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Not at all true - the highest HP Basic Pokémon in the Haymaker days tended to have 60-80 HP, and the Haymaker basics could do 40 damage on an attack. With the powerful Trainers available (Professor Oak, Bill, Computer Search, Item Finder), you could easily PlusPower your way into a OHKO, that...

Okay, so...from what I remember from the last time concerns over this format was brought up (back before it was implemented), the point of the rule change was never to allow players to complete a full 3-game match in the time allotted (50 minutes was too short a time limit for that), it was to...

While this is true, in Generation 1, Venusaur also commits the unforgivable sin of being Poison-Type and thus weak to Psychic. Not even auto-crit Razor Leaf is enough to save you from that. Anyways, continuing a dropped conversation aside, Flygon looks cool, Skyla is either insane or just...

Minor point. If we're getting the half-deck Garchomp in DragonSpeed, Dragon Call Gabite was also in the half-deck. No guarantee that DragonSpeed has it, but maybe a silver lining.

The primary reason that Japanese cards are prohibited is because they'd be marked in TCG territories, different card back, different stock, different finish. It also allows YGO chase rares to be as expensive as they are over here. However, you can use foreign cards, as long as you have a...

I really shouldn't have followed this link. But I'll try anyways. I don't know how much money I've put into the game. Probably too much. But then, I've been building my deck for nine years. Yes, the deck has changed drastically in that time as new cards come out and I have to adapt my strategy...

Reshiram EX has a fair chance to replace its normal version in Reshiram decks, especially given both its attacks can use Double Colorless Energy. The potential 50 damage recoil hurts, but for 150 damage, you have a good chance of coming up even on prizes at least. I actually like Ultra Ball, no...

I have to agree with Otaku. The effective playability of the promo card aside, exclusive promos are A Bad Thing (tm). I don't mind chase cards (I still play Yu-Gi-Oh! after all), but promos that are legal to play and given out to a handful of players are bad for the game - there's a reason all...

On the other hand, in areas where there's only one (or a very few) hobby/card store, you have owners that take advantage of their store being the only place to go for events. My local gaming store is like this, so I go out of my way to get to a store with an owner and atmosphere I can respect. I...

I spent way too much time on this. As of right now, the longest out-of-format Pokémon is... Well, Kadabra, since he hasn't been printed since Skyridge. But since he's a special case, the award goes to... Azurill, Wynaut, Bonsly, and Mantyke in a four-way tie! None of these four Baby Pokémon...

Or if you want to support the product so that TPCi and UltraPro don't abandon it as not marketable. This is pretty cool! And nice that it's supporting your Friendly Neighborhood Gaming Store.

Because it's disruption and hand refresh in a single package, that also gives advantage to slow-to-start decks. Your opponent takes an early two-prize lead and it's a Judge that nets you a couple more cards, easily played down if you need to set up Yanmega Prime. And if you're running Magnezone...

You realize of course that Rare Candy is now a functional reprint of Pokémon Breeder, right? And if I remember my Pokémon history correctly even with Gust of Wind out there, Pokémon Breeder made Rain Dance decks a viable deck. I don't see that being too terribly different than Emboar/Reshiram...

Wait, wait, wait. The BW set breaks Trainers into Trainer - Item, Trainer - Supporter, and Trainer - Stadium, in exactly the same categorizations as in Japan. It was even addressed that old "Trainer" cards are now "Trainer - Item" cards in the rules update.

So we might end up seeing something in the same set like Crosstranciever Trainer's Item Draw 2 cards, then put 1 card from your hand on the bottom of your deck Or Fossil Restoration Machine Trainer's Support Search your deck or discard pile for an Item Card with "Fossil" in its...