2 Stage 2s are not viable.
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Yay Treecko.
Yay Torchic.
Yay water energies to hand on Mudkip.
Never underestimate the power of drawing cards. Sure Swampert is a stage 2 but they've obviously been done before and the consistency is worth it. Draw 3 man, it's always useful no matter what. The attack is also good but if we're going to add Kingdra-GX into the mix that's 2 stage 2's. You wanna do it right you make it as consistent as possible.
Manectric is a cool card. Maybe not the best one but I just like it's design.
Lemme get this straight: Delcatty is two VS Seekers on one card? Granted by this point you don't have Sycamore anymore but on the other side ability lock isn't nearly as accessable as Garbodor. Cool!
Banette is also cool in some sort of "snipe it again for 2 more prizes", kind of like M Latios from back then.
ACRO BIKE IS BACK!?!? Well, maybe I should've predicted a reprint of it, you know, since Acro Bike is one of the main bikes in 3rd gen but still though, glad to have it back! Just a little more solitare for the decks that want it.
Yay Torchic.
Yay water energies to hand on Mudkip.
Never underestimate the power of drawing cards. Sure Swampert is a stage 2 but they've obviously been done before and the consistency is worth it. Draw 3 man, it's always useful no matter what. The attack is also good but if we're going to add Kingdra-GX into the mix that's 2 stage 2's. You wanna do it right you make it as consistent as possible.
Manectric is a cool card. Maybe not the best one but I just like it's design.
Lemme get this straight: Delcatty is two VS Seekers on one card? Granted by this point you don't have Sycamore anymore but on the other side ability lock isn't nearly as accessable as Garbodor. Cool!
Banette is also cool in some sort of "snipe it again for 2 more prizes", kind of like M Latios from back then.
ACRO BIKE IS BACK!?!? Well, maybe I should've predicted a reprint of it, you know, since Acro Bike is one of the main bikes in 3rd gen but still though, glad to have it back! Just a little more solitare for the decks that want it.
i was talking about trashalanche garb. the whole idea around speed decks was to fill them to the brim with items so you could basically mow through half of your deck turn one, which of course means garb could pulverize you. i still think some decks will be playing acro bike, but it just won't have the same backing power as it did before.
Swampert/Quagsire DSt/Crasher are the next way
Okay there are a lot of cards with competitive potential this time:
- Swampert:
Attack is okay, but the Ability! It's a better Trade and Swampert isn't a GX Pokémon. Only downside, it's a stage 2.
- Acro Bike
Comes back and can be combined with the new Magcargo! Sure it will see at least some play.
- Delcatty
This is very very stong postrotation! And propably even more strong when Lele rotates.
- Stevens Decision
Could be the upcoming T1 Lele supporter. Nice effect guarantees you a good setup which can't be N'ed away postrotation.
- Swampert:
Attack is okay, but the Ability! It's a better Trade and Swampert isn't a GX Pokémon. Only downside, it's a stage 2.
- Acro Bike
Comes back and can be combined with the new Magcargo! Sure it will see at least some play.
- Delcatty
This is very very stong postrotation! And propably even more strong when Lele rotates.
- Stevens Decision
Could be the upcoming T1 Lele supporter. Nice effect guarantees you a good setup which can't be N'ed away postrotation.
So based on card placement, it looks like we'll be getting 2 Treecko and Mudkip (probably also Torchic, who knows). Also, assuming Steven's Decision is the first FA Supporter, and there's no Supporters before him, we'll be getting another GX card at some point!
Also, can I just say how happy I am that Delcatty finally got another holo card? Last time that happened was in Platinum!
Also, can I just say how happy I am that Delcatty finally got another holo card? Last time that happened was in Platinum!
Gotta keep the trend going of having two of each starters, with one of them using Ken Sugimori stock art. I predict 60Hp Treecko & Torchic, and 70Hp Mudkip.
Actually now that I think about it this isn't just a starter Pokemon trend; I believe all 3-stage lines have this ever since it was brought into Ultra Prism/SM5.
Edit: I just remembered Torchic is in Champion Road, so could that mean 3 Torchics for our Celestial Storm? This might be why Combusken from Champion Road was a reprint of the Ken Sugimori one while the Torchic wasn't lol.
Actually looking at the booster box, they may do it Dragon Storm style, since none of the Treecko artworks are Sugimori and then just have some other random cards be Sugimori instead
Ah good catch on that Treecko. Awww trend broken lol. Well Dragon Storm already broke it by not only having 2 non-Ken Sugimori arts, but also there are 3-stage lines in there that don't have a second copy such as Charmander, Trapinch & Jangmo-o. But this is the first main set to break it I suppose.
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Cool cards. Hopefully, we will soon see both Lileep and Anorith cards saying that they evolve from Unidentified Fossil.
lol Swampert has Trade on steroids but is a stage 2 and a has a mediocre attack.
Ugh, Acro Bike. One of those spammable item cards returns to Standard...at least Trashalanche is going to love this.
Delcatty is bad unless you desperately want a budget Lele replacement.
Manectric is...interesting? A worse Talfonflame STS.
Banette is also...interesting? Target Whistle ability which is not really needed in Standard. If the attack was only [P] it might have found some niche use, but for this cost it's mostly meme material again, just like the GX.
All-in-all an interesting batch of cards but most of them probably won't be played to great effect.
Ugh, Acro Bike. One of those spammable item cards returns to Standard...at least Trashalanche is going to love this.
Delcatty is bad unless you desperately want a budget Lele replacement.
Manectric is...interesting? A worse Talfonflame STS.
Banette is also...interesting? Target Whistle ability which is not really needed in Standard. If the attack was only [P] it might have found some niche use, but for this cost it's mostly meme material again, just like the GX.
All-in-all an interesting batch of cards but most of them probably won't be played to great effect.
That swampert will be insane with aqua patch and or Archie's blastoise in expanded!
Could see Delcatty in a Sylveon control deck.
Buzzwhole can just attack with Lycanroc and make the ability kinda pointless.
Holy manchild!
I would love to use Kaboutops GX, but he'll probably suck because stage 2.
Even if they reprint DDE they can just Lele for a guzma.
Latios looks like an ok late-game, one prize attacker in evolution decks like Zoroark.