Rayquaza -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rayquaza from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Rayquaza is a Basic, Colorless type Pokemon card with a HP of 120.  Rayquaza has a x2 weakness to Lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Fighting type Pokemon, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Rayquaza does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Turbo Storm, for two Colorless Energy cards, this move does 30 damage, plus you're able to attach 2 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokemon.  Dragon Claw is the other move on this card, for three Colorless Energy cards, this move does 80 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rayquaza 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 Rayquaza.  So knowing this, this card may work well a little later in the game, all you need to do is attach 1 Double Colorless Energy card to this card, or two of any other type of Energy and you can do damage every single turn and set up your Benched Pokemon.  This card's Turbo Storm move can also help your deck if you use Pokemon that discard Energy cards when attacking.  Dragon Claw on this card does do above average damage as well, so you can use this card to both set up your Benched Pokemon and do major damage when attacking.  When you have the ability to retrieve Energy cards from your discard pile, that gives you the option of using less overall Energy cards in your deck and having more room for Trainer cards.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an above average Basic Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  It is always a plus using a card that is Colorless in type so it can be used in any type of deck, but this card is even better than that since it can do damage every turn and/or help set up your Benched Pokemon by retrieving Energy cards from your discard pile.  Surprisingly this card has a high HP but a low retreat cost, which makes this card easy to retreat from the Active Pokemon spot.

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Castform -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Castform from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Castform is a Basic, Colorless type Pokemon card with a HP of 70.  Castform has a x2 weakness to Fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Castform does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Weather Teller, for one Colorless Energy card, this move allows you to search your deck for up to 2 Stadium cards and put them into your hand.  Water Pulse is the name of the second move on this card, for two Colorless Energy cards, this move does 30 damage and puts the defending Pokemon to sleep.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Castform 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 Castform.  So knowing this, this card could certainly fit into most decks since it can use any type of Energy to attack.  I could mainly seen this card being used for its first move, you could use this card as a starter type Pokemon in a deck and quickly get the Stadium cards you need in your hand and into play.  Stadium cards are very popular and they are heavily used.  Water Pulse is also a solid move, especially if you're using 4 Double Colorless Energy cards in your deck, therefore this move only requires one Energy card to use, and it gives you time to set up your Benched Pokemon while the defending Pokemon is Asleep.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average Basic Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  Like I mentioned above, this is a card to consider when deck building, not only can it fit into most decks, it can help your deck get set up, and do a good amount of damage to the defending Pokemon.  While you certainly couldn't build a deck around this card, it is a great role playing type card for a deck.

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Swellow -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Swellow from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Swellow is a Stage 1, Colorless type Pokemon card, with a HP of 90. It has a x2 weakness to Lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Fighting 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 Agility, for one Colorless Energy card, this move does 20 damage, plus if you get a heads when flipping a coin, all effects of attacks, including damage, done to Swellow by your opponent during their next turn is prevented.  Swallow Dive is the name of the second move on this card, for one Colorless Energy card, this move does 40 damage, plus 80 more damage if you used Swellow's Agility move during your last turn.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Swellow is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Taillow into play (I reviewed Taillow from this set yesterday) and then evolve Taillow into Swellow.  If you read yesterday's review of Taillow, you'll know that I thought it was a below average Basic Pokemon card overall.  The card did have a solid HP, low retreat cost, and a quick attacking move, but the only move the card did have, did do 10 damage to Taillow each time it was used.  Knowing this about Taillow from this set and looking at this Swellow card, because Swellow is so quick on the attack, I would definitely recommend trying to use this line to start a battle.  You can essentially do 70 damage per turn with Swellow if you alternate between using Agility and Swallow Dive.  Plus, if you get some luck, and flip a heads when using Agility, you'll give your Bench that much more time to get set up, and have more time to do damage with Swellow while it is in the Active Pokemon spot.  Ideally you'd want something higher than 90 HP for a Pokemon you're going to want to use in the Active Pokemon spot as an attacker, but this is enough HP in my opinion for this card to be excellent overall, and a card and line that should be considered for most decks.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a well above average Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  I really don't think you can go wrong by using this card in a deck, it works with any type Energy, only requires one Energy card to attack, is defensive, with some luck, and can do major damage to your opponent's Active Pokemon.  Despite Taillow from this set being below average overall, I would still give this entire line a 4 out of 5 rating.

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Taillow -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Taillow from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Taillow is a Basic, Colorless type Pokemon card with a HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to Lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Fighting type Pokemon, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  Taillow does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  The only move on this card is called Reckless Charge, for one Colorless Energy card, this move does 20 damage, however this move also does 10 damage to Taillow.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Taillow is a Basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Swellow, 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, unless you only plan on using this card for the first turn of the game, I probably wouldn't use this card in a deck without Swellow.  Although Reckless Charge does do above average damage and can use any Energy card to attack, doing 10 damage per turn to Taillow will make this card get knocked out quick.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Swellow, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  Although this card has a solid HP, low retreat cost, and can do a good amount of damage when attacking, because this card does damage to itself when attacking and is limited in just having the one move, I would look elsewhere for a Basic Pokemon card to use in your deck, especially if you don't plan on using Swellow.

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