pokemon, and you can easily replace this card with a trainer card and add a better basic Pokemon card to your deck.  So if you don't plan on using this card without Masquerain, I would not use it in a deck.  Of course if you do use this card in your deck, you'll want to put this card on your bench, attach one grass energy card to it, and later on in the game when your Pokemon have damage on them, move Surskit into the active Pokemon spot, use Sweet Scent a couple of turns in a row and then retreat Surskit back to your bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an extremely below average basic Pokemon card.  This card is basically a trainer card and because of this I am giving this card my lowest rating.  This card has a below average hp, and the only move it has is disappointing.  This card is a poor way to start out with the Plasma Blast set, so I hope tomorrow's card will improve my impressions of this new set.

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