Ludicolo is a stage 2 100 HP pokémon that belongs to the EX Deoxys expansion and provides players with the unique ability to stack cards on the top of their decks as and when they please with the help of abilities such as Swing Dance and Healing Steps. The first allows a player to draw a card once during a turn and before their attack, but it cannot be used if Ludicolo was affected by any special condit

Lysandre is a card for strategists and works especially well against opponents who have weak supporter pokémon in their decks. This card is perfect for disrupting the opponent’s gameplay, stalling him/her, and even clinching victory by setting up kills on benched pokémon that have been weakened by the use of prior bench sni

Focusing on your own strategies is all well and good, but ignoring what the opponent is up to can be disastrous . They may have drawn a great starting hand and are close to unleashing their strongest weapon. Instead of suffering it, a trainer could throw a wrench into the enemy's plans by causing their Active Pokemon to lose energy, forcing them to discard their hand, or even wreaking havoc on their Bench Poke

Interestingly for a Fire-type Pokemon card, Ninetales gives themselves and their allies significantly lower retreat costs by simply being on the field. Their ability, Byway of the Nine-Tailed Fox, essentially gives their trainer the ability to switch which of their Pokemon is in the Active slot with the utmost ease. With this, a trainer can create a revolving door of Pokemon that will keep the opponent guess

Using sniping techniques and cards like Team Magma’s Secret Base, Mega Tyranitar EX can easily deal damages exceeding 760 to the opponent, given there are adequate damage counters placed on the defending pokemon. Furthermore, it has an Ancient Trait known as Theta Double, which allows two Tool Cards to be attached to this pokémon. Using cards like Muscle Band, Lucky Helmet, or Float Stone, the player can initiate extra dr

Although the "Frozen" status does not technically appear in the TCG , the Paralyzed special condition fills in for it as a more versatile mechanic. Making a foe Paralyzed is not a water-exclusive strategy, as grass and electric pokemon can unleash this effect as well, albeit for different lore reasons. However, some modern water pokemon cards can launch attacks with a chance to inflict this condition with less average cost than m

These cards allow a player to recover cards from the discard pile, draw them, or even look through their decks for specific cards that The Card Trainer Card allows. All-in-all, they are extremely powerful, and, therefore, players are limited to using them only once every turn. However, there are many supporters to choose from, and thereby, ranking the most powerful can prove to be quite tough. Nevertheless, some Trainer Cards rank superior to others and can be considered the most powerful in the PTCG unive

There are other butterfly-like Pokemon that have attacks like this as well. Vivillon from the Forbidden Light Expansion has Vivid Powder, an attack that makes the foe Poisoned and Asleep simultaneously while also doing 50 damage. Having a deck full of butterflies sounds cute but could be a deadly strat

There is no best or worst type of Pokemon , as each group has its strengths and weaknesses. All advantages in the ever-evolving franchise's games are situational. Be it in the games, anime, or Pokemon TCG , strategy and planning are the most important factors in attaining vict

Quite a few of the most powerful Fire-type attacks have a negative effect, like discarding attached energies, in order to make them more balanced. Though, there is a way around losing energy after using each of one's more fierce attacks. Trainer cards, like Energy Retrieval , can alleviate frustration in this regard. Some Pokemon abilities and attack effects can do similar feats, therefore it is recommended that trainers intending on immolating foes should pack a few of these into their d

Probably the most powerful snowballing Dark-type card in the TCG, rivaled only by Yveltal EX and Vespiquen, Darkrai EX has found a place in myriad decks for its insane snowballing capabilities, which are further accentuated with the presence of Max Eli

Junk Arm is a Trainer Card that is allowed in play only in the Legacy formats of PTCG, but it’s a shame since this card is immensely powerful and does not weaken the player’s gameplay in any man

Poisoned is a special condition that applies 10 damage to an afflicted Pokemon each turn. Many Grass-types in the TCG , like Beedrill from the Champion's Path expansion, can apply this status ailment with very little cost and sometimes while doing decent dam

The trading card game also has many different types of cards that players can collect to create individual decks that they think they can best use to thwart their opponents. One amongst these various types of cards is the water type. While there are many water-type Pokémon cards that have been released over the years, with re-published and rare cards enriching the esteemed category, some can be regarded as the strongest. These are the most powerful water-type Pokémon cards that Pokémon TCG has to of