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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Zygarde 53/124 -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Zygarde from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  This is the second of the two Zygarde card reviews I've done for this set.  This Zygarde card is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 120, it has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Zygarde card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Rumble, for two energy cards, one each of fighting and colorless, this move does 30 damage plus your opponent can't retreat during their next turn.  Zygarde's second move is called Geostrike, for three energy cards, two fighting and one colorless, this move does 120 damage, however it also does 10 damage to each of your own benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Zygarde is a basic Pokemon with no evolution forms, you don't have to use any other cards with this card, since there are two Zygarde cards in this set, I'll be comparing both later in this review.  So strategy wise, this card would make sense to use in a deck that features a Pokemon that does damage depending on how many total damage counters are in play, or a Pokemon that allows you to move damage counters from your benched Pokemon to your opponent's.  With either of those two options, you can then feel free to use Geostrike several turns in a row.  Rumble is also an above average move and would make a decent starter type Pokemon move since it is a fairly quick attack and with Zygarde's high HP, you could use Rumble every turn while setting up your benched Pokemon.  I think that both Zygarde cards from this set warrant use.  Yesterday's card is better for a spread attack type deck and a safer strategy overall, this card is a little riskier, but if played with a card that can move damage or does damage based on all of the damage in play, makes this card very powerful.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  This card has a much better HP than yesterday's Zygarde card, can do more damage per turn and has two moves that both do damage as opposed to one.  Both cards in my opinion are average to above average depending on how they're used.  So if you're building a fighting type deck, I would give a long look to each of these Zygarde cards.

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Zygarde 52/124 -- Fates Collide Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Zygarde from the Fates Collide Pokemon Card Set.  This is the first of two consecutive Zygarde cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  This Zygarde card is a basic, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 90, it has a x2 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  This Zygarde card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Lookout, for one fighting energy card this move allows you to switch one of your opponent's benched Pokemon with their active Pokemon.  Zygarde's second move is called Aura Break and for three energy cards, two colorless and one fighting, does 70 damage, plus if the defending Pokemon is a darkness or fairy type Pokemon it can't attack during their next turn.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Zygarde is a basic Pokemon with no evolution forms, you don't have to use any other cards with this card, but I would recommend reading tomorrow's Zygarde review to see which one I prefer.  So, on its own and with no knowledge of the other Zygarde card, this card would work well in a spread attack type deck, since you could leave this card on the bench to begin the game, get it set up, then after you use a card that does 10 or 20 damage a turn to all Pokemon in play, use Lookout the first turn and Aura Break the second to knock out your opponent's Pokemon one at a time.  This card would also come in handy when facing a heavy Darkness or Fairy type deck.  So if you're building a fighting type deck, or a spread attack type deck, I would recommend at least one of these.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Basic Pokemon card from the Fates Collide set.  Other than being a little slow on the attack, at least a move that does damage, this card is very good overall and one I would recommend taking a long look at when building a deck.  This card can do above average damage every turn and move Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot that your opponent doesn't want there.

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