Spiritomb -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Spiritomb from the Arceus set. This is a basic, darkness type Pokemon card with an hp of 60. It has no weakness, a -20 resistance to colorless Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Spiritomb's Poke-Body is called Keystone Seal and says that as long as Spiritomb is your active Pokemon neither player can play trainer cards. Besides the Poke-Body, Spiritomb has two moves, the first move is called Darkness Grace and for no energy at all, you may search your deck for a Pokemon that evolves from one of your Pokemon and put it onto that Pokemon, if you do this, put one damage counter of Spiritomb. Spiritomb's second move is called Will-o-the-wisp which does 10 damage for one darkness energy card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, there really is not a strategy with this card, it is just that bad. Usually Spiritomb is a great spread damage type Pokemon but this card can't do anything. If you do put it in your deck make sure to use its Poke-Body and then use Darkness Grace to evolve your Pokemon really quick. There is no reason to put any energy cards on this card since it only does 10 damage, just use it to evolve all your benched Pokemon. So I would recommend using this card with a deck that includes a lot of stage 1 and stage 2 Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating. It is an extremely bad Pokemon card that can't do much damage at all. If you don't have any basic Pokemon or Stage 1 Pokemon on your bench that can be evolved this card has no value at all and deserves a 0 out of 5 ranking.

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Sceptile #31/99 -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Sceptile from the Arceus set. This is the second of two Sceptile cards I will be reviewing from this set. This is a stage 2, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130. It has a +30 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. This Sceptile doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Leaf Supply and for one Grass energy card this move does 30 damage and allows you to attach a basic energy card from your hand to one of your Pokemon. Sceptile's second move is called Dual Cut which takes three energy cards, one grass and two colorless, and does 70 damage times the number of heads you get when you flip two coins.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would consider putting one of each Sceptile into my deck so depending on the strategy of my opponent I could choose which Sceptile I want to use. I would put the three energy cards on Sceptile on the bench and if my opponent puts in a Pokemon with a high hp I would move this Sceptile card in and use Dual Cut and hope to do 140 damage every turn. I wouldn't use Leaf Supply unless 30 damage would knock out the defending Pokemon or I need to quickly set up a benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. Both Sceptile cards that I have reviewed are quite similar and I don't have any opinion on which one is better, I would suggest going with one of each and in the moment of the game choose which version to use. This card is a little risky since you may end up not being able to do any damage if you get two tails but that is the risk you'll have to be willing to take.

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Sceptile #30/99 -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Sceptile from the Arceus set. This is the first of two Sceptile cards I'll be reviewing from this set in consecutive days. This is a stage 2, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120. It has a +30 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Sceptile's Poke-Body is called Green Breath and says that every time you attach a Grass energy card to Sceptile you may remove 2 damage counters from Sceptile. Besides the Poke-Body, Sceptile has two moves, the first move is called Leaf Blast which takes one grass energy card and does 20 damage times the number of grass energy cards attached to Sceptile. Sceptile's second move is called Poison Claws and for four energy cards, three colorless and one grass it does 60 damage and poisons the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would use this card in a mostly grass type deck so you could utilize its Poke-Body better and always remove 2 damage counters when attaching energy cards to Sceptile. Plus if you only attach grass energy cards to Sceptile you can choose between both of its moves if you have four grass energy cards attached to Sceptile. I would first Poison the defending Pokemon with Poison Claws and then do 80 damage with Leaf Blast.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This is a stage 2 card that you can actually put out in the active Pokemon spot before you have the right amount of energy cards on it because you can heal Sceptile using its Poke-Body. However this card is quite slow if you want to do a fair amount of damage and with only 120 hp for a stage 2 Pokemon card you would wish you would have more time to set this card up.

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Raticate -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Raticate from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70. It has a +20 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost. Raticate doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Recruit which takes one colorless energy card and says to look at your opponents hand, choose a Supporter card from their hand and discard it, whatever Supporter card you discard of your opponent's, you may perform the action of that supporter card. Raticate's other move is called Extend Fang which again takes one colorless energy card and does 20 damage unless Raticate has a Pokemon Tool attached to it then this move does 60 damage instead of 20.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Raticate is a normal type Pokemon any energy card type can be attached to it so this card can be used in any type deck. I would recommend attaching a Pokemon Tool to Raticate as soon as it gets into the active Pokemon spot so you can use Extend Fang and do 60 damage. I would only use Recruit after I know my opinion has a Supporter card in their hand.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. This card is very quick only requiring at most one energy card to attack and with a free retreat cost you can move this card in and out of play whenever you like. However this doesn't make up for the fact that this card can't do much damage and with a low hp of 70, it won't be in play very long before getting knocked out.

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Rapidash -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rapidash from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80. It has a +20 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and free retreat cost. Rapidash's Poke-Body is called Wild Guard and says that all effects of attacks are prevented by Rapidash by attacks from SP Pokemon. Besides the Poke-Body, Rapidash has two moves, the first move is called Fire Mane which does 20 damage for one fire energy card. Rapidash's second move is called Rising Lunge which takes three energy cards, two colorless and one fire and does 50 damage plus 20 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would consider putting a 2-1 line of Ponyta and Rapidash in your fire type deck just in case you face SP Pokemon, because if you do this card is unstoppable since SP Pokemon have no effect on Rapidash. Other than that, this card is pretty easy to make a strategy for, just attack with whatever move you have the amount of energy for.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. Rapidash's Poke-Body is nice but probably won't be used too often, and if it isn't used this card is pretty weak, both of its moves can't do much and with a low hp it will get knocked out pretty fast, just make sure to retreat it for free if you are closed to getting knocked out.

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Raichu -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Raichu from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, electric type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Raichu doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Boosted Voltage which does 20 damage for one electric energy card, however if Raichu has a tool card attached to it, Raichu does 20 additional damage to each of your opponent's benched Pokemon that isn't evolved. Raichu's second move is called Thunder Blast and for four energy cards it does 70 damage. This move requires 3 colorless energy cards and one electric, however after using this card you must discard one electric energy card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, you will definitely want to have a Tool card attached to Raichu so it can do spread damage to all your opponent's unevolved benched Pokemon. I would include this card with other spread damage type Pokemon cards and make sure to get Raichu into the active Pokemon spot as soon as possible so Voltage can do as much damage as possible since the earlier the game the more likely the benched Pokemon are unevolved. I would use Thunder Blast when possible but I would stick to spread type damage moves overall.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card can be very good, it can spread damage around or do major damage to the active Pokemon, but if you don't a Tool card attached to Raichu Voltage can't do that much and if you don't have any energy cards in your hand after using Thunder Blast once again Raichu can't do much, so the bad and the good equal each other so that is why I give this card a 3 out of 5.

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Porygon-Z G -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Porygon-Z G from the Arceus set. This is a basic, SP, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Its Poke-Power is called Dowsing Code and says that when you play Porygon-Z from your hand to your bench you may search your discard pile for up to two tool cards and put them back into your deck. Besides the Poke-Power, Porygon-Z has a move called Ambush which takes 3 colorless energy cards and does 20 damage plus 40 more damage if you get a heads when you flip a coin.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would recommend staying away from this card at all costs, it is absolutely terrible. If I were to use this card, you could at least put it in any deck since it only requires colorless energy cards, and if you have some tool cards in your deck this is a card you may want to have in your deck so you can get those tool cards back after they are discarded. Other than using its Poke-Power, Ambush is a terribly weak move that requires way too many energy cards to do little damage.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating. This card can't do much and even given energy cards it still can't do much. This is just a great example of how bad SP Pokemon cards can be and I am sure glad they haven't made these types of cards in a few sets now.

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Pichu -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Pichu from the Arceus set. This is a basic, baby type Pokemon card. It is an electric type Pokemon, has an hp of 50, a weakness of 10 to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Like other Baby Pokemon, Pichu has a Poke-Power called Baby Evolution which says that once during your turn you may put Pikachu on this card, if you do you may remove all damage from Pichu. Besides the Poke-Power, Pichu has one move called Baby Steps which requires no energy cards and says that you may look at the top 5 cards in your deck and put one of them into your hand.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I wouldn't recommend using Baby Pokemon, but if you would like to use this card in your deck make sure that you get Pichu out early, so that you won't get knocked out right away and when you evolve into Pikachu it will be healed, and secondly you can use Pichu's only move while not using any energy cards, and get an important card into your hand right away.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. For a baby Pokemon card this card isn't too bad. I like how it doesn't require any energy at all so you can spend time setting up your benched Pokemon when this card is in the active Pokemon spot and while you are stalling with Pichu you can use its only move to get cards you need for your benched Pokemon.

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Pelipper -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Pelipper from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to electric type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Pelipper doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Water Pulse and for two energy cards, one each of water and colorless it does 30 damage and puts the defending Pokemon to sleep. Pelipper's other move is called Continuous Crush which takes four energy cards, two each of water and colorless, and does 70 damage. Besides doing the damage you can flip a coin until you get tails, however many heads you get that is how many energy cards you may discard from your opponent's active Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, it really depends on how many energy cards you have on Pelipper, I would recommend getting four energy cards on Pelipper before putting it into the active Pokemon spot but if you have to put that Pokemon out earlier, I would use Water Pulse first to put the defending Pokemon asleep and then take a turn or two to get four energy cards on Pelipper and use Continuous Crush most of the time after that. Just make sure not to try and put four energy cards on Pelipper if it has a fair amount of damage on it already because this card only has 90 hp it won't take too long to get knocked out, especially if the defending Pokemon isn't asleep.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating. I like how this card can inflict a special condition and do a lot of damage, most importantly with a bit of luck you may prevent one of your opponent's most powerful Pokemon from being able to attack by removing numerous energy cards from it when you use Continuous Crush. However this card is slow and has a low hp for a card that requires four energy cards to attack.

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Omastar -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Omastar from the Arceus set. This is a stage 2, water type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120. It has a +30 weakness to grass type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Omastar doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Time Spiral and for two colorless energy cards it allows you to choose one of your opponent's evolved Pokemon, take the highest stage Pokemon card from the Pokemon and put it into your opponent's deck. Omastar's second move is called Primal Tentacles which does 30 damage plus 10 more damage for each Helix Fossil, Dome Fossil, and Old Amber you have in your discard pile for only two energy cards, one each of water and colorless.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, let me say right away I wouldn't use this card in my deck, however if I did, I would keep it on my bench and wait for my opponent to put into the active Pokemon spot a stage 2 Pokemon, I would then put Omastar into play and use Time Spiral, then retreat Omastar the next turn. That is pretty much all I would use it for, so like I said, for a stage 2 Pokemon, with only this single use I wouldn't use this card in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating. This card can really only do anything if you give it time to actually get Omastar evolved from the fossil. And when you do get Omastar fully evolved it can't do much unless you have discarded a lot of fossils previously or your opponent based his deck around evolutions.

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Manectric -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Manectric from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, electric type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost. Manectric doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Second Bite and does 20 damage for two energy cards, one each of colorless and electric. For each damage counter on the defending Pokemon, this move does 10 more damage. Manectric's second move is called Swift and does 50 damage for three energy cards, one electric and two colorless. This move isn't affected by anything so it will always do 50 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since this card has a free retreat cost, I would put two energy cards on Manectric on my bench, wait until a Pokemon has a fair amount of damage on it, then put Manectric into play and use Second Bite to knock it out. The next turn I would retreat Manectric for free and put in a better Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average. The only good thing about the card is that it has a free retreat cost and can heavily damage already damaged Pokemon. This card isn't great to quickly do damage to a Pokemon and it takes too many energy cards to do only 50 damage.

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Lopunny -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Lopunny from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, normal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80. It has a +20 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Lopunny's Poke-Power is called Relaxing Showing and it says that once per turn you may discard an energy card from your hand, if you do, remove one damage counter from each of your Pokemon. Besides the Poke-Power, Lopunny has one move called Hover Heal which does 40 damage for two colorless energy cards, this move also heals all special conditions present on Lopunny.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this would be a perfect card to combat spread damage type decks. All you would have to do is keep this card on your bench and every turn your opponent does 10 damage to each of your Pokemon, discard an energy card from your hand and remove the 10 damage done to all of your Pokemon. Besides its Poke-Body, it's only move can do 40 damage and it only takes 2 energy cards, colorless that is, so you can put this card into any deck and be able to attack with it if need be.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average however I would consider it for just about any Pokemon deck just for its Poke-Power. I wish the HP would be a bit higher but all in all this is a pretty good card that can fit in any deck and even though it doesn't do anything spectacular this is one average card to look at.

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Hariyama -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Hariyama from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 110. It has a +30 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost. Hariyama doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Push Out which does 50 damage for three energy cards, two colorless and one fighting, besides doing the damage your opponent must switch the defending Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon. Hariyama's second move is called Vortex Chop which does 60 damage for four energy cards, two each of fighting and colorless. However if the defending Pokemon has a resistance, this move does 120 damage instead of 60.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would recommend keeping this card on your bench until your opponent puts a Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot that has a resistance on it so you can put Hariyama in and use Vortex Chop to knock it out. Since Hariyama has such a high retreat cost, you'll have to keep it in there and hope that your opponent plays Pokemon that have resistances on them. But if they put in a Pokemon that doesn't have a resistance, use Push Out to put a Pokemon into the active spot that does.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating. For a stage 1 Pokemon card this is a pretty good card that has the potential to do quite a bit of damage. Both of its moves work quite well together and as long as your opponent has Pokemon that mostly have resistances this card can dominate very quickly.

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Golem -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Golem from the Arceus set. This is a stage 2, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 140. It has a +30 weakness to grass type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to electric type Pokemon, and a four colorless energy card retreat cost. Golem doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have three moves. Its first move is called Lunge Out which does 50 damage for two energy cards, one each of fighting and colorless. Golem's second move is called Tumble Down and requires three energy cards, one fighting and two colorless, and does 30 damage times the number of fighting energy cards you want to discard from your hand. Finally, Golem's last move is called Rock Tumble which does 80 damage for four energy cards, two each of fighting and colorless. This attack isn't affected by resistance.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this is a card you'll want to set up on your bench because it is a stage 2 card and it requires 4 damage to do a fair amount of damage. If I could get Golem in the active Pokemon spot quickly I would only put 2 energy cards on it and do 50 damage every turn. I would stay away from using Tumble Down unless you have another Pokemon in your deck that benefits from having a lot of fighting energy cards in your discard pile.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. For a stage 2 Pokemon with three moves this card isn't very spectacular. It is pretty slow, and can only do 80 damage if you wait that long to put four energy cards on it, don't get me wrong, 80 damage is good, but if you don't have four energy cards on it to begin with Golem can't do much. Plus its retreat cost is pretty steep, I would recommend finding a different fighting type Pokemon to battle with instead of this card.

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Glalie -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Glalie from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to metal type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Glalie doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Wreck which does 20 damage for two colorless energy cards, however if there is a Stadium card in play this move does 70 damage instead of 20, the Stadium card is discarded after your turn. Glalie's second move is called Avalanche which does 50 damage for three energy cards, two water and one colorless, and if you get a heads when you flip a coin this move does 10 damage to all of your opponent's benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, you'll obviously want to use this card in a deck with a lot of Stadium Cards in it so you can do 70 damage instead of 20 damage with Wreck. Other than that, I would pair this card up with other water Pokemon that do spread damage, so I could potentially knock out a couple of my opponent's benched Pokemon at a time if I flip a heads when I use Avalanche.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average overall, it has the standard hp for a stage 1 card, does less than average damage for three energy cards, and has an average retreat cost. If you're looking for another water type Pokemon that can do some spread damage I would consider using this card in your deck.

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Gengar #17/99 -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Gengar from the Arceus set. This is the second of two Gengar reviews from this set. This is a stage 2, psychic type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120. It has a +30 weakness to darkness type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to colorless type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost. This Gengar doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Sharpshooting and does 40 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon for two energy cards, one each of psychic and colorless. Gengar's other move is called Poison Jab and for three energy cards, two colorless and one psychic, it does 60 damage plus it poisons the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would recommend using this card with a spread type deck and the Gengar card I reviewed yesterday. I would recommend using this card first, using Sharpshooting and then use the Gengar card from yesterday's Poke-Body to spread that damage around even more. I would definitely move this card in and out of play whenever I want to attack my opponent's bench. Both this and yesterday's Gengar have free retreat costs so they can both wreak havoc on your opponents.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating. Both Gengar cards from this set are pretty comparable. Both are quite good and I would recommend using both in any psychic type deck. Just make sure to retreat them often so they don't get knocked out since both have low hp for stage 2 Pokemon.

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Gengar #16/99 -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Gengar from the Arceus set. This is the first of two Gengar reviews that I will be doing from the Arceus set. This is a stage 2, psychic type Pokemon card, with an hp of 110. It has a +30 weakness to darkness type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to colorless type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost. Gengar's Poke-Power is called Curse and allows you once per turn to move one damage counter from one of your opponent's Pokemon to another one of your opponent's Pokemon. Besides the Poke-Power Gengar has one move called Shadow Skip which requires three energy cards, two psychic, and one colorless and does the normal
60 damage plus 10 damage to one of your opponent's benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this is a great card to use in a spread damage type deck. You can keep Gengar on your bench and every turn move 10 damage from one of your opponent's Pokemon to another one of their Pokemon, I would try and attack the Pokemon with the least HP thus being able to knock it out the quickest. If you do have to put Gengar into the active Pokemon spot you'll have to use its only move Shadow Skip which isn't the greatest move but it at least does some spread damage.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating. Gengar's move is fairly average but the 1o damage it does to one of your opponent's benched Pokemon makes it above average. Plus it has a free retreat cost so you can move it into and out of play whenever you like. The only bad thing about this card is that it only has 110 hp but with free retreat costs that shouldn't be too big of a deal.

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Cherrim -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Cherrim from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a +20 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Cherrim's Poke-Body is called Cloudy Sky and says that if one of your fire or grass type Pokemon is going to be affected by damage, that damage is reduced by 10. Besides the Poke-Body, Cherrim has one move called Worry Seed which does 30 damage for two energy cards, one each of grass and colorless. If you get a heads when you flip a coin when using this move the defending Pokemon is now Confused.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, you'll want to use this card in a dual type deck that includes grass and fire type Pokemon so you can fully maximize Cherrim's Poke-Body. Other than that, I would include other grass type Pokemon that inflict special conditions so that you can annoy your Pokemon. I would definitely try and get Cherrim on your bench as soon as possible and use its Poke-Body as a defensive technique.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is somewhat similar to the Aerodactyl card I reviewed a few days ago, however this card can do a little more, it can inflict a special condition and it can help your other Pokemon. The HP is too low on this card and you can't do too much damage as well.

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Bronzong -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Bronzong from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost. Bronzong doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves. The first move is called Oracle Arrow which takes two energy cards, one each of metal and colorless, and does 40 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon that has any damage counters on it. Bronzong's second move is called Antigravity which does the standard 60 damage for three energy cards, in this case two colorless and one metal. Besides doing the damage, Bronzong has a free retreat cost until the end of your next turn.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would suggest using this card in a spread damage type deck. I would try to keep Bronzong in the active Pokemon spot as long as possible so it can do 40 damage to as many Pokemon as possible and then when Bronzong is close to getting knocked out I would use Antigravity and retreat Bronzong for free the next turn. Just make sure before using this card you get a lot of damage on your opponent's Pokemon, so Bronzong can attack any one of them with Oracle Arrow.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average overall, it can do a fair amount of damage but I wish its HP would be higher so it could last longer, and I wish you didn't have to use Antigravity to be able to retreat for free, its base retreat cost is too high for my liking.

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Aerodactyl -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Aerodactyl from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, fighting type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a +20 weakness to electric type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Aerodactyl's Poke-Power is called Unearth and says that once during your turn you may search your deck for a Dome Fossil, Helix Fossil, or Old Amber and place that card into your hand. Besides the Poke-Power, Aerodactyl has one move called Hyper Beam which does 30 damage for two colorless energy cards. When using this move, you may flip a coin, if you get a heads you may remove an energy card from the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would suggest using this card with other Pokemon that evolves from fossils. I would keep Aerodactyl on my bench and use its Poke-Power to get the fossils on the bench and then eventually evolve the fossils into Pokemon that can do more damage than Aerodactyl can do. I wouldn't suggest using Aerodactyl in play, it doesn't have much hp and it can't do much damage, I would much rather use it to aid my other Pokemon in the evolution process.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. If you aren't going to use Pokemon that evolve from fossils in the deck you are using this Aerodactyl card in might as well not use this card at all, it doesn't do much for damage and will get knocked out quite quickly with only 80 hp.

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