Pokemon Card of the Day: Dragonite (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Dragonite from the Triumphant set, this is a stage 2, colorless type Pokemon, with an hp of 140. It has a x2 weakness to colorless type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a 4 colorless energy card retreat cost. Dragonite doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Calming Wind which does 50 damage for 3 colorless energy cards and also removes all special conditions from Dragonite. Dragonite's second move is called Dragon Stamp and does 80 damage for 4 colorless energy cards and you also have to flip 2 coins when you do this move, if both are heads the defending Pokemon is now paralyzed, if they are both tails this move does nothing. So as far as strategy goes I would stick with Dragon Stamp every turn even though it only has a 75% chance of hitting, but it does do 30 more damage than Calming Wind so I would definitely risk that 25% chance of missing. The only time I would use Calming Wind is if the defending Pokemon will be knocked out in 50 hp or less or Dragonite has a special condition affecting it. So I would rate this card a 3 out of 5, because both of the moves could be better, I would rather have Calming Wind do 60 damage for 3 energy cards and Dragon Stamp just do 80 damage without that miss factor, so that is why I consider this card average. So thanks for reading today's review of Dragonite, stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Dugtrio from Triumphant.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Ditto (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Ditto from the Triumphant set. This is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of only 40. However Ditto still has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, so it will be basically knocked out by any fighting type Pokemon's move, it has no resistance type and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Ditto's Poke-Body is called Dittobolic which says that your opponent can only have 4 benched Pokemon instead of 5 and if they have 5 they must discard one of their Pokemon and all cards attached to it. Ditto's only move is called Sharp Point and this move takes two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage. So as far as strategy goes it is really straightforward, just use Sharp Point every time, but the only way I would use this card is by keeping it on my bench so I could use the Poke-Body every turn. I would rate this card a 1 out of 5, it is terrible overall, a Pokemon with 40 hp will get knocked out by almost everything in two turns so if you don't start using Ditto with some energy cards on it good luck doing anything at all with it. So stay away from this card no matter what, this is probably one of the worst rare cards I have ever reviewed. So thanks for reading today's review of Ditto from Triumphant, stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Dragonite which should definitely be better than this card.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Carnivine (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Carnivine from the Triumphant set. This is a basic, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to water type Pokemon, and a retreat cost of two colorless energy cards. Carnivine doesn't have a Poke-Body or Poke-Power but once again it has two moves, the first move is called Saliva Lure which takes one colorless energy card and it allows you to switch the defending Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon. Carnivine's second move is called Stick and Absorb which does 30 damage for 3 energy cards, 2 grass and 1 colorless. Besides doing the 30 damage you may also remove 30 damage from Carnivine and the defending Pokemon can't retreat during the next turn. So as far as strategy goes I would try and attach two energy cards on Carnivine on the bench so if my opponent moves a powerful Pokemon into their active spot I can move Carnivine in and make it go to the bench and if I had to use Carnivine to attack Stick and absorb isn't that bad of move since it does remove 30 damage each time from Carnivine, so you'll be able to last a few turns with it. I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating, both moves are decent and I just wish Carnivine would have had a free retreat cost or one colorless energy card retreat cost that way this card could have cleaned house since you could rotate this card in any time you didn't want your previously active Pokemon to face the defending Pokemon. So thanks for reading today's review of Carnivine from Triumphant stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Ditto from Triumphant.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Bronzong (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Bronzong from the Triumphant set. This is a stage 1, metal type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon and a retreat cost of 3 colorless energy cards. Bronzong doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Legendary Ritual which takes one colorless energy card and lets you search your deck for both halves of a Pokemon Legend card and put them into your hand. Bronzong's second move is called Reflect Energy which takes 2 colorless energy cards and does 30 damage but you then have to move 1 energy card attached to Bronzong to one of your benched Pokemon. So as far as strategy goes the only reason I would use this card is to get a Legend card into play as soon as possible because otherwise this card really isn't any good especially with a really high retreat cost and the fact that you need to move an energy card every time you try and do damage with this card. So I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating, I wouldn't use this card in my deck at all because it may get a Legend card out fast but it will take this card too long to retreat or get knocked out, the only way I would use this card is if I had someway of making it have a free retreat cost. So thanks for reading today's review of Bronzong from Triumphant stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Carnivine from Triumphant.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Banette (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Banette from the Triumphant set. This is a stage 1, psychic type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a x2 weakness to dark type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to colorless Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Banette doesn't have a Poke-Body or Poke-Power but it does have two moves, the first move is called Lost Crush and for one Psychic energy card you can flip a coin and if you get heads you can move one energy card from one of the opponent's Pokemon and move it to the Lost Zone, so if you do this your opponent can't get that energy card back. Banette's second move is called Breakdown which takes 3 energy cards, 1 psychic and 2 colorless, this move does 10 damage for each card you have in your hand, so the more cards you have in your hand the better this move is. So as far as strategy goes I would recommend using Breakdown mostly just make sure to have a lot of cards in your hand at all times, I would use Lost Crush when my opponent has a powerful Pokemon out there that needs a lot of energy and I would take one of the energy cards off that Pokemon, but with only a 50% chance of being able to do that I don't think I would use that move much. I would give this card a 3 out of 5 because it is a very average card, that will do good if you really stack your hand with cards but it probably won't do more than 60 damage much and Lost Crush would be a really good move if it went into effect 100% of the time but it doesn't. So thanks for reading today's card of the day review, stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Bronzong from Triumphant.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Ambipom (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Ambipom from the Triumphant set. This is a stage 1, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 80. It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a retreat cost of one colorless energy card. Ambipom doesn't have a Poke-Power or Poke-Body but it does have two moves, the first move is called Astonish which does 20 damage for two colorless energy cards. Besides doing the damage you also get to look at two cards from your opponent's hand and put them into their deck and shuffle it. Ambipom's second move is called Tail Spank which does 60 damage for only two colorless energy cards but you have to discard two cards from your hand when you use this move and if you can't discard two cards this move does nothing. So as far as strategy goes if you have enough cards in your hand I would use Tail Spank every time but if you don't you would have to use Astonish, and another time I would consider using Astonish would be if my opponent just used a card that let them search for some cards from their deck, when they are getting their cards from their deck make sure and notice where they put these cards in their hand so you can use Astonish and put these cards back into their deck using Astonish. So I would rate this card a 3 out of 5 because it is very average, it has two decent moves but both could be better, but it would be a decent card to include in a deck. So thanks for reading today's review of Ambipom from Triumphant, stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Banette from Triumphant.

Pokemon Card of the Day: Victreebel (Triumphant)

Today's Pokemon Card of the Day is Victreebel from the Triumphant set. This is a stage 2, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 110. It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a 2 colorless energy card retreat cost. Victreebel's Poke-Body is called Tangling Tendrills which says that as long as Victreebel is your active Pokemon, your opponent's active Pokemon's retreat cost is two colorless energy cards higher, so this can really mess with decks that are strategized around free retreat costs. Victreebel's only move is called Acidic Drain which takes two energy cards, one each of grass and colorless and does 30 damage plus the defending Pokemon is now Poisoned and Burned and you get to remove 3 damage counters from Victreebel. I would get this Pokemon into your active Pokemon spot as soon as possible so you can utilize its Poke-Body and I would use Acidic Drain which is absolutely amazing and I especially like how you can remove damage from Victreebel every turn. I would give this card a rating of 5 out of 5 because its Poke-Body is absolutely amazing and can ruin your opponent's deck and strategy and forces their Pokemon to stay in and not retreat while at the same time being poisoned and burned. So thanks for reading today's review of Victreebel stay tuned for tomorrow's review of Ambipom from Triumphant.