(1) All BW9 ‘Megalo-Cannon’ + ‘Blastoise + Kyurem-EX Combo Deck’ Scans and Translations! [3/13]

puddizzle said:
All I want is a way to attach Pokemon Tools to opponent's Pokemon.
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Well, Tentacruel LA forcibly attached Energy to the opponent's Pokemon from the discard. Maybe one day we might get something like that with Tools.

Is a Tool-centric meta quickly on us? Maybe that Plasma Storm Trubbish that gains power from Tools will see play.
Or Relicanth.
 
pokedan24 said:
Yay a new set!

I like the new fossil Mechanic. I like that the "basics" can be so easily put on the bottom of your deck for rivival. And Cradilly has a lot of potential with the first attack (gives evolution something).

Tropius: Finally a good, cheap counter to Keldeo! If Blastoise/Keldeo is still a thing, this will be teched into a lot of decks.

Virizion EX: Not terrible. The damage output is bad, but the built in energy acceleration could really help grass decks make a comeback.

Genesect: Good attack (though Darkrai's night spear is better). The built in catcher is also good, but it's not broken. It's pretty balanced. Powerful without being broken and has some ace specs that give this a lot of potential.

WHY DID THEY MAKE LAPRAS SO BAD??? It's one of my favorite pokemon!

Finally an Eelectross that might be worth playing. Works really well with Eels.

Drifblim will see play as long as Plasma pokemon see play. Against plasma decks, this can basically attack for free. Against non plasma decks, it's a colorless attacker that discards energy. Not bad either way.

Sigilypth, four giant cape and four eviolite. That will be a fun deck to try out.

No fighting plasma pokemon. Machamp is meh.

A 90HP EX wow. Wonder if it's worth the risk for a free supporter.

Dialga EX: This plus TP Beartic for mill/beatdown deck. Don't know how good it will be, but it's an idea.

Palkia EX: Crap.

Haxorus: Auto knockout for plasma pokemon and a pretty good first attack. Is it worth a stage 2? Time will tell.

Porygon Z: It can move plasma energy to non plasma pokemon. Might be good with plasma frigate, but again, it's a stage 2.

Ursaring: *looks at first attack* WHY WOULD YOU EVER USE THAT?
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What's with the Ursaring hate, you can do 50 then follow up with 130 with the second attack because of the first attack's effect
 
Does anyone know how many of each card will be in the Blastoise + Kyurem EX deck? I was thinking of buying one and wanted to find out. Looking forward to getting Catchers and DCE (even if they're Japanese; I don't play in tournaments anyway. Are English cards legal in Japan?)
Also Jirachi EX seems very weak. 90HP for an EX? It gets ko'ed by pretty much anything, Keldeo, Mewtwo, Darkrai, Cobalion and Lugia (all EX) if anyone used it. I don't personally think two free prizes is enough for the free supporter search. Dialga EX and Palkia EX seem to suck. Virizion EX seems alright. Secret Exeggcute! I don't know what they were thinking, but it's really funny somehow.
 
Seeing this set just makes me realize how much we don't need a reprint of DRE. Well, it'd be nice for Cradily, I guess...
 
DNA said:
DeoxysUnknownForme said:
Something tells me there is no way we would rotate Catcher and Japan would keep it.

I mean, we may be behind by a few sets but allowing one area to use a universal deck staple and not the other? Seems just too ridiculous to me.
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Honestly, I agree with you. Japan still has Catcher, and has reprinted it many times. To keep things balanced, Catcher would probably have to be reprinted in either this set or the next one, but...I want it GONE, dangit!

MrSquarepants said:
Hate that Exeggcute is a shiny (but it IS gold...) and still no shiny Samurott or Gen 2 starters yet but maybe the final BW set will have something. Assuming BW10 is the last one and not BW11.
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I honestly think this here, BW9, is the last BW set. See, we're getting Plasma Freeze in May over here, and then Megalo-Cannon will be our August (Worlds) set, coinciding with rotation.
Pokemon X and Y come out in October, and the first TCG set of the new era generally comes out a month after the games do.
This was even the case for BW2 - the games came out in October of last year, and their first set, Boundaries Crossed, came out in November. If trends have told us anything, the X/Y set will be our November set, leaving Megalo-Cannon as our last English BW set.

Of course, given how X and Y is a simultaneous worldwide release, I wonder how Japan may handle that. It could just be a troll and we'll get an eventual BW10...but to be honest, I doubt it, since Genesect EX has been released - it's marking the end of an era.
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Damn guess my slot of Gen 5 starters will have an empty spot waiting on that shiny Samurott... I like the idea of BW10 it's nice to end with an even number. October is still 7 months away so who knows they just might do ONE last set! ...or some mini-set like Shiny Collection which *could* have those last cards I'd like.
 
Cradily = Grass + DCE = 3 Stage 2 on the beanch, like Emboar, Magnezone, and another one to attack fpr exemple, the problem is the start like Garchomp Lv. X had
 
Keeper of Night said:
chrisdavid42 said:
Cradily placing stage 2 on the bench vs. Golurk hitting it with devolution punch = KO? there's no basic to go back to?
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Golurk wouldn't KO the pokemon, if there is no Basic/Stage 1 under the pokemon, then it is impossible to devolve that pokemon.
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It would be considered a basic while on the bench I believe...
 
Well, that depends on whether the English version makes something like 'Put it onto your Bench as a Basic Pokemon' and pretend it is one.
Did Drifloon's ability get updated? I thought it was no energy if your opponent has Plasma pokemon before.
 
Sometimes I just want to shake the people who decide which Pokemon are included in each new set. Like, why do we get Snorunt and Glalie but not Froslass? Why do we get a third Lapras card in the BW-era when we haven't seen Dewgong since 2009 and Cloyster since 2008? And if this is the last BW set (which it might be, but might not), why no Suicune-EX in the theme deck? >_>
 
Setosama said:
shiny catcher says no we will not. it's here to stay another format
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What makes you so sure we're keeping Dark Explorers next format?

Lemonnade said:
Well, that depends on whether the English version makes something like 'Put it onto your Bench as a Basic Pokemon' and pretend it is one.
Did Drifloon's ability get updated? I thought it was no energy if your opponent has Plasma pokemon before.
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It's either 1 less Energy if Plasmas are present, or 1 less Energy per Plasma present. I'm no Japanese whiz, but I can see the {C} in there. If it just said to ignore the cost completely, it'd have wording similar to Victory Piece.
 
Frost said:
Sometimes I just want to shake the people who decide which Pokemon are included in each new set. Like, why do we get Snorunt and Glalie but not Froslass? Why do we get a third Lapras card in the BW-era when we haven't seen Dewgong since 2009 and Cloyster since 2008? And if this is the last BW set (which it might be, but might not), why no Suicune-EX in the theme deck? >_>
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The obvious answer is that Lapras is awesome while Dewgong and Cloyster are sucky pokemon. ;)
 
ECHOxLegend said:
The obvious answer is that Lapras is awesome while Dewgong and Cloyster are sucky pokemon. ;)
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You take that back.
 
Frost said:
Sometimes I just want to shake the people who decide which Pokemon are included in each new set. Like, why do we get Snorunt and Glalie but not Froslass? Why do we get a third Lapras card in the BW-era when we haven't seen Dewgong since 2009 and Cloyster since 2008? And if this is the last BW set (which it might be, but might not), why no Suicune-EX in the theme deck? >_>
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I want to know if they have something against Swampert(only Hoenn starter that hasn't appeared in the BW era) and Tyranitar(only pseudo that hasn't appeared in the BW era).

Whether BW10 will come or not(I think it might because XY doesn't come out until October and I doubt we'd get XY1 before then. But you never know). XY era will have to pick up where BW left off.
 
So many uses for tools and the buff for restored Pokemon. It will be pointless for the restore Pokemon but I can see a better Garbodor by then.

Virion EX/Genesect EX/Porygon-Z

Attach to Virizion and Colress Machine to it too. Next turn just attach Plasma to Genesect, Catcher a Pokemon EX and give it the Booster card and finish it.
 
Virion EX.
Playing too much Fire Emblem, I see? :p

Also you need a Plasma Badge to pull that off, just in case you forgot, if you want to pull off the T2 Genesect.
 
DNA said:
Virion EX.
Playing too much Fire Emblem, I see? :p

Also you need a Plasma Badge to pull that off, just in case you forgot, if you want to pull off the T2 Genesect.
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Didn't see Virizion not being Plasma.

EDIT: When I said I wanted Jirachi-EX I meant a GOOD Jirachi. Its low HP just kills it. It might be a 1-of to get out if a supporter drought but it will get KO'ed soon and you would lost 2 prizes.
 
Well… This set is both nice and weird at the same time. There are very interesting and unique cards but the set is full of oddities and bad choices in terms of set planning.

My comments on the cards:
.Lileep/Tirtouga/Archen - They finally improved the fossil pokémon. That ability is definitely useful. I suppose all fossil pokémon that appear after this set will have the same ability.
->Also, 1st oddity of the set: Lileep and Cradily but no Anorith and Armaldo. Wtf?
.Cradily - Yeah, Garchomp Lv. X relative for sure. That's a really good attack. Stage 2's need help in the current state of the game. I hope it works in practice.
.Accelgor - Like that connection with Escavalier...
.Virizion-EX - seems good. more of a supporter than a straight attacker but good nonetheless...
.Genesect-EX - Good too. Don't how much use people will give to its Ace Specs, but at least it has various options...
.Volcarona - disappointing... (but not to the point of excluding it from a Volcarona collection :p)
->Only 2 Fire type cards? Seriously? And it's just a Unova line...
.The Water-types suck indeed. Octillery, Glalie and Abomasnow are all pathetic...
->Snorunt, Glalie, but no Froslass. Really? Seems like Ralts line from Next Destinies all over again.
.Relicanth - Help Fossils maybe?
.Carracosta - Not very good, but the first attack might be a fun deck ideia with fossils...
.Eelektross - Not impressed...
->Again, only one Electric line, and it's just a Unova family...
.Uxie/Mesprit/Azelf - They're bad, simply put. I wonder if their presence as regular pokémon means no EX cards for them... It didn't happened with the Legendary birds when they appeared in Next Destinies, but we're near the end of the BW era, so I don't know what to expect...
.Dat Sigilyph... We already have a lot of tools and this set introduces even more, so there are so many options and combinations, it will be fun to see what people come up with for Sigilyph...
.Golurk - The artwork is cool but I don't see the necessity of another Golurk line, plus I'd expect it to be Fighting, instead of Psychic again...
.Machamp - Useful ability but wasted on a stage 2. It's interesting to note they added a coin flip to the effect of Close Combat. Back in DP, the bad effect was automatic...
.Archeops - Like DNA said, Defeatist hidden in there... though I think the card is decent... 100 for 2 [F] is not bad at all...
->Note that other than the Landorus-T promo in Japan, there are no other Plasma Fighting Pokémon...
.Jirachi-EX - Is Jirachi trying to compete with Meloetta for worst EX ever? Sure, the effect is good but I don't think it's worth it on an EX with only 90HP...
.Dialga-EX and Palkia-EX - I had a suspicion these 2 would be Plasma Pokémon when they got EX cards. But I wasn't expecting Dragon-type... Honestly, both don't seem very good. Expensive energy cost/damage output ratio for effects that rely on Special Energies and are not even that amazing. Dialga is bit better than Palkia though. A bit disappointed with these two, comparing to the dominance Dialga and Palkia G Lv.X's had in their time...
.Axew - Reference to the anime is nice...
.Fraxure - Nature Preserve up in there...
.Druddigon - Druddigon, you again? I don't get why the only good Druddigon card we have is the one that is still Colorless (in Noble Victories). All Druddigon cards made since the Dragon-type was introduced suck. Not only that, but after that horrible Plasma Druddigon, they made another, but slighty better Plasma Druddigon as a promo in Japan which makes me think why did they even made the first one. If those two weren't enough now we get another Druddigon, which isn't Plasma but is not going anywhere either. oh well...
->Note: All Pokémon featured in Dragon Selection have received new cards in main sets with the exception of the Salamence line. I expect it to appear in the next set...
.Porygon-Z - meh... may have its uses...
.Chatot G - Can't unsee the similarity. I wonder what's so attractive about Chatot for evil organizations...
.Root Fossil Lileep - lool...
.I like how there's a tool to counter/help each specific type of pokémon. Silver Bangle helps normal Pokémon counter EXs, Silver Mirror helps normal Pokémon counter Plasma Pokémon, and Reversal Trigger helps Plasma Pokémon. The art for Silver Bangle and Silver Mirror are specially cool, with Silver Mirror having those dragons around the glass...
.Iris - seems decent at least. PlusPower on steroids if you're losing...
.Scoop Up Cyclone - First, Computer Search, then Item Finder as Dowsing MCHN (which is the same thing anyway), and now Scoop Up gets a reprint as an Ace Spec. Sure, Scoop Up had the problem of discarding the other cards but the base effect is the same.
.FA's - Why do the FAs of Plasma EXs look always so dark? It's probably the scans but I can't really see what effects they put in the background other than the Plasma symbol and the lightning bolts...
.Shiny Exeggcute - ahah... Nice
.Shiny Virizion - Now, there's only Cobalion left...

If I'm not wrong, the set is the first to introduce cards that specifically counter Plasma Pokémon. Which is interesting because in Plasma Freeze (SpiralForce/ThunderKnuckle), most of the artworks show Unova covered in Ice, but in this set, not only there are less cards that depict that scenario, a lot of them also shows the pokémon breaking the Ice. That goes with the introduction of Plasma-countering cards. It's like, they're showing that this set is the beginning of the end of the Plasma era.
Anti-Plasma cards:
.Drifblim - Nice ability but not very powerful...
.Sawk - If only there were non-fully evolved Plasma Pokémon...
.Houndoom - I wonder what was the purpose of Houdoom from Dragons Exalted. Anyway, it's surprising that not only Houndoom is not a Plasma Pokémon, it also counters Plasma Pokémon...
.Haxorus - That Haxorus makes me proud! The art is awesome (my favorite artist, Kouki Saitou) and the card is awesome (instant KO for Plasmas and the other attack can be used too). Good job...
.Already commented Silver Mirror...

I also think they did a bad Pokémon distribution. Lots of Pokémon that already have more than 1 card in the BW era. Why another Lapras? Another Musharna line? Another Aggron line? The Druddigon I already mentioned...
There are a lot of Pokémon that still didn't appear in BW.
That's why I really hope this is not the last BW set. It would be stupid leaving the other Pokémon without cards in BW. This set has no Armaldo, no Froslass... Another notable Pokémon waiting for a card are the Swampert line, Tyranitar, the other Fossil Pokémon, Rhyperior (and Golem for that matter), Pidgeot, etc.... Plus the missing EX legendaries: Arceus, Suicune*, Regirock, Regice, Manaphy* and the Lake trio*. I hope there's indeed another, final set, that brings the rest of the Pokémon to the BW TCG era.

*I hope that the Manaphy card in Plasma Storm, the Suicune in this Kyurem/Blastoise deck and the pixies in this set are not excuses for not making EX cards for them, specially Suicune (I'm looking at you, DEX Tornadus-I EX)...
 
DNA said:
Setosama said:
shiny catcher says no we will not. it's here to stay another format
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What makes you so sure we're keeping Dark Explorers next format?
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Hm... Good point... We did get stuff that SHOULD have been in Next Destinies in Dark Explorers. =/
 
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