XY5 'Gaia Volcano' and 'Tidal Storm' Leaking! [12/10]

[GadgetJax]

This is very minor, but it seems like a missed opportunity to not include Lunatone in the Tidal Storm set. Solrock is in the Gaia Volcano set, and the sun gives life to the earth, whereas the moon controls the rise and fall of the tides. They could have made it a Psychic type since there aren't any Fighting cards in Tidal Storm.

True. There are WAY too many Pokemon in this set that have doubles that aren't represented!

-There isn't Nidoking! Why would you put Nidoqueen in a set, and not the 'king?

-Why no Shiftry? I guess you could argue that he was back in Flashfire, but so was Milotic! No excuse!

-Manaphy on it's own just doesn't feel right. I know Plasma Storm did it as well, but it would have been nice to see an accompanying Shaymin or Phione!

Hopefully, Emerald Break has a nice overall set list. Considering that Flashfire was an overall pretty good set, I think that Emerald Break should, at the very least, contain a few new Staple Trainers and maybe a good filler EX or two.

 

[Pikachu6319]

Actually there are three precedents for one Nido without the other. The first was WAY back, Base Set released Nidoking but Nidoqueen wouldn't be released until the next set Jungle. The second example was the release of Nidoking (two if one counts the Crystal version) in Aquapolis, we wouldn't get a Nidoqueen there until Skyridge. The third 'recent' example was a Nidoking in Secret Wonders and a Nidoqueen in Mysterious Treasures. So we have three examples in tcg history of the Queen without the King or vice versa. In all fairness we have six other examples where they were released together though.

This just tells me we should expect a Nidoking, possibly with an ancient trait, in Emerald Break.

Oddly though this is the first time we'll have Solrock without a Lunatone. Again, maybe Emerald Break...

For what it's worth, don't forget we also had a Shiftry released, albeit a promo, in Phantom Forces.

Anyone find it odd that while Swampert and Sceptile get ancient traits, Blaziken does not? Though of course the reverse is true for Torchic as opposed to Mudkip and Treecko.

Maybe it's just me, but I think a grass Phantump/Trevnant would have been better than Tangela/Tangrowth. I mean I know we got a Trevnant EX in grass, but still...we got Excadrill steel in both regular and ancient trait. Also, I think it would have been nicer to see a fairy Mawile or something over a Pokemon that exists already like fairy Mr. Mime...who really needs a name change anyway,

I do hope the precense of Gardevoir EX as a fairy type means the full line will be in soon, hopefully Emerald Break.

I have to say I think it's weird to see Pokemon like Bunnelby, Bidoof, Tentacool, Torchic, Eletrike and Eeltrik have ancient traits that are mystriously lost if those Pokemon ever evovle. Not that they HAVE to evolve of course, but still.

If Gorebyss has an ancient trait, I wonder if that means Huntail will have an ancient trait in Emerald Break. I mean they are as counterpart like as Nidoqueen and Nidoking.

 

[GadgetJax]

If Gorebyss has an ancient trait, I wonder if that means Huntail will have an ancient trait in Emerald Break. I mean they are as counterpart like as Nidoqueen and Nidoking.

If you notice, Gorebyss's Ancient Trait allows you to attach extra Energy to it, while Huntail's first attack does damage for each Energy attached to your Pokemon. I think the Trait was specifically used to hand-in-hand with Huntail, and the combo is surprisingly interesting. Don't know how good it will be, though. I don't want to overhype it, like I did with Electivire/Magmortar.

Seriously, Pokemon Company. Make a new Electivire with an Ability that is multi-functional, or give Magmortar Alpha Growth. I want Electivire/Magmortar to be competitive, and it just isn't right now.

 

[Pikachu6319]

I did notice Gorebyss's trait though I hadn't noticed Huntail's attack. Still, that doesn't exclude Huntail from having one. Thing is, it could be interesting but as you said that doesn't mean it will be good.

For better or worse I see Pokemon getting ancient traits for a long time to come.

I think a Magmortar with Growth and an Electivire with Heal could work personally. If I understand Heal right, if Electivire has a move like parabolic charge then whatever healing it gives Electivire more HP recovery than normal. Magmortar meanwhile could attach two energy for the price of one, which is good since most fire types require energy discards for attacks. Better than the barrier thing, Speaking of, is there any logic to this appointment?

Barrier: 1 Grass 1 Fire 1 Electric 2 Fighting
Multistrike: 1 Fire 1 Poison 1 Fighting 1 Steel 1 Colorless
Heal 1 Water 1 Electric 1 Poison 1 Fairy 1 Colorless
Growth 4 Water 1 Dragon

Yeah, I see no logic here. Still, at least there is an idea for Electivire to get Heal. Of course we don't know if Emerald Break will introduce new traits. You know though, am I the only one who thinks that ANCIENT traits should be going on fossil Pokemon since they could be considered ANCIENT. Hey, you higher ups paying attention?

 

[Pipotchi]

multi strike medicham with a strong energy, silver bangle, fighting stadium, as well as a magnezone playing 2 iris when your opponent has taken 4 prizes results in being able to knock out any 2 pokemon EXs in the same turn for 2 energy.... lmfao this expansion is amazing


edit: also im so happy they gave fairy decks something extra to work with, with M Gardevoir i can see running a pure fairy deck as an actual option- brilliant arrow is great when xerneas allows you to get 6 energy on the field by turn 3, which is enough for 180 damage, and the wonder energy is a pretty interesting tech- getting discarded by hammer sucks, but theres so many nice applications too- i assume it prevents donphan from switching to the bench for instance.

 

[Kangaflora]

Love the set, though I am EXTREMELY disappointed in The Pokémon Company for the fact that they have willingly failed to showcase Surskit's and Masquerain's Water and Flying elements, respectively.

 

[Pikachu6319]

Surskit got a water type version once, in one of the POP sets, I forget which one. That is the only time though and it would be nice to see it again. It's one of only a small amount of non holo cards in my otherwise holo cardex.

You know, if you check out my thread on alternate pokemon typings, you would actually see they fail to showcase alot of Pokemon's flying elements. That could be because without making flying a type of it's own in tcg (a complication all in itself if they did) we'd simply have bunch more colorless Pokemon that have nothing weak to it at all and are usually vulnerable to fighting or lightning anyway.

 

[RiverShock]

The Ancient Traits roughly co-relate to types that fit either Team Aqua or Team Magma. Electrike and Sceptile are odd, though. I feel they relate more to Aqua than Magma (quite possibly because TAvTM included these as types of Aqua's.), but they're neutral enough that this doesn't destroy my theory. (And Manectric can learn Fire moves now, making it more relatable to Team Magma.) My guess is they simply didn't have enough Team Magma Ancient Trait Pokemon and had to bump up the number late in planning.

 

[Pikachu6319]

We'll have to see how well that theory holds up when they release Emerald Break. Assuming they don't introduce new ancient traits in that set.

 

[Maserati777]

So I was trying to figure out the set numbers for each card up until the trainers and full arts.

I figured out the commons/uncommons and ex's at least if we go by actual pokedex number.

So something like

1. Weedle, 2. Kakuna, 3. Beedrill, 4. Tangela, 5. Tangrowth, 6. Treecko, 7. Grovyle, 8. Sceptile, 9. Sceptile, 10. Lotad, 11. Lombre, 12. Ludicolo (Holo), 13. Surskit, 14. Masquerain, 15. Shroomish, 16. Breloom...


Then the trainers, I don't know the set number of them but I do know the trainers end at 139, the energy would be 140 and 141.

If that is true then the full art ex's would start at 142. We know Wailord is 147, however if we place the full arts in order of the entire set there aren't 5 full arts between the last energy card and Wailord Full Art.

142. Trevenant, 143. Camerupt, 144. Kyorge, 145. M Kyorge.

If the 4 full art trainers are 157-160, then there would be 3 spots vacant alltogether. Are these 3 spots trainers/cards not in Gaia Volcano and Tidal Storm? Maybe Trevenant is 143?

 

[yorepoor]

Maxie will get an errata op release, probably. It will be so op with Pyroar. You can literally ultra ball away pyroar and put it on the bench on the same turn. Getting free M Charizards is pretty ridiculous too. Or worse , M Camerupt.

 

[NotSeen]

OK, guys, allow me to write some words and expressions about this set, after few days after leaking, I had to absorb those card fistly.

PART A: Cards, that spotted the light not so long ago:
1. Why the hell they made another Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Volbeat, Illumise and Mr. Mime, when all of them spotted the light not so long ago? At least Weedle seems unfair against Caterpie, 'cause I like Caterpie more and Weedle-line was in BW era, while Caterpie no. (Similar case is for Blaziken-line vs. Swampert: Blaziken in BW 1, in XY 2 vs. Swampert only 1 in XY – even Sceptile was once in BW).

2. Shroomish-line is another case, there was a long time no card for them, so it's OK, but the Shroomish is USELESS AGAIN! Why the hell TCPi make evolution-able cards so TERRIBLE? When they finally understand, that there's no need for useless cards? Never, I know.

3. Nidoqueen-line – hoping for Nidoking-line in next set.

4. The only exception is Rhyhorn-line. Finally a little more usable Rhydon, not talking 'bout Rhyperior.

5. Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein, Feebas, Milotic, Bunnelby, Diggersby, Trapinch, Vibrava, Flygon – OK, at least Diggersby is not a Colorless, which is fine, and it's second attack cost only colorless energies, which is fine, too. I have nothin more to say to those cards.

Part B: Ancient Traits cards:
1. Seems, like cards with anceint traits will be any rarity, which is fine, because they will not replace holos, although I'd like to say, they disappoint me incredibly. From the beginning, it seemed, like the cards will be playable, but many of them are not. WTH AT Bidoof, Tentacool, Electrike, Bunnelby, and many others? What is their meaninig other then they're “prettier” (with caution)?

2. And WTH there are non-ancient traits version of each and every card, that also has an ancient traits version? There could be many of long-awaited cards instead of them…

Part C:Miscellaneous:
1. A little speculation of, what can be in the next set, aside Rayquaza… loong time no seen cards: Goldeen/Seaking, Paras/Parasect, Sunkern/Sunflora, Growlithe/Arcanine, Abra/KADABRA/Alakazam (of course, it won't happen, *sigh*, there'll be ONLY Alakazam and Mega Alakazam, and not in the next set), Seel/Dewgong, Ditto (maybe the promo one?), fossilized Pokémon (I hope in “prehistoric set” with Mega Aerodactyl as their mascot), Johto Startes, Spinarak/Ariados (it'd be good, if we got Ledyba in XY), Sudowoodo, Burmy/Wormadam/Mothim (we could get 3/3/1 of them, as Wormadam's are considered as 3 types even in TCG), Shellos/Gastrodon (2/2 of them)… hoping in Mega Pinsir, Alakazam, Aerodactyl, Sharpedo, Camerupt, Abomasnow and Scizor in next few sets (aside for Rayquaza).

2. Still the same case with weaknesses: WTH is Ludicolo-line weak to fire, if they're partially Water-types? (The same for Phantom Forces Heatran… weak to firrem althoug partially fire… unlogical!) TCPi is trying so hardly to make ALL of the TCG same-typed Pokémon weak to standard types, but WHY?

3. Hoping in getting rest of spirit link cards to older megas in few next sets; wonder why they didn't get them now…

4. Shield energy… “classic” special Metal energy. TOO BAD. Why doesn't reduce it 20 damage? Hoping in getting rest of special energies for rest types in next 2 or 3 sets; including special fire energy!

5. OK, there are quite many of well-designed cool cards… but I have to say, I'm rather disappointed, then overwhelmed… maybe I end up buying only 1 classic booster box, instead of 2 of Launch Kit, as I originally planned.

That's it for now.

 

[PsychedelicBreakfast]

OK, guys, allow me to write some words and expressions about this set, after few days after leaking, I had to absorb those card fistly.

PART A: Cards, that spotted the light not so long ago:
1. Why the hell they made another Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Volbeat, Illumise and Mr. Mime, when all of them spotted the light not so long ago? At least Weedle seems unfair against Caterpie, 'cause I like Caterpie more and Weedle-line was in BW era, while Caterpie no. (Similar case is for Blaziken-line vs. Swampert: Blaziken in BW 1, in XY 2 vs. Swampert only 1 in XY – even Sceptile was once in BW).

I share your annoyance with the same Pokemon getting new cards in what seems to be every other set nowadays. There are plenty of Pokemon that haven't been featured as cards for quite some time. However, the Caterpie line was just printed in the XY Flashfire set. I was hoping for a Beedrill EX/M Beedrill EX for this set, but hopefully it'll get the EX treatment in a future set. I can't wait to see what they do for that. Something with poisoning and something without a retreat cost I'm sure, at least with the mega.

 

[Pikachu6319]

In reference to Part A,1: I said the same thing about Mr. Mime, but you're right about the others too. This being third gen set, I could even say forget Butterfree line and Beedrill line and go with Beautifly and Dustox line. Also though being third gen this is probably why they had at least one thing for all of the third gen starters. Why Blaziken didn't get an ancient trait card is beyond me.

In reference to Part A, 2: I do agree with you on this, but honestly it seems to be every card game has to have at least a handful of useless cards. I've seen this in all of the five card games I've been involved with in my time. It's frusturating but inevitable.

In reference to Part A, 3: Yeah, Nidoking being in Emerald Break is my prediction too. I even further that prediction by adding a Nidoking with an ancient trait as well.

In reference to Part A, 5: Just taking a moment to say YAY! for a fighting Diggersby, the only thing saving this line from a why do we have it again expression.

In reference to Part B, 1: Yeah, I kind of thought that too. I find it even stupider that cards like Bidoof and Electrike have ancient traits that if they were ever to evolve they would mysteriously loose. It doesn't make much sense.

In reference to Part B, 2: In all cases I agree with this, except for one. Excadrill. Sure it has a regular steel and an ancient traits steel but consider how long it took to even get this type. Now consider the odds of us ever seeing another steel Excadrill...probably never. In cases like this I'm okay with that. If they're going to do this it should at least be with unique tyings they only touch once in a blue moon. Though at least you can say they made the ancient traits Ludicolo different typed from the other Ludicolo (and line of it) ftw.

In reference to Part C, 1 We cannot rule out the possibility (there is no proof aside from the dubious point of Camerupt EX and Sharpedo EX in Primal Clash/ Tidal Storm &Gaia Volcano though note aside from promo Garchomp EX and the soon to be promo Gallade EX we've never had an EX card made in the XY era without their megas being with them if they have one avaliable) that the Aqua/Magma crisis mini set in Japan may just release a M. Camerupt EX and M. Sharpedo EX long before we get too much information on Emerald Break. If that is the case I imagine we will either get them in our Primal Clash set or as some kind of extra little box set. Again take this with a grain of salt as this is pure speculation, no cards or information have been leaked out about the mini set. Also want to throw out my hopes for at least one of these: A fairy Gardevoir line to match the EX line of the same set, a fairy Togekiss line, a fairy Whimsicott line, and a Zygarde of ANY kind already.

In reference to Part C, 2: Some of the weaknesses make absolutely no sense. Ludicolo line should have been weak to something else...not sure what though as it's not weak to electric or grass or anything. Maybe psyhic (poison) I guess. This is almost the point where flying as it's own type would be good, but trying to add in another type would just make things harder on the whole so...Phantom Forces Heatran should have been weak to fighting.

Reference to Part C,3: I agree here, we should get spirit links for Blastoise, Venusaur, both Charizards and Kangaskhan. I suppose they could be in Primal Clash despite not being in the japanese equivalent but I have my doubts on this one.

Reference to Part C,4: I noticed shield energy is only a less powerful version of special metal energy. Kind of a rip. Maybe to prevent people from using past special metal energy and claiming it shield energy...kind of weak reasoning considering the different names. Just imagine a game without rotation where a player can use special metal energy and shield energy. Maybe reduce 30 damage a turn.

 

[GadgetJax]

There are too many Water Types in Tidal Storm.

Let me repeat myself...

-24 Water Types.

-3 Water Type EX's.

-4 Water Type Holos! (8 if you count Grass Type Ludicolo, Ancient Azumarill, Dark Crawdaunt, and Ancient Kingdra)

Seriously, that's ludicrous!

 

[Pikachu6319]

If you want to follow the line of logic on water types that aren't water that was illustrated in the water type holos section, increase the basic water count to 35 because of Chinchou/Lanturn, both Tentacool/Tentacruel, Starmie, Sharpedo, Marill/non ancient trait Azumarill, the regular Kingdra, and Bibarel.

In fairness though I don't think that those four other cards listed in the water type holo section or in the above paragraph should count as water types for obvious reasons. They are not water types in this instance but rather their alternate types. Also in the technicality of fairness we had to have both Kyogre EX and Primal Kyogre EX and that accounts for two of the three water type EX's right there unless they had just settled for the Kyogre EX we got in Dark Explorers (which is out of rotation iirc) and by that logic we wouldn't have needed Groudon EX.

That being said this observation is fairly accurate even with those exclusions but especially if we don't exclude those. I think at the least Wailord EX should have been held off for another set and had a different type EX put in instead. Maybe a dragon EX like Goodra EX. The Walrein line and Manaphy could have been held back too.

Though aren't water types the most prevalent Pokemon in the entire game, video or card?

 

[NIRVANA]

Maxie will get an errata op release, probably. It will be so op with Pyroar. You can literally ultra ball away pyroar and put it on the bench on the same turn. Getting free M Charizards is pretty ridiculous too. Or worse , M Camerupt.

Maxie is for Fighting Types like yes you can play Primal Groundon on your bench, like you can play M Blastoise-EX with Archie´s Trump Card

 

[RiverShock]

You realize that Gaia Volcano is similarly overrun with Team Magma's type focuses (Fire and Fighting, especially Ground), right? I think this was to be expected honestly. They're Team Aqua and Team Magma-based sets. You should be thankful at how many alternate types we got to break this up a little.

 

[NotSeen]

I share your annoyance with the same Pokemon getting new cards in what seems to be every other set nowadays. There are plenty of Pokemon that haven't been featured as cards for quite some time. However, the Caterpie line was just printed in the XY Flashfire set. I was hoping for a Beedrill EX/M Beedrill EX for this set, but hopefully it'll get the EX treatment in a future set. I can't wait to see what they do for that. Something with poisoning and something without a retreat cost I'm sure, at least with the mega.

I know, I just wrote, that it is a bit unfair against Caterpie-line, to have 3 different Weedle-lines in past few sets (concretly: Plasma Freeze, Kalos Starter Set only Weedle, X & Y and now in Primal Clash). The same is true for Torchic-line vs. Mudkip-line. Even Treecko-line got a card in BW sets.

In reference to Part A,1: I said the same thing about Mr. Mime, but you're right about the others too. This being third gen set, I could even say forget Butterfree line and Beedrill line and go with Beautifly and Dustox line. Also though being third gen this is probably why they had at least one thing for all of the third gen starters. Why Blaziken didn't get an ancient trait card is beyond me.

I could only say, it is NOT “generation 3 set“ althought it is considered like that. It is generation 6 set, even if most of the cards being printed in it are from gen 3. Btw., about Beedrill/Butterfree/Beautifly/Dustox: I would be satisfied with “only” Surskit-line here, if they at least could be better (and in case of Surskit without fire weakness, if it is partially water type… but it has no sense to any time complain about that, I think, it is done only for annoying all players, which works well, I think). And one more btw.: Why Blaziken didn't get an AT? Don't be mad at me, but: WHY? Could you imagine 5 cards in Torchic-line in 1 set? I'd be more satisfied, when even Torchic didn't get an AT card…

In reference to Part A, 3: Yeah, Nidoking being in Emerald Break is my prediction too. I even further that prediction by adding a Nidoking with an ancient trait as well.

I wonder, if they really continue with Ancien Traits in another set. I'm also a bit curious, how EXACTLY will it work. I mean: It's not an ability, so it can's be cancelled by Garbodor, but I think, there should be any rule for make it clear.

In reference to Part A, 5: Just taking a moment to say YAY! for a fighting Diggersby, the only thing saving this line from a why do we have it again expression.

I will repeat myself from another thread, but I'd be satisfied with more cards being typed with their video-games counterparts. We already have both versions of Ludicolo; while only lightning-typed Chinchou-line. We have both versions of Heatran (as EX in Plasma Freeze, though and in Phantom Forces with unlogical weakness, of course, but it already has been told), both version of Sharpedo (as water in Plasma Storm, as an EX, but darkness in Primal Clash), but only psychic version of Tentacool-line (they could at least make 1 of them water, if they printed two cards for them) both versions of Breloom (I am also fan of the untypical energy costs, so I like Snover-line from Plasma Blast, lightning/fighting Stunfisks from Noble Victories,…) so I will be gladly welcoming e.g. fighting (ground) Chesnaught, psychic Delphox, and others…

In reference to Part B, 1: Yeah, I kind of thought that too. I find it even stupider that cards like Bidoof and Electrike have ancient traits that if they were ever to evolve they would mysteriously loose. It doesn't make much sense.

And what in TCG makes sense actually? ;-)

In reference to Part B, 2: In all cases I agree with this, except for one. Excadrill. Sure it has a regular steel and an ancient traits steel but consider how long it took to even get this type. Now consider the odds of us ever seeing another steel Excadrill...probably never. In cases like this I'm okay with that. If they're going to do this it should at least be with unique tyings they only touch once in a blue moon. Though at least you can say they made the ancient traits Ludicolo different typed from the other Ludicolo (and line of it) ftw.

See the note above…

In reference to Part C, 1 We cannot rule out the possibility (there is no proof aside from the dubious point of Camerupt EX and Sharpedo EX in Primal Clash/ Tidal Storm &Gaia Volcano though note aside from promo Garchomp EX and the soon to be promo Gallade EX we've never had an EX card made in the XY era without their megas being with them if they have one avaliable) that the Aqua/Magma crisis mini set in Japan may just release a M. Camerupt EX and M. Sharpedo EX long before we get too much information on Emerald Break. If that is the case I imagine we will either get them in our Primal Clash set or as some kind of extra little box set. Again take this with a grain of salt as this is pure speculation, no cards or information have been leaked out about the mini set. Also want to throw out my hopes for at least one of these: A fairy Gardevoir line to match the EX line of the same set, a fairy Togekiss line, a fairy Whimsicott line, and a Zygarde of ANY kind already.

Oh, sorry, forgot about that mini-set. OK, I just wrote some cards, that didn't spotted the light of life for a long(er) time I wish I could get in next few sets (or mini-sets). I'm also hoping of getting Absol/Mega Absol as part of Primal Clash or another Premium Collection/Trainer Box/Tin/whatever. I'm also hoping for the male promo Meowstic we know about. And also hoping for creating a female Pyroar…
They could also release a mini-set of all trimmed Furfrou's (although they slowly giving us each of them) and Vivillons…

In reference to Part C, 2: Some of the weaknesses make absolutely no sense. Ludicolo line should have been weak to something else...not sure what though as it's not weak to electric or grass or anything. Maybe psyhic (poison) I guess. This is almost the point where flying as it's own type would be good, but trying to add in another type would just make things harder on the whole so...Phantom Forces Heatran should have been weak to fighting.

I'd be satisfied even with lightning weakness for both water and grass typed Ludicolos (they already have been weak to that)

Reference to Part C,4: I noticed shield energy is only a less powerful version of special metal energy. Kind of a rip. Maybe to prevent people from using past special metal energy and claiming it shield energy...kind of weak reasoning considering the different names. Just imagine a game without rotation where a player can use special metal energy and shield energy. Maybe reduce 30 damage a turn.

I can imagine Dragon energy. Something like: “This energy could be attached only to a Dragon type Pokémon… If attached this energy produce every type of energy but provides only 1 energy at a time… If the Pokémon this energy is attached to is not a Dragon typed Pokémon, discard this card.” Something like rainbow but only for dragons and without the penalty of receiving 120 damage for attaching it. So a Prism energy for all dragons Pokémon, not even basics.

But what should do a special Fire, Water and Lightning energy? I think, if they revived the Metal, they also revive special Darkness, even if it already had been outdated by strong energy, but it only profits for fighting Pokémon, so…

Btw., for all.On the very first site of this thread, there was reference to some faked cards: Torkoal EX and Regice… could someone send the links here? I didn't see them. Even if they are fakes, I'm currious to see them. Thanks.

 

[Pikachu6319]

Well yes it's true there is no specific reason to have Blaziken get a ancient trait card. I just figured fair is fair, since Swampert and Sceptile got one. Granted the reverse is true where Torchic is the only of the three starters to have one, so...You know Beedrill and Butterfree got recent lines. The last time we saw a Beautifly line and Cascoon line was Dragons Exalted, which was before XY and Flashfire. One could say they are do another shot.

Yeah, I started a thread about alternate pokemon typings and I have a cardex that depicts most of them. Chichou/Lanturn received water versions way back in Aquapolis I believe, though it is long out of rotation, and for some reason they still used lightning energy. This is the first time Tentacool/Tentacruel have ever been poison, prior to they had all been water types though of course the Tentacool/Tentacruel line was in Triumphant until now. I've been harping about a fighting Pangoro since it was seen as a Japanese promo for Furious Fists and I have made a few comments about psychic Delphox and fighting Chestnaught.

Yeah, okay, there is very little sense in tcg...any card game if you really want to be honest. It just annoys me because it's hard to justify putting the ancient trait Bidoof in my cardex (which I kind of want to do) when I know that it loses it when it becomes Bibarel.

The point with Excadrill steel is I won't argue having two of them when I know the odds of it happening again are all but non existent. I was very happy to see these cards.

Well we don't know that M. Sharpedo EX and M. Camerupt EX will be in this mini set either. I hope we do but I won't be too surprised if we don't. I kind of hope we actually get Absol EX/M. Absol EX the same we got Metagross EX/M. Metagross EX (waiting for regular colored versions btw) and the way we'll get Diancie EX/M. Diancie EX, in some kind of box set rather than in Primal Clash or a regular set. I too want the male Meowstick card, hopefully in holo. I forgot about the female Pyroar, but want that one. I have a feeling though we won't get all the Forfrou's or Vivillons, for evidence of that just look at Deerling/Sawsbuck where we only got two of the four seasons of them, all grass as opposed to normal at that.

I could almost see a special fire type energy causing a burn effect if it attacks on that turn. Special water energy could allow the attacking Pokemon to ignore all colorless energy on its attacks on the turn the card is attached I guess. Lightning energy...I don't know, when flipping a coin on attacks for paralysis treat all coin flips as heads.