Fraxure -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Fraxure from the BREAKthrough Pokemon Card set.  Fraxure is a stage 1, dragon type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Fraxure does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Sharp Fang, for one colorless energy card this move does 20 damage.  Fraxure's second move is called Dragon Slayer and for three energy cards, one each of colorless, fighting, and metal, this move does 60 damage plus 40 more damage if the defending Pokemon is a dragon type Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Fraxure is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Axew into play (I reviewed both Axew cards from this set the past two days) and then evolve Axew into Fraxure.  Fraxure does have a Stage 2 evolution in Haxorus, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, 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 Fraxure is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read my review of the Axew cards from this set, you'll know that I thought both were slightly below average Basic Pokemon cards.  Both cards had average HP, and could attack for one energy card, but outside of the first move, the only other move both cards had was a move that required three distinct energy card types and did well below average damage.  So if you plan on quickly evolving Axew once in the active Pokemon spot, it would make more sense to use yesterday's card since it could do 20 damage a turn for one energy card.  So knowing this about Axew from this set and looking at Fraxure, it may be worth using a 1-1 line of Axew and Fraxure in your deck, if number one you're building a split type deck of metal and fighting, and number two you think you'll be facing a lot of dragon type Pokemon.  That way, you can set up Fraxure on the bench and when your opponent puts a dragon type Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot you can use Fraxure against it and do 100 damage a turn with Dragon Slayer.  I cannot highly recommend this card however because it does have a below average HP and it requires different energy card types when attacking.

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 BREAKthrough set.  Similar to both Axew cards from this set, this card has a decent move set, but with a low HP and the fact it requires different energy types, this card is very restricted in its use, so like I said above, unless you're specifically building a fighting and metal type deck, look elsewhere for a Pokemon card to use.  Altogether, I would give the Axew cards and the Fraxure card from this set a 2 out of 5 rating.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
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Axew 109/162 -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Axew from the BREAKthrough set.  This is the second of the two Axew cards that I've reviewed from this set.  Axew is a basic, dragon type Pokemon card with an HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Axew does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Extra Chop, for one metal energy card this move does 20 damage, however this move does 10 damage to Axew.  Axew's second move is called Dragon Claw and for three energy cards, one each of fighting, metal, and colorless, this move does 40 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Axew is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Fraxure, and a Stage 2 evolution in Haxorus, which I'll be reviewing the next few days, you'll more than likely want to use some of those Pokemon with this card, however, since I have not reviewed any of those cards yet, I will only consider this card on its own and compare it to the other Axew from this set.  So on its own, this card is very similar to the Axew card I reviewed yesterday, only differing in the first move it has.  Both cards can attack and do damage for one energy card, but this card can do 10 more damage a turn, but it does require a metal type energy card instead of a colorless and does do 10 damage to itself.  So, between the two Axew cards from this set, this card would work better on its own since it can do more damage each turn for only one energy card, but later in games since this card does damage to itself, it will be that much easier to knock out.  So unless you're specifically building a fighting and metal type deck, I would look elsewhere for a Basic Pokemon to use.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKthrough set.  Even though I prefer this Axew card over yesterday's, I still cannot give this card more than a 2 out of 5 rating, mainly because it requires so many distinct type of energy cards to attack, and that it does damage to itself every turn when attacking, unless you put three energy cards on this card and use an under-powered move.  So, I cannot highly recommend either Axew cards from this set.

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Axew 108/162 -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Axew from the BREAKthrough set.  This is the first of two consecutive Axew cards I'll be reviewing from this set.  Axew is a basic, dragon type Pokemon card with an HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to fairy type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Axew does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Brat Snack and for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Axew's second move is called Dragon Claw and for three energy cards, one each of fighting, metal, and colorless, this move does 40 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Axew is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Fraxure, and a Stage 2 evolution in Haxorus, which I'll be reviewing the next few days, you'll more than likely want to use some of those Pokemon with this card, however, since I have not reviewed any of those cards yet, and I have not reviewed the second Axew card from this set yet, I plan on reviewing this card as if it would be used on its own and I have no knowledge of the second Axew card from this set.  So on its own, this card could be used as a starter type Pokemon because it can attack for only one energy card, but other than the first turn, this card isn't that great because it can't do more than 10 damage unless you put three energy cards on it, three distinct energy cards, and then it can only do 40 damage which is well below average.  So if you're building a deck that may benefit from using a Basic Pokemon like Axew, I would strongly consider going in a different direction, just because this card is limited in what it can do unless you plan on evolving it, then putting three energy cards on this card would seem more reasonable.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKthrough set.  I like that this card has an average HP, and a move that can do damage for only one energy card.  But because this card requires both metal and fighting type energy to attack, it is limited to the decks that it can be in, so unless you're specifically building a metal and fighting type deck, look elsewhere for a Basic Pokemon card to use.

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Xerneas -- BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Xerneas from the BREAKthrough Pokemon Card Set.  Xerneas is a basic, fairy type Pokemon card with an hp of 120, it has a x2 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to darkness type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Xerneas does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Rainbow Force, for three energy cards, two colorless and one fairy, and does 10 damage plus 30 more damage for each different type of Pokemon on your bench.  Xerneas' second move is called Power Creations and for four energy cards, two each of fairy and colorless, this move does 80 damage plus 80 more damage if this card was healed during the turn you use this move.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Xerneas 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, because this card requires so many energy cards to attack, meaning it is slow on the attack, if you decide to use this card in your deck, definitely do not use more than 1, set it up on the bench, and use it in at least a dual type deck, and one that has a Pokemon with an Ability that heals all of your Pokemon.  If you include Xerneas in a deck like this, you can probably do 100 damage a turn with Rainbow Force and 160 damage a turn with Power Creations.  So, if you have some patience, and include Xerneas in the right type of deck, this card can be very powerful and do a good amount of damage each turn.

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 BREAKthrough set.  Even though this card has an above average HP and two powerful moves, the reason I'm giving this card an average rating is because its attack are pretty slow to set up, and require some additional factors to be able to do a good amount of damage.  So, if you're building a fairy type deck, this is definitely a card to consider.

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