but few have been as explicit asPidgeot ex, whose Quick Search Ability should look very familiar to players of the classic Pokémon TCG. Back then,Pidgeotwas a staple throughout most decks in the Standard format. After all, it’s obvious that finding a specific card on demand is ...
and only with notable restrictions (thinkMedicham V's Yoga Loop attack).Origin Forme Dialga VSTARis the latest card to offer this option thanks to its Star Chronos VSTAR Power, so naturally, many players have tried to make it work. With a fast, Item-based engine usingTrekking Shoes,Radiant ...
In a deck full of high-power Pokemon ex, Miraidon may not seem like a viable card at first. However, Miraidon can trulyalter the success of your gameplay, especially if you are given the opportunity to go second. Miraidon’s attack, Peak Acceleration, does not do a large amount of da...
Especially when you take into account bigger Pokemon forms such as VSTAR and the like, HP stats go out of the roof. This was done to accommodate bigger attacks and more flashy cards, and it seems to have worked out in the end. 9 Pokemon Have Evolved To Do More The other most impor...
As the name suggests, these are rare cards with a holo picture, meaning the image shines and gleams, especially when the card is rotated in the light. Players may also recognize the name “foil,” used in other TCG games, which is the same as a holo. Only a small number of Rare ca...
But of course, there weremany other successful decks. A very interesting stat is that the deck with the best conversion (meaning, number of players in the event that advanced to Day 2) was Goodra VSTAR. This is understandable if we consider that Goodra is very well equipped to deal with ...
While sending cards away for the rest of the game can seem daunting, doing so will help unlock some useful effects, such as Giratina VSTAR’s Star Requiem attack. It also allows you to play the powerful Mirage Gate, an Item card that lets you search your deck for two different Basic En...
It also puts Roaring Moon out of range from a Trinity Nova from an Arceus VSTAR with a Double Turbo Energy attached. These same decks don’t typically play ways to remove Pokémon Tools: they often aren’t worth the card slot. And with Path to the Peak rotated out, many dec...
Mimikyu’s Safeguard Ability prevents all damage done to it from Pokémon ex and Pokémon V, which makes it great against decks like Charizard ex and Arceus VSTAR. Multiple attacks are usually needed for a Knock Out, and Snorlax will make sure the opponent can’t retreat their damaged Pokémo...
Combine that with adding two Lumineon V that can find this Supporter card when needed, and it will be significantly easier to consistently set up two Archeops on the second turn of the game. The second (and even bigger) issue for Lugia VSTAR in the new format is the drastically reduced ...