But, who really cares that much about the pack art? We want to see what's inside the packs: cards! So, without further ado, here are our latest TCG scans for the new set!
Rayquaza-EX - Colorless - HP170Basic Pokemon
[C][C] Mega Awakening: Search your deck for a M Rayquaza card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterwards.
[C][C][C][C] Aero Scream: 130 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, discard 2 Energy attached to this Pokemon.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Lighting (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 2
Rayquaza-EX - Colorless - HP170
Basic Pokemon
[C] Rising Burn: 10+ damage. If your opponent's Active Pokemon is a Pokemon-EX, this attack does 50? more damage.
[C][C][C] Dragon Pulse: 100 damage. Discard 1 card from the top of your deck.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Lighting (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 2
M Rayquaza-EX - Colorless - HP220
Mega Evolution - Evolves from Rayquaza-EX
When 1 of your Pokemon becomes a Mega Evolution, your turn ends.Δ Evolution: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may play this card from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokemon even if that Pokemon was put into play this turn or if it's your first turn.
[C][C][C] Emerald Break: 30x damage. Does 30 damage times the number of Pokemon on your Bench.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Lighting (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 1
M Rayquaza-EX - Dragon - HP230Mega Evolution - Evolves from Rayquaza-EX
When 1 of your Pokemon becomes a Mega Evolution, your turn ends.
Δ Wild: Damage done to this Pokemon by attacks from your opponent's [G], [R], [W], and [L] Pokemon is reduced by 20.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
[?] Dragon Ascent: 300 damage. Unknown effect, but probably blows up the table.
Alright, so right off the bat we have three new Rayquaza cards (two Megas and two normal EXs). Just looking over these cards, they look pretty bad. The only one that looks like it might have any promise is the only dragon type. It has one attack that does 300 damage for an unknown amount of energy and affect. Considering that Mega Charizard requires five energy and forces you to either discard 1/12 of your deck or do 50 damage to you, this may have certain consequences. But still. 300 damage?! No Pokemon could survive such a thing! This is a free 1-2 prizes against almost any Pokemon. And, with the new Rayquaza Spirit Link, allowing you to Mega evolve without ending your turn, this will be even easier!
Aside from the last Mega Pokemon, there isn't too much promise in the group. The normal Rayquaza EX are pretty horrid in comparison to other cards in the modern sets. The third Pokemon, a normal-type Mega Pokemon, has a pretty sad attack two, doing 0-150 if you have a full bench. But, it's Δ ability does show some promise. It allows you to Mega evolve on your first turn. Imagine this: you start the game and go second. You use an Pokeball (or variant of) to get out a Rayquaza EX and M Rayquaza EX. You then retreat your active Pokemon (something like a Hawlucha with no retreat cost or with a float stone) and put up Rayquaza EX. After this you attach a double colorless energy and Rayquaza Spirit Link to it. Using the spirit link, you can then mega evolve into M Rayquaza without ending your turn. Then you get out as many basic Pokemon as you can (the deck would be filled with basic pokemon with no retreat cost and with Robo Substitutes). To complete this crazy first turn, you use a tool retrieval in order to remove the spirit link and attach a Team Plasma Badge, making it a Team Plasma Pokemon and then allowing you to use Colress Machine on it, searching your deck for a plasma energy and you attaching it to Rayquaza. Again you use a Startling Megaphone or Tool Retrieval and get rid of the Team Plasma badge attached to it, replacing it with a muscle band. Additionally, to do more damage, you could play lots of Team Plasma Balls and other Pokeballs to get out as many Deoxys EX as you can, and, since you are now a Team Plasma Pokemon, the Deoxys will make your attacks do 10 damage more for each of the Pokemon you have on you deck. On turn two (the first turn anyone can attack) you have done between 170-210 damage, the perfect formal for donking and an incredibly quick setup. Very complicated and difficult, yes. But, with the perfect deck, lots of skill, and some luck, you may just score a cheap win!
Phew. Got that out of the way. That was pretty long winded. If you use this deck, please give credit to Poke6! But these aren't all of the cards revealed. There are several more below!
Shaymin-EX - Colorless - HP110
Basic Pokemon
Ability: SetupOnce during your turn (before your attack), when you play this Pokemon from your hand to your Bench, you may draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
[C][C] Sky Return: 30 damage. Return this Pokemon and all cards attached to it to your hand.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 1
Unfezant - Colorless - HP140
Stage 2 - Evolves from TranquilΔ Evolution: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may play this card from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokemon even if that Pokemon was put into play this turn or if it's your first turn.
[C][C] Feather Dance: If this Pokemon attacks next turn, its attacks do 80 more damage.
[C][C][C] Sky Attack: 120 damage. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack fails.
Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 0
Swellow - Colorless - HP90Stage 1 - Evolves from Taillow
Δ Plus: Take 1 more Prize card if your opponent's Pokemon is Knocked Out by damage from this Pokemon's attacks.
[C][C] Peck: 30 damage.
[C][C][C] Wing Attack: 50 damage.
Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 1
Skarmory - Colorless - HP100Basic Pokemon
[C] Search for your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokemon and put them on your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
[C][C] 30+ damage. Does 30 more damage if there is a Stadium in play.
Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 1
Winona - TrainerSupporter
Search for your deck for up to 3 [C] Pokemon and put them into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).
Skyfield - TrainerStadium
Both players may have up to 8 Benched Pokemon.
If this Stadium card is no longer in play, each player discards their Benched Pokemon (and all cards attached to them) until there are 5 Benched Pokemon left.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can’t play this card.
M Latios-EX - Dragon - HP220?Mega Evolution - Evolves from Latios-EX
When 1 of your Pokemon becomes a Mega Evolution, your turn ends.
[W][P][C] Sonic Ace: ???
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Fairy (x2)
Resistance: ?
Retreat: ?
Swampert-EX - Water - HP180Basic Pokemon
[W][C][C] 40+ damage. Reveal the top 4 cards of your deck. This attack does 40 more damage for each [W] Energy you find. Shuffle the 4 cards back into your deck.
[W][w][C][C] Hydro Tackle: 120 damage. This Pokemon does 20 damage to itself.
When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3
Mega Turbo - TrainerItem
Attach 1 basic Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Mega Evolved Pokemon in play.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn (before your attack).
That was a lot of cards! Most of them, though, are pretty bad again. I just want to highlight a few points. Again, a lot of these cards would help the RayquazaDonk deck (the name I just gave to the deck described above). Namely is Sky Field. This card goes way out of the norm and allows you to have eight benched Pokemon, something never even thought of before now. This brings the M Rayquaza EX up to a potential 300 damage on your first turn, an almost unthinkable feat! Additionally, you can also use Mega Turbo to take an energy card from your discard and attack it to one of you Mega Pokemon (such as M Rayquaza), allowing you to cut out the Colress Machine. Winona also allows you to get 3 colorless Pokemon and put them into your hand, helping to fill your bench and get out Rayquaza and M Rayquaza. Other than that, though, there really isn't too much more to this collection of cards and I don't want to go into a whole lot of depth on cards that have little to no function.
Lastly, before I go, they have also revealed two new base decks with this set. One revolves around Articuno, and the other around Zapdos. Wherever Moltres is remains a mystery. Maybe he went rouge...
Well, thanks for reading this complete summary on everything I know about the new set! Stay Tuned!
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