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2011-11-15 BW Scraggy 068

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[gal=51862]2011-11-15 BW Scraggy 068[/gal]​
 
1st.

Scraggy is weak overall. 60 HP is decent for a basic. Retreat cost is decent. However, the attack is pretty uesless.

Modified: 2/10 (only worth using if you use Scrafty. I don't know of any particularly good Scrafty cards.)
Unlimited: 1/10 (there are many better Basics out there, such as Dunsparce for setup or Hitmonchan Base Set for quick attack)
Limited: 2/10 (still pretty useless, but at least you could attack with any color energy.)
 
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Today's CotD is Scraggy from BW...well its evolution isn't used much, so neither is this guy. Statwise 60 HP is average for a Basic, x2 Weakness to :fighting: is meh, -20 Resistance to :psychic: is nice, and :colorless: to Retreat is cheap. Headbutt (his sole attack) is about as simple as it gets, :colorless: for 10. Given that he does nothing else and that Scrafty isn't that good either, it's unsurprising no one uses it (not to mention how creepy it is, never liked this Pokemon's design).

Modified - 1/10 (No point in using it really, :dark: in general isn't that great and his evolution doesn't do much either)
Limited - 5/10 (Scrafty is ok here, so if you have it run this. Otherwise, don't bother)
Unlimited - 1/10 (No use at all besides being an easy KO)
 
Best card ever printed in any game ever. I mean, c'mon guys. Headbutt doesn't just do one damage, or two damage, or even five damage. It does TEN DAMAGE. TEN. Let me know the last time you headbutted someone and did ten points of damage? That's right never. And you get all this for the insanely low cost of one energy. Of any type. ANY OF THEM. You can throw this broham into any deck you want and watch him rampage all over the opponent's pokes.

But don't get me wrong, there is nothing like a Scraggy hooked up on dat special darkness energy. You thought ten damage was a lot? Boy, you haven't seen anything until you've seen this pure muscle pokemon wreak the defending pokemon's face for TWENTY DAMAGE. That's at least DOUBLE what he normally does! I don't even want to go into what happens when you continue to stack special darks and pluspowers on this guy. That is some scary stuff there.

Scraggy gonna scrag until the Growlithes come home, and let me tell you right now, those baggy skin pants of his ain't never droppin'. You think you can catch this guy offguard, sneak in a quick KO? Nuh uh, not happening. It can pull its skin up to its neck, and that skin is DEATH PROOF. Why else would this beast have a massive 60 HP? Besides, anyone GOOD is going to just Max Potion off any damage Scraggy DOES happen to take (which, thanks to the introduction of Eviolite, is going to be virtually nothing).

Now wait, you're saying. What do you do against some stupid unplayable card like Reshiram or Zekrom? I mean, assuming either of those gets to three energy, scraggy is actually going to get KNOCKED OUT. Well let me answer that question with another question: have you ever seen a scraggy pimpin' eviolite and four defenders? Yeah, that 120 whatever-you-call-it attack is doing twenty damage. Just as much as scraggy is doing with a special dark. And you know what? If you hook this homeboy up with his good bro serperior, by the time you're done annihilating your opponent's pokemon, scraggy will be free of all damage!

As you can see, there has never been a card quite as broken as this before, and as such, I feel it warrants the following ratings:
Modified: 9000/10. (This guy is the defining card in the metagame right now. His power level is almost enough to break a scanner.)
Limited: 10/10. (If you see this in a pack, slam pick it. You won't regret it.)
Unlimited: Infinite. (Isn't this why this format is called "unlimited?" Scraggy literally has unlimited potential here!)
 
Kenshin's Garde said:
Best card ever printed in any game ever. I mean, c'mon guys. Headbutt doesn't just do one damage, or two damage, or even five damage. It does TEN DAMAGE. TEN. Let me know the last time you headbutted someone and did ten points of damage? That's right never. And you get all this for the insanely low cost of one energy. Of any type. ANY OF THEM. You can throw this broham into any deck you want and watch him rampage all over the opponent's pokes.

But don't get me wrong, there is nothing like a Scraggy hooked up on dat special darkness energy. You thought ten damage was a lot? Boy, you haven't seen anything until you've seen this pure muscle pokemon wreak the defending pokemon's face for TWENTY DAMAGE. That's at least DOUBLE what he normally does! I don't even want to go into what happens when you continue to stack special darks and pluspowers on this guy. That is some scary stuff there.

Scraggy gonna scrag until the Growlithes come home, and let me tell you right now, those baggy skin pants of his ain't never droppin'. You think you can catch this guy offguard, sneak in a quick KO? Nuh uh, not happening. It can pull its skin up to its neck, and that skin is DEATH PROOF. Why else would this beast have a massive 60 HP? Besides, anyone GOOD is going to just Max Potion off any damage Scraggy DOES happen to take (which, thanks to the introduction of Eviolite, is going to be virtually nothing).

Now wait, you're saying. What do you do against some stupid unplayable card like Reshiram or Zekrom? I mean, assuming either of those gets to three energy, scraggy is actually going to get KNOCKED OUT. Well let me answer that question with another question: have you ever seen a scraggy pimpin' eviolite and four defenders? Yeah, that 120 whatever-you-call-it attack is doing twenty damage. Just as much as scraggy is doing with a special dark. And you know what? If you hook this homeboy up with his good bro serperior, by the time you're done annihilating your opponent's pokemon, scraggy will be free of all damage!

As you can see, there has never been a card quite as broken as this before, and as such, I feel it warrants the following ratings:
Modified: 9000/10. (This guy is the defining card in the metagame right now. His power level is almost enough to break a scanner.)
Limited: 10/10. (If you see this in a pack, slam pick it. You won't regret it.)
Unlimited: Infinite. (Isn't this why this format is called "unlimited?" Scraggy literally has unlimited potential here!)
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lol that was awesome.

Still can't beat Zubat though. ;)

Realistically though this card is soooo bland. 2/10
 
The card for pros mad by the your friendly local hoodlums. You might be thinking the thing? It looks way too cute to be dangerous, but this guy is a fully certified rapscallion hailing from Al Capone's personal ranks. One odd look and he his sweet face will come throttling at full force towards you with his signature attack, Headbutt. Wow look at that damage, 10. Holy, is that amazing. Here's a big thumbs up. :thumb:

But hold on we aren't done here yet, because he has 60 HP. Let me say it again, he has 60 HP, that's only 4 away from the infamous 64, 8 squared, and Nintendo's best friend. Not only that, but it's 2 times the HP of every baby Pokemon ever. Take that baby Pokemon...you too base set Rattata, top percentile means nothing to Scraggy. Here's another thumbs up for your awesometude. :thumb:

Wait what's this he's also a :dark: type which means he can abuse special :dark: energy. His Headbutt has just been upgraded from a threat to a prohibited weapon. Not only that, but now those baby Pokemon are truely toast...so is base set Rattata, take that! This deserves a third thumbs up. :thumb:

But woah what's this? Scraggy has also has a resistance!? To :psychic:!? Looks like Zubat's in trouble now. Call the National Guard, cause it looks like this guys about to dethrone the king! This requires another thumbs up. :thumb:

But alas, even god's among men require some kind of weakness, and Scraggy's is to :fighting:, but don't worry, it won't matter for long, since Scraggy can then bombard them with a flurry of Headbutts. Kung Fu? More like Fail Fu.

So to sum up, Scraggy can use the all powerful Headbutt, has HP two times higher than any baby ever...and Rattata from base set, can abuse the almighty :dark: energy, and has resistance to Zubat. Oh snap I think another thumbs up is in order. :thumb:

When you play this card you'll be graced with great strength and endurance of a Chicago thug, and would be able to endure even the harshest nights in the pansy New York City. Now get out there with your pants pulled down and show them that you mean business.

5 :thumb:

Modified/Limited/Unlimited: Due to the unbalanced sheer amazing power of this card Scraggy has been banned from all events...not like it'll stop him.

:cool:
 
TheRolesWePlay said:
The card for pros mad by the your friendly local hoodlums. You might be thinking the thing? It looks way too cute to be dangerous, but this guy is a fully certified rapscallion hailing from Al Capone's personal ranks. One odd look and he his sweet face will come throttling at full force towards you with his signature attack, Headbutt. Wow look at that damage, 10. Holy, is that amazing. Here's a big thumbs up. :thumb:

But hold on we aren't done here yet, because he has 60 HP. Let me say it again, he has 60 HP, that's only 4 away from the infamous 64, 8 squared, and Nintendo's best friend. Not only that, but it's 2 times the HP of every baby Pokemon ever. Take that baby Pokemon...you too base set Rattata, top percentile means nothing to Scraggy. Here's another thumbs up for your awesometude. :thumb:

Wait what's this he's also a :dark: type which means he can abuse special :dark: energy. His Headbutt has just been upgraded from a threat to a prohibited weapon. Not only that, but now those baby Pokemon are truely toast...so is base set Rattata, take that! This deserves a third thumbs up. :thumb:

But woah what's this? Scraggy has also has a resistance!? To :psychic:!? Looks like Zubat's in trouble now. Call the National Guard, cause it looks like this guys about to dethrone the king! This requires another thumbs up. :thumb:

But alas, even god's among men require some kind of weakness, and Scraggy's is to :fighting:, but don't worry, it won't matter for long, since Scraggy can then bombard them with a flurry of Headbutts. Kung Fu? More like Fail Fu.

So to sum up, Scraggy can use the all powerful Headbutt, has HP two times higher than any baby ever...and Rattata from base set, can abuse the almighty :dark: energy, and has resistance to Zubat. Oh snap I think another thumbs up is in order. :thumb:

When you play this card you'll be graced with great strength and endurance of a Chicago thug, and would be able to endure even the harshest nights in the pansy New York City. Now get out there with your pants pulled down and show them that you mean business.

5 :thumb:

Modified/Limited/Unlimited: Due to the unbalanced sheer amazing power of this card Scraggy has been banned from all events...not like it'll stop him.

:cool:
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Haha nice. Wasn't as awesome as the original Zubat one but quite fun to read anyway. I love that line though^.
 
You guys clearly have played Scraggy's Headbutt Blast on pokemon.com, that guy can take out hundreds of watermelons and boulders with just a headbutt. All that headbutting... that can't be good... at least Bagon has a "helmet".

But hey it's got 60 HP and it evolves into something pretty decent and can make use of special dark energy although you'd probably would want to save that for stronger dark types instead... well it beats using Rattata and Raticate from Undaunted as well as others that hit for on 10 but some have decent second attacks or status inflicting moves. It's not unplayable but I wouldn't put too many in my deck.
 
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