RE: (1) 90+ 'Unleashed' Scans [4/28]
shadoworganoid said:
EVERY DARK POKEMON EXCEPT T-TAR WAS CUT.
Same with metal and steelix; And yet they insist on using those two as the cover pokemon for there decks! Why they didn't just push those back a set is beyond me, or at least toss in hanchcrow and fortress or something!
Admittedly I only took a short skimming of the steelix deck before dropping it in disgust, but in that short I discovered it was a grass, metal, fight deck with Roserade, turtwig, and a total of three metal energy.
TDA said:
They have put in so many draw power cards(numel,plusle,minun,stantler etc)as replacement for claydol i love the way they are going back to a slower format,without ruining the game.And the set is decnt with good t/st and some really good pokemon.
Woh, i didn't even notice. I'v been hopping they'd do that for a while now. I guess they did!
(in regards to a blastoise/gatrprime deck)
Misateru said:
If you're going to do that use floatzel from the same set, faster. Even if you do add Starmie (Rising Rivals) to get the cards from your discard back in your hand ^_^
I thought both of those before, and they do have there advantages, but in truth they aren't that great.
the floatzel, though a stage two, will still take you an extra turn to beef up your blastoise on that initial go, which means it's only as fast as the prime. On top of that, it is't nearly as good. By attaching to the floatzel, you negate all benefits of attaching directly to blastoise like dawn stadium. On top of that "on top of that", you have to use your attach to put one on blastoise, so you can't put on anything else you might need. In the end, gatr beats floatzel.
And as for starmie, I used him at regionals. He's fun, but not that good. One from your discard is good, but can be easily surpassed by fisheman or energy returner's four. Even claydol is a better choice.
Another Gatr/blastoise misconception i've seen is that suicune/entei legend is better version of blastoise. The arguments are these; It does the same thing for an energy less, it hits two weaknesses, it has 30 more hp, and it's easier to get out.
while that first, and third are true, the others are debatable. The double typing comes with a double weakness, witch in my opinion counteracts the +30hp (wouldn't if it weren't a x2). Then the "Legend" card it's self presents a problem. If you're thinking "I'll just use Roseannes and get both halves!" well, think again. Those aren't basics, their "Legends". Right now, only cards that search for any pokemon get to look for legends. That's why everyone is so mad legend box got drooped. In adition to the search block, you need both ends, that have the same name, meaning you only get a max two in a deck. Anyway, all that drama just makes blastoise an easier choice.