Articuno -- Supreme Victors Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Articuno from the Supreme Victors set. This is a basic, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a +30 weakness to metal type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Articuno doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, its first move is called Sharp Beak which requres three energy cards, two colorless and one water and does 30 damage plus 10 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin. Articuno's second move is called Ice Beam and for four energy cards, two each of water and colorless, does 50 damage plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin the defending Pokemon is paralyzed.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since this is a basic Pokemon card you can't do too much with out.
It isn't a quick Pokemon so you'll want to keep it on your bench until you get at least three energy cards on it, then I would definitely use Ice Beam and hope for a heads so that the defending Pokemon can't attack you the next turn due to paralysis. Just make sure that if you want to use this card you have a way to quickly get energy cards on this card, otherwise you'll be out of luck if you have to put it into the active Pokemon spot without any energy cards attached to it.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating. To me, this isn't a good card at all, it can't really do much for damage and it takes way too long to be able to do any damage. The only good thing about it is that both of its moves have an additional coin flip factor that makes the moves better than they originally were. But I would definitely try and find a different water type Pokemon card for your deck.

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Arcanine G -- Supreme Victors Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Arcanine G from the Supreme Victors set. This is a basic, SP, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 90. It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Arcanine's Poke-Body is called Extreme Speed and this makes Arcanine's retreat cost one colorless energy card less for each energy card attached to Arcanine. So if you have two energy cards attached to Arcanine, it has a free retreat cost. Besides the Poke-Body, Arcanine has one move called Overrun which takes three energy cards, two colorless and one fire, and does 40 damage to the defending Pokemon plus 20 damage to one of their benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would put two energy cards on Arcanine before I put it into the active Pokemon spot so that it can retreat for free. Other than that, this card is extremely straightforward. I would just move Arcanine in and out of play using Overrun when I put it in, and I would keep doing this, until Arcanine would be knocked out. To make Overrun more effective I would use other Pokemon that also do damage to benched Pokemon, so Arcanine could possibly knock out a benched Pokemon when it does 20 damage to that Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. I like the fact that this card can eventually retreat for free, but the only move Arcanine has isn't that great for three energy cards. Unless you can make Arcanine last a long time, only being able to do 20 damage to one Pokemon, really won't affect it unless Arcanine can attack it three times in a row without being knocked out.

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Yanmega -- Supreme Victors Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Yanmega from the Supreme Victors set. This is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a +20 weakness to electric type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and free retreat costs. Yanmega's Poke-Power is called Speed Boost and it says that once per turn you may attach a grass energy card from your discard pile to Yanmega, as long as Yanmega is your active Pokemon. Besides the Poke-Power, Yanmega has two moves, the first move is called Wind Return, which takes two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage plus 20 damage for each energy card you move from Yanmega to your hand, if you decide to remove all of them when using this move. Yanmega's second move is called Speed Dive and does 70 damage for four energy cards, two each of grass and colorless.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this has to be one of the quickest Pokemon cards out there because of its Poke-Power. So if you utilize its Poke-Power when using it, its moves can be used in two turns or less. So there is no need to set this card up on your bench you can just put it into play and attack. Since this card is so fast I would suggest you play the card like this, when you put it into the active Pokemon spot, use Speed Dive first to do 70 damage, then use Wind Return the next turn to do 100 damage, and then finally the third turn retreat Yanmega for free. When using this card, make sure to always have energy cards in your discard pile and hand so you can attach up to two energy cards to Yanmega per turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating. This card is extremely fast and with a free retreat cost you can move this card in and out of play as often as you like. It does have above average hp as well so it should be able to last awhile in play without being knocked out. So if you are building a grass type deck make sure to take a look at this card when building it.

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Staraptor FB -- Supreme Victors Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Staraptor FB from the Supreme Victors set. This is a basic, SP, normal type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a x2 weakness to electric type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. It does not have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Quick Attack which does 10 damage for one colorless energy card, but if you get a heads when you flip a coin this move does 20 damage instead of 10. Staraptor's second move is called Whirlwind and for three colorless energy cards, it does 30 damage and makes your opponent switch the defending Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this is a great card to be a starter Pokemon in your deck. It can do 20 damage very quickly, and can retreat if it has to with only one energy card. Plus it is a normal type Pokemon so it can be in any deck. Other than that, I would stay away from using Whirlwind, it requires too many energy cards to use and it doesn't do very much damage. Additionally, your opponent may want to switch out the defending Pokemon and with Whirlwind they have the ability to do this without losing any energy cards.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating. Other than being a good starter Pokemon, this card is not good at all in my opinion. There is no reason to waste three energy cards on a move that does 30 damage, and by the time you get 30 damage on Staraptor you'll more than likely be knocked out since this card only has 80 hp. I would try and find a better card that can attack quickly yet do other things to make the card more valuable than Staraptor.

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