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Professor Juniper and Professor Sycamore are identical cards, but legal in different formats of the game, and, therefore, players can use them depending on which version of PTCG they are playing. Furthermore, they resemble the original 1999 Professor Oak card in almost every way. These two cards are extremely useful in the sense that they allow the player to discard their entire hand and draw seven fresh ca

Yveltal EX is undoubtedly an extremely powerful Dark-type pokemon card, which works wonders when played alongside cards like Darkrai. The first advantage of playing this card complementing Darkrai is its resistance to Fighting-types, a type that weakens Dark

To win a game of PTCG relying on Trainers and Supporters is usually crucial, and, to make such a paradigm viable, it is important for the player to have those cards in his/her hand. Pokémon trainer Scott allows players to draw up to three cards from their decks in any combination of Stadium and Trainer cards, show it to the opponent, put it in his/her hand, and then shuffle the d

Belonging to the Stormfront expansion, this stage 1 Water-type pokémon, has three unique abilities called Tail Revenge, Wreak Havoc, and Dragon Beat. Among these, the Tail Revenge ability, which requires zero damage is the most useful, allowing players to deal 30 damage multiplied by the number of Magikarp cards in his/her discard p

Pale Moon GX is even stronger in that it knocks out the adversary's Active pokemon upon the end of their next turn. If played with the additional energy requirement, it can prevent that Defending pokemon from retreating, ensuring their dem

Strategies involving different cards can be found among all types, though there are some especially cool ones seen in the more recent expansions. In the Vivid Voltage set, there is a Cramorant card that can do 60 damage multiplied by how many Arrokuda cards are discarded from the bench. Since Cramorant is a basic pokemon, it can be played immediately, making it a great lead pokemon due to its sufficient 110 HP. Their Continuous Gulp Missile costs 2 energy of any type, making it very quick to set up. With one of the common Double Colorless Energy cards, this move can potentially be used on the first turn that Cramorant is act

Obviously, this card would be the best in a pure Lightning deck due to the energy costs of its moves. Such decks can sometimes prioritize attacking the opponent's rear lines in order to take out threats before they can evolve or enter the Active position. This Pikachu & Zekrom card can make this tactic even more deadly and crippling to the advers

Furthermore, it has other useful abilities like Strafe, allowing it to change places with a benched pokémon that has been perfectly setup, as well as a GX attack known as Dark Call, which allows the player to remove two energy cards from the opponent’s pokemon. However, this attack can only be used once in a game and also should be used cautiously as it may backf

Each type in the Pokemon TCG represents one or more types from the video SLG game guide franchise. Water in the card game comprises all pure Water-types, many dual-types, as well as the same for Ice-types. This gives the whole group a variety of strategies to draw from that can be mixed due to elemental synergy. Needing the same type of energy card for two or three different tactics can really overload one's opponent and leave them stretched for resources as well as keep them on the defens

A legendary Psychic-type duo from the Unified Minds expansion that scratches a huge nostalgia itch for many long-time fans of this franchise. With one of the better Abilities out of all Tag Team cards, Mewtwo & Mew's Perfection gives them access to all attacks from their allies on the Bench or in the discard pile. Though, the energy requirements for those attacks still need to be

These deadly dragons were released as a Tag Team card during the Cosmic Eclipse expansion and boast traits appropriate for their Ultra Beast identities. Their Ability, Violent Appetite, lets their trainer heal them for 60 HP when discarding a pokemon card from one's hand, allowing Naganadel & Guzzlord to stay on the field even longer than nor

Water types have "Plus" energy attacks, moves with a plus sign to the right of the damage number. These kinds of moves get a flat bonus to their damage output for water energy, and they mostly only exist on water type cards. The Wailord card from the Vivid Voltage expansion is a great example of this. Even though it takes a total of 4 energy to unleash their Hydro Pump attack, it will always deal massive damage when launched. The base 10 damage plus the optimal attachment of 4 water energy results in a 170 damage assault that has no negative downside for the u

Although the "Frozen" status does not technically appear in the TCG , the Paralyzed special condition fills in for it as a more versatile mechanic. Making a foe Paralyzed is not a water-exclusive strategy, as grass and electric pokemon can unleash this effect as well, albeit for different lore reasons. However, some modern water pokemon cards can launch attacks with a chance to inflict this condition with less average cost than m