Belonging to the Guardians Rising expansion, Garbodor is a stage 1 pokémon with 120 HP. Its first attack, Trashalanch,e is uniquely useful, allowing players to deal damage of 20 multiplied by the number of Item Cards that the opponent has in his/her h

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

Pure Fire-type decks would love to have this card, as it embodies the most popular tactic for this type: unleashing an unrelenting offense. Few can stand up to the burning intensity of Reshiram & Charizard together, which can put their trainer in a position to knock out one of the foe's Active pokemon each t

However, the Arrokudas themselves are not simple ammunition. Having a single one in hand as the battle begins can lead to a quick and Dead Space Remake devastating early-game strategy. Playing one of these slender aquatic pokemon on turn one, along with an energy card, can let a trainer summon two of their brethren from the deck onto the bench. On the next turn, retreat the active Arrokuda back to the bench and send out a Cramorant. If one also has a Double Colorless Energy, they can play it onto their avian ally and unleash a Continuous Gulp Missile for a colossal 180 damage. This low-cost tactic is likely to knock out almost any opponent. Being so early in the game, if the opposing trainer has no other pokemon, this can net a quick and decisive vict

Tag Team cards are a variation in the Pokemon TCG of GX cards that depict 2 pokemon who usually share at least 1 type. To make things a bit less chaotic, all Tag Team cards are considered Basic pokemon , even if the card depicts an evolved mons

Gardevoir is a stage 2 Psychic pokémon with 110 HP and the exciting Poké-Power Telepass. While this power can only be used once per turn, it allows the player to search the discard pile of the opponent and select a Supporter Card and use that Supporter Card’s ability as their own. The card, however, remains in the opponent’s discard pile but allows the player to essentially play two Supporter Cards during a single t

This makes playing a Crystal Pokemon quite a challenge and can hinder certain cards enough to be virtually ignored aside from the collection aspect of the TCG . Kingdra from the Aquapolis set is one such card. They are tied for the highest HP for all Crystal Pokemon, yet their costly and lackluster attacks make them virtually unusa

It is a normal attack as well, so, unlike Pokemon GX attacks, it can be used repeatedly. This kind of move, usually called "Hydro Pump", has been seen on water type pokemon cards since some of the earliest sets featuring the very first water starter line . Blastoise was the original user of this watery weapon, though variants have flourished since its incept

Versatile is its most powerful attack, which allows the player to use any pokémon attacks from another pokémon in play either belonging to the player or the opponent. Each attack would, however, require their necessary energy cost. Replace, on the other hand, allows the player to detach as many energy cards as he/she wishes to his/her other pokémon in any manner he/she desi

Using this ability, the player can attach as many electric energy as they want from their other pokémon to Tapu Koko GX and switch this card to their active slot, all inside the same turn. It's impressive 170 HP and no resistances and weaknesses are additional benef

There may be times when this strategy does not go as planned, due to it needing 4 specific cards for it to work, though there is another tactic that can be added on with minimal effort and resources. Including some Barraskewda cards, which Arrokuda can evolve into, can give one an excellent fallback strategy. If one's Cramorant gets knocked out before they can use Continuous Gulp Missile, this will leave their trainer with a bunch of comparatively week Arrokuda, which would get knocked out fairly quickly. Evolving them into Barraskewda will result in a fast, moderate-HP card that can directly damage the active opponent or even assault their benched poke

Vanilluxe has an ability called Bitter Cold that lets their trainer flip a coin free of cost (save for having Vanilluxe in their active pokemon slot) that can make the opposing active pokemon Paralyzed. Having an ability to do the freezing leaves Vanilluxe able to attack with the 90 damage Frost Smash that only requires 2 energy. In two or three turns, given good draws, one can go from a no-energy Vanillite to a full-power Vanilluxe that acts essentially like a living blizz

With that in mind, if the opponent is playing a Vileplume, Mandibuzz can three-shot it, Garbodor can be dealt with two-shot, and, for Decidueye GX, it would be four-shot. The card also has a helpful second ability by the name of Cutting W