RE: The first (Annual/... Sure) Amateur Faker competition! First ROUND TOMORROW!
Roserade C Lv.X {P} HP 110
Level Up (SP)- put onto your active Roserade C.
Poke-POWER: Arboreal Excelleration
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 2 cards from your hand. If you do, you may attach a basic Energy card from your discard pile to one of your Pokemon SP. Then, put 2 damage counters on Roserade C. This power can't be used if Roserade C is affected by a Special Condition.
{P}{C} Vengeful Powder 20+
If any of your Pokemon were Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's attack during his or her last turn, this attack does 20 damage plus 40 more damage and the Defending Pokemon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness: {P} x2
Resistance:
Retreat Cost: {C}{C}
Who would work better with Cynthia's Rayquaza than one of her other Pokemon? Arboreal Excellertion (gotta love powers that expand your vocabulary) helps 'Quaza twofold: it lets you rid your hand of excess cards when trying to Final Blowup and keep your energies, and it also lets you set up the dragon extremely fast with the added attachments. The 2 counters from the power complements regular Roserade C's attack, with a way to possibly remove the damage you are placing. Vengeful Powder, an offshoot of Promocroak G's attack, also works into the synergy. A KO'd Rayquaza will be losing you at least 3 energy, and even with Roserade out, that takes a while to get back. Rose X's attack can potentially give you a turn to set up another dragon, without having to sacrifice more Pokemon. I don't think the possible {P} for 60 plus paralyze is that overpowered since it's on a Lv.X, and can't be brought out by surprise like Toxicroak can. It also bothered me that the regular Roserade's only attack cost 3 energies, so I figured he needed a cheaper one.