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Yu-Gi-Oh! has remained a dominant force in the TCG community, but the other juggernaut is Pokémon’s TCG, which has become nearly as popular as the video games and anime. Both of these card games feature unique perks and benefits, but neither of them are perfect and they each have their own disadvanta

It’s truly fascinating to see how fads repeat themselves over the years and which trends turn out to be more evergreen. There’s nothing at all original about trading card games , especially those that are based on popular properties. However, it’s interesting to see how many anime will even explicitly work the card game mechanic into the series, like in the case of Yu-Gi

Zamazenta fends off the attacks of foes by using the golden shield that covers its front. The shield’s strength is so formidable that even the sharp claws of Dragon-type Pokémon cannot leave a single scratch upon it. No battlefield, no matter how terrible, can make Zamazenta flinch in its resolve. It will charge the enemy lines head on to defeat its opponents. Its shield-like armor provides impregnable defense but is also a weapon to be used in powerful attacks. When Zamazenta bashes into opponents with all its might, it’s said that the destructive force is enough to put cracks in the land and that the resulting shock wave can lay waste to hundreds of enemies. With this Steel-type physical move, Behemoth Bash, the winged armor on Zamazenta’s front grows to gigantic proportions and is used to bash into a target with devastating force. It is especially strong against Dynamax Pokémon , and the impact of it slams right through a Dynamax Pokémon’s body to deal devastating damage. The destructive power of this move is said to be enough to bore straight through towering mounta

A lot of players prefer to have a designated retrieval card, but for those looking for something a little more versatile, Dragonite EX is a solid option. As well as being able to recover two basic cards from the player's discard pile with its Pull Up ability, it can also hit like a truck, and, with 180 HP, is fairly sturdy to b

The **Pokemon Sword & Shield _ ** TCG expansion set is the beginning of some significant changes to the way the SLG Game Heroes will be experienced by casual and competitive fans alike. The set will introduce a rule change to the way the first turn of the TCG is played, preventing the player who has won the first turn of the game to play a Supporter card on their first turn, attempting to mitigate the advantage players have when they can set the tempo of the game. It's a dramatic change, but it feels like the perfect time to implement it with _Sword & Shield _ shaking up the _Pokemon world so dramatically that it's likely going to be looked back retrospectively as the advent of a new generation of f

Zacian attacks its foes using the sword it grips in its mouth . The sword’s edge is extremely sharp and can tear through the thick scales of Dragon-type Pokémon as if they were paper. Zacian dashes through the battlefield to strike its enemies with the speed of a swift wind. Its graceful movements are beautiful to behold and have been compared to a dance. Zacian’s slashing attacks possess a speed that makes them impossible to see with the naked eye, and those hit by its blade are cut down before they can even feel pain from the blow. With this Steel-type physical move, Behemoth Blade, the sword in Zacian’s mouth grows to gigantic proportions and is used to slice at a target. It is especially strong against Dynamax Pokémon, and the impact of it slams through a Dynamax Pokémon’s body to deal devastating damage. The destructive power of this move is said to be enough to cut the ocean in

In retrospect, the Team Plasma deck is a very simple one. The deck ran three strong cards, Thundurus EX, Deoxys EX, and Kyurem. Due to all three cards being Plasma cards, they obtained the benefits of " The Plasma Engine". Cards like Colress Machine and Team Plasma Ball kept the deck consistent and fast. Essentially, the goal is to simply use strong plasma attackers like Thundurus and Kyurem while Deoxys powers them up on the bench with its ability. Deoxys itself could also be utilized to deal with Mewtwo EX 's at the time as well, but Kyurem was the real star of the show. It had high HP, low attack cost, and wasn't even an EX. Overall, the deck was solid and simple and this led it to a world championship win in 2

There is also an " unlimited" format where many more cards can be used, but this format isn't nearly as popular. There have been many strong decks throughout the game's life, but with all of this said, what decks defined the meta of the formats they were born i

Announced in a new trailer for Pokemon Sword and Shield, The Pokemon Company unveiled an upcoming Gigantamax Snorlax event and offered fans a look at the middle and final evolutions for the three starter Pokemon, as well as new Gigantamax forms for Legendary Pokemon Zacian and Zamazenta. To cap it off, the trailer ended by revealing the first Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion for the Pokemon TCG which is due to hit stores in February 2