Swalot -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Swalot from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, psychic type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a +20 weakness to psychic type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost. Swalot doesn't have a Poke-Body or Poke-Power but it does have two moves. It's first move is called Damage Roller and for one psychic energy card this move allows you to put damage on the defending Pokemon until both Swalot and that Pokemon have the same remaining hp left. Swalot's second move is called Entangle Tackle and for three energy cards, two psychic and one colorless it does 50 damage plus 30 more damage if you choose to do the additional 30 damage you have to do 30 damage to one of your own Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this is a great card to use in a spread damage deck that not only spreads damage on your opponent's Pokemon, but your own too. That way you can get let's say 10 remaining hp left on Swalot, move Swalot into play, preferably against a high hp Pokemon of your opponent and use Damage Roller and be able to do 100+ damage in one turn to that Pokemon. Other than that, you could use Swalot by using Entangle Tackle and do an additional 30 damage and then do 30 damage to Swalot, that way Damage Roller would do even more damage the next turn.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This is a great card to go against Pokemon with massive hp, but the ideal strategy would be to put Swalot into play, get some damage on it and then retreat it, but since this card has such a high retreat cost, that strategy is ruined. So this card is average overall, and I would definitely consider taking a look at this card when constructing a spread damage type deck.

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Salamence -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Salamence from the Arceus set. This is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon card, with an hp of 140. It has a +30 weakness to colorless type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost. Salamence's Poke-Power is called Top Accelerator and says that once per turn you may reveal the top card of your deck, if that card is an energy card you may attach it to one of your Pokemon, if it isn't you have to discard the card. Besides the Poke-Power, Salamence has two moves, the first move is called Shoot Through and for three energy cards, one each of fire, water, and colorless it does 50 damage plus it does 20 damage to one of your opponent's benched Pokemon. Salamence's second move is called Dragon Claw which does 70 damage for 4 colorless energy cards.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this card would be best used in a split type deck which includes water and fire type Pokemon so you have the necessary energy cards to perform Shoot Through. If you want to use Salamence solely for its Dragon Claw move you can put it into any type deck since it requires any type of energy cards to attack. I would recommend setting this card up on my bench and putting four energy cards on it and doing 70 damage until Salamence gets knocked out. I would consider using Shoot Through if I had other spread type cards in my deck. Once you do have Salamence in the active Pokemon spot you could consider using its Poke-Power to set up other cards on your bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average. It can do a fair amount of damage but it will take time to do the damage. I don't see anything too spectacular about this card other than its moves require mostly colorless energy cards. So if you want to include Salamence in your deck this isn't a bad card to use.

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Probopass -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Probopass from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 100. It has a +20 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost. Probopass's Poke-Body is called Competitiveness which says that if you don't have a Supporter card in play each of Probopass's moves does 30 damage more. So besides the Poke-Body, Probopass has two moves, the first move is called Top Chop which does 30 damage for two energy cards, one each of metal and colorless. Probopass's second move is called Tumbling Attack which does 50 damage for three energy cards, one metal and two colorless. When using this move you may flip a coin, if you get a heads this move does 80 damage instead of 50.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, you'll definitely want to make sure you don't use any supporter cards so you can utilize Probopass's Poke-Body and do 30 more damage that turn. I would stick to using Tumbling Attack every turn and hoping to flip a heads so you can do 110 damage a turn. I wouldn't put Probopass into the active Pokemon card spot until it can use Tumbling Attack because with only 100 hp it won't last too long and you want this card to last as long as possible since it can do 110 damage per turn if you get lucky and flip a heads.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. Even though this card can do major damage it still is only an average card. Its retreat cost is way too high for a stage 1 card, and if you don't have three energy cards on Probopass, its first move isn't anything special and is a waste to use if you don't have to.

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Mothim -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Mothim from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 90. It has a +20 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost. Mothim doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Cloak Party and requires no energy cards at all. This move allows you to search your deck for any 3 Burmy and/or Wormadam and put them into your hand. Mothim's second move is called Energy Assist and for one colorless energy card this move does 30 damage, you can also search your discard pile when using this move and take one energy card from there and attach it to one of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, this is an extremely fast card that allows you to set up other Pokemon on your bench. All you need to do is put Mothim into the active Pokemon spot, use Cloak Party to get Burmy and Wormadam onto your bench and then the next turn use Energy Assist to attach energy cards to Wormadam after you evolved Burmy. After doing those two things I would either get another Burmy and Wormadam onto your bench and attach another energy card to one of your benched Pokemon or retreat Mothim for free and move in one of your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating. This card can't do much damage but it makes up for it with free retreat costs and the ability to attack quickly. I would use this card in any deck you plan to use Wormadam in. This is a great card to move in and out of play while attaching energy cards to your benched Pokemon. So if you need another Grass Pokemon in your deck consider this card a must have.

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Luxray -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Luxray from the Arceus set. This is a stage 2, electric type Pokemon card, with an hp of 120. It has a +30 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to metal type Pokemon, and a free retreat cost. Luxray doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Flash and for one electric energy card, Luxray does 30 damage. Plus your opponent has to flip a coin the next turn after Flash is used, if they get a tails your opponent can't attack Luxray that turn. Luxray's second move is called Gadget Bolt which does 60 damage for 3 energy cards, two colorless and one electric. If you have a Pokemon Tool attached to Luxray this move does 100 damage instead of 60 damage that turn, however after doing 100 damage you have to remove the Pokemon tool from Luxray.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would recommend getting this card set up on your bench, that way you can do Gadget Bolt one turn, hopefully 100 damage, and then retreat Luxray the next turn. I would just move Luxray into play every time a Pokemon needs to be knocked out. Other than that, if you're going for more of a defensive approach you could try and use Flash every turn and prevent damage on Luxray and at the same time set up the other cards on your bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating. This card is pretty average. It does have a free retreat cost and can prevent the opponent from doing any damage to Luxray but for a stage 2 Pokemon card this card isn't that great. For the amount of time it will take to get Luxray into play this card should be able to do more than 60 damage for three energy cards if it is to be considered above average.

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Heatran -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Heatran from the Arceus set. This is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 100. It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type and a three colorless energy card retreat cost. Heatran doesn't have a Poke-Body or Poke-Power but it does have two moves, its first move is called Fire Fang which takes two energy cards, one each of fire and colorless and does 20 damage plus it burns the defending Pokemon. Heatran's other move is called Magma Mantle which does 60 damage for four energy cards, two fire and two colorless. When you use this move you have to discard the top 3 cards from your deck for each fire energy and metal energy card you reveal when you discard those cards you get to do 20 additional damage to the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would using this card in a metal and fire type deck so when you use Magma Mantle you can have a better chance of doing more damage with the move. Also make sure to find ways to get energy cards to the top of your deck so you know that Magma Mantle will do more than 60 damage. I would recommend using Fire Fang first against every new Pokemon you face so that you won't have to discard three energy cards every turn. Also make sure you have trainers/supporters that allow you to retrieve cards from your discard pile so you don't lose by running out of cards in your deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. I like how this card has a high hp for a basic Pokemon and can inflict a special condition. However I don't like its retreat cost and it is way too slow if you want to do very much damage, four energy cards seems unreasonable to do 60 damage and I think Magma Mantle should give you the choice if you want to discard cards or not. I would suggest looking for a different Heatran card if you're looking to use Heatran in your deck.

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Froslass -- Arceus Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Froslass from the Arceus set. This is a stage 1, water type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a +20 weakness to metal type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Froslass' Poke-Power is called Snow Gift and says that when you play this card from your hand to evolve one of your Pokemon you may search your deck for any card and put that card into your hand. Besides the Poke-Power, Froslass only has one move called Ground Frost which does 50 damage for two energy cards, one each of water and colorless. However if there is a Stadium Card in play, this move does nothing.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, I would recommend evolving Snorunt into Froslass on your bench so you could pick a card from your deck and put it into your hand. Also by keeping Froslass initially on your bench you avoid the situation where you evolve Snorunt and then Froslass is unable to attack because there is a Stadium Card in play. So I would use Froslass to evolve a Pokemon faster and as a quick Pokemon to do a fair amount of damage. Just make sure to remove any Stadium Cards in play before putting Froslass into the active Pokemon spot.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating. This card has a low hp for a stage 1 card, it can do a fair amount of damage but could end up not being able to do any damage at all. So I would actually stay away from this card completely, I would recommend finding another Froslass card to use or find another water Pokemon to use.

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