dancingaway
New Member
COL Set Review – Pt.6: Summary, Conclusion and Awards
Every time a new set gets released I really want to see a comprehensive review, on a card by card basis, done by someone in the know. I would also love to go back and see this for every past set. I’m not saying I’m an authority but I know my way around the Pokémon TCG and I haven’t seen a full set review for Call of Legends so I give you my take here.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree, just tell me why! I am rating all cards based on what they are. For example, Garchomp C Level X would get 5/5 for an awesome main attacker to base a deck around, while Gastly SF would also get 5/5 for being an excellent starter and the best basic form of Gengar (to use in a very successful deck). Garchomp C gets rated as an attacker, Gastly on his ability to help us set up. I will be marking each card on their use at the pre-release (PR) (don’t forget how fun these can be!), their use in our current meta-game (MG) and their art. I will not go into hideous depth for each card (we all want to go home tonight) but rather consider the standout features. I know the pre-releases have mostly been and gone but this being a reprint set it wasn’t possible to predict the set til this past weekend. Anyway, there’s launch parties next weekend in Derby and Nottingham in the UK, so there may be some where you’re from.
I should also add that this has become kinda epic so it’s being split into parts. Also, if you want images of all the cards, they can be found in the Pokegym picture library (follow the link at the top of the page).
Part 1 (Rares 1-20): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141321
Part 2 (Rares 21-39): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141322
Part 3 (Uncommons 40-52): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141469
Part 4 (Commons 53-75): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141528
Part 5 (Trainers, Supporters and Lost world 76-87): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141533
Overview
Ok, so this set got some bad press before it was released. It was comprised largely of reprints (none of which were from further ago than 4 sets) and didn’t seem to make any new decks other than Lostgar. I heard many people saying they were boycotting this set and just focussing on single cards that they wanted and then both Prereleases saw a significant drop in numbers (I went to the same two Prereleases for this, Triumphant, Unleashed and Undaunted) at least in Masters. So, was it worth the bad press? We’ve seen every card so now I’m going to look at this set as a whole, give out some awards and then look at the commons, uncommon etc as a whole.
The set for players
For players this is a bit of a mixed bag. For new players, this set is awesome, mostly because of all the fantastic reprint supporters (PONT, Interviewer’s etc) as well as being able to get some alright cards like the HGSS starters, Pidgeot, Foretress and so on. It also included a few excellent reprints that people really needed, specifically: Smeargle UD, Ninetails HGSS and Umbreon UD. The problem is that these cards are reprints and any experienced players will not need any more of these (I know I don’t). For experienced players, there isn’t really much in this set to wow about. So let’s focus on the positives for the time-being.
Lost Remover and Research Documents are both very good cards that could really make a difference in games but, as I said above in my main review, they’re often going to be the 61st cards in decks, especially when facing competition from cards like Pokémon Communication, Luxury Ball and Expert Belt. There were a few new noteworthy Pokémon as well, specifically: Tangrowth, Mr. Mine (more later), Mine Jr. and Relicanth, all of which were from the Lost Link mini-set in Japan. It also provided us with a new Tangela that gets my vote. The problem is I shouldn’t have room to mention a common that evolves into a stage 1 in my overview of the good new cards and therein lies the problem. It’s nice to have reprints of Ninetails, Umbreon and Smeargle, the reprinted supporters are very good (but reprints) and there are a couple decent new trainers but that’s it. In a set of 95 cards this just isn’t good enough. I’m not even going to mention the Shiny Pokémon because they’re all rubbish.
There is however one thing that Call of Legends is very, very good for and that’s Gengar. Mr. Mime has just become essential for every Vilegar and Lostgar list (you can see for certain whether they have trainers or Pokémon in their hand), Mime Jr. is a very nice card for Lostgar decks and then Lost World makes Lostgar a reality. This is however the only deck that I can see that really benefits from this set.
Let’s compare this set to Triumphant. In that set we had the rebirth of Gyarados and Machamp. We also had new rogue decks like Nidoking and Cubone (someone make it happen) as well as Uxie donk. Regardless of all this we had cards like Rescue Energy, Twins, Seeker and Black Belt which, between them, have permeated almost every single competitive deck. Looking at COL side by side with Triumphant just shows the gulf we see for players.
For all these reasons I’m afraid I just can’t call COL a good set for players. New players will get some handy cards but to be honest with you, for experienced players, it just doesn’t cut it.
Overall score for players: 1.5/5 (Unless you play Gengar in which case raise it to at least a 4)
For Collectors
So here the set stands a chance. Reprints don’t matter for collectors because the art is new and that’s all you see in the binders. Players were annoyed that the Shiny Pokémon were not as playable as the Primes (by and large) have been but that doesn’t matter to collectors because the Shiny Pokémon look good! Oh, and you can now get all the HGSS energies in reverse holo and that is cool. Oh, and the lost link cards have some of the best art I have seen!
Before we start I would like to say that as well as a player I am a collector. I have collected the complete sets of HGSS, UL, UD and TM and am currently only a few cards away from completing AR and RR. I will complete this set and leave it in my binder looking all lovely. The question I’m asking is: Will it be as fulfilling as the other sets? The answer is no and there are 3 good reasons for this.
1: There are 39 rare cards in a set of 95. This means that 41% of the cards are rare. Well we also have the 8 reverse holo energies which are currently seeming hard to pull (approximately 3 per box). So let’s call that 47/95 cards that are hard to get hold of, or 49%. Then of course we have the shiny Pokémon. Now I went to two Prereleases, got 16 packs and pulled no shiny Pokémon (and only one reverse holo energy as it happens). I know of people that pulled more but they seem to be running at 2 per box. So let’s add them into the mix. That leaves 59 out of 107 cards that are rare or difficult to pull. That’s 55%. You see my problem?
2: Some of the shiny Pokémon are also printed in rare. This is lazy and does not make my binder happy. I know Primes mostly also had non-prime versions in the same set but they were vastly different, so it was cool.
3. Shiny Pokémon are not as cool as legends or Level Xs and they don’t feel as special. Call me a sentimental old fool but these are (almost) on a par with Primes. Nothing more. Ever since EXs came in, we’ve had cards more special than this.
After going to 2 Prereleases I have still ordered a box of COL. I have my binder all set out with spaces for all the cards and I will complete this set. I’m not going to lie though; it’s not going to be as fun as when I complete Triumphant. On a side note, the Shiny Pokémon are in no way playable at all (except for a possible Dialga / Rayquaza C combo) so they should become fairly cheap, fairly quickly as the collectors get hold of them and players are left with these cards that nobody wants. I have a decent collection of playable cards ready for trade so I’ll be able to pick them up, but does there really need to be 12 in a set where there are already 39 rares?
Overall score for collectors: 2.5 (But only really for the reverse holo energies and Lost Link cards)
Awards
Best shiny
- Dialga – Beast at the Prerelease and I love the idea that someone could use him properly
Best rare (New)
- Tangrowth – Again, it’s not going to be easy but I see him working
Best rare (Reprint)
- Smeargle - Next season we’ll see a lot more supporter draw and Sableye is gone
Best Uncommon
- Flareon – An absolute beast at the Prerelease and a nice fire tech for eeveelutions
Best Common
- Relicanth – So good he should have been an uncommon
Best Trainer
- Research Record – Lost Remover almost pipped it but I see this card winning more games
Best Supporter
- PONT – It’s amazing and you should be running it
Best Starter
- Relicanth – Draw power and lost-zoning Pokémon (which is essential in some decks)
Deck type that benefitted most
- Psychic (Mr. Mime, Mime Jr., Mismagius, Lost World – Psychic decks are basically Gengar and this set helped Gengar a lot)
- Notables: Steel (Special metal, Dialga, Skarmory) and Fire (Ninetails, Typhlosion, Flareon)
Most Likely to Get Donked
- Mareep – 40HP and a lightning weakness when you have Hitmonlee running around
Hands down, worst card
- Kyogre – 4 turns of energy attachment to hit all your Pokémon for 40? Tell me it’s a joke
Most hoardable cards (top 5) – Keep them then trade them!
- Ninetails
- Smeargle
- Lost world
- Mr. Mine
- Umbreon
Possible Metagame changing cards
- Mr. Mine
- Lost World
Prettiest cards:
- Snorlax
- Pachirisu
- Relicanth
- Tangrowth
- Reverse holo energies (all of them)
Overall marks for rarity sets
These marks reflect the cards usefulness in the Metagame as a whole.
Shiny
- I’m sorry to start on a negative here but these just aren’t playable. Most of them can be good in the Prereleases just due to their heavy hitting power but most have significant downsides (See Dialga, Palkia, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza etc). Compared to the most played attackers they just can’t hold a candle. Use them in a Prerelease (except Kyogre) but not in a deck.
Overall score for Shiny Pokémon: 1/5
Rare
- In my opinion, when looking at a new set, the rares are the most important cards. The special rares (Primes, Legends etc) will be difficult to pull and the commons and uncommon are incredibly easy to get. When looking at the rares from COL I made a list of the ones that were good and the ones that could be used in fun decks or odd little combos.
So, first, the list of cards that could make odd little combos: Dialga, Pachirisu, Zangoose, Foretress, Mismagius and Pidgeot. These cards might see some play at league or in the hands of very skilled players but they’re unlikely to be game breaking. Oh yeah and 3 or those 6 are reprints.
Now for the list of cards that are good (or at least I think will see play): Houndoom, Leafeon, Ninetails, Smeargle, Umbreon, Skarmory, Slowking, Lucario, Mr. Mine and Tangrowth. 10 rares that are good enough to be played seems good, but 7 of them are reprints. In fact, only Tangrowth, Lucario and Mr. Mine are new and of them only Mr. Mine is guaranteed to see considerable play. However, reprints of not, we have got to give props to any set that gives us Umbreon, Smeargle and Ninetails.
Overall score for rares: 2.5/5 (Some decent reprints and cards with potential)
Uncommon
- There are only 12 uncommon Pokémon in this set. Some of them, notably the eeveelutions, are very good. We also have cards like Croconaw and Bayleef that are perfectly adequate for what we want them for. We also have baby Pokémon which I hate but I can see their uses. Unfortunately though, the only really good uncommon we see in this set is Mime Jr. Now for Lostgar lists this is an excellent Pokémon but, once again, do we really want to run around cheering for a single good uncommon in a 95 card set (when boosters are now running around £3.59 a pack in the UK)?
Overall score for uncommons: 2/5 (Only Mime Jr. and the reprinted eeveelutions are any good)
Common
- Things do not look much better in the commons. Let’s look at the good things: Tangela is the best there is and I see Tangrowth getting play next season. We also have Relicanth and I’ve made my thoughts on him very clear. Other than the only good ones are Pidgey and Magmar which are the best iterations of those particular Pokémon. The problem is that neither Magmortar nor Pidgeot see any play. Oh, and they’re reprints. The rest of the commons in this set are particularly horrible, for instance: a Cyndaquil and Mareep with 40HP and a Totodile that need 3 energy to attack.
To be fair to this set, the commons have been on a slide since HGSS, largely owing to the worse stats (regardless of attacks) such as a predisposition to x2 weaknesses and retreat costs creeping up for some Pokémon. Take for instance Machop: The SF Machop has a +10 weakness and a retreat cost of 1. The TM Machop has a x2 weakness and a retreat cost of 2. As you shouldn’t be attacking with the basics of stage 2 Pokémon you just can’t overlook the difference in stats. Next season some of these commons will be better as almost everyone will have a x2 weakness and the retreat costs will be fairer but that doesn’t help us now. Oh, and there’s still no excuse for rubbish like Cyndaquil and Totodile, especially when we have considerably better versions of those Pokémon from HGSS.
Overall score for commons: 1.5/5 (Most of these are easily replaced by far superior cards)
Trainers / Supporters / Stadiums
- Your score here depends purely on how much you like reprints. If we take away the reprints then we have Research Record and Research Documents which are both excellent and Lost World which is potentially game-breaking. If we add in the reprints then we get PONT, Interviewer’s Questions, Copycat, Professor Elm’s Training Method, heck, even Cheerleader’s Cheer. We also get reprints of Special Metal and Special Dark, which are always welcome. If we go back to Triumphant they had Junk Arm, Twins, Black Belt and Seeker and this was hailed as an amazing set. Whichever way you look at it, the Trainers in this set are superb and there will be very few decks that have none of these cards in. The only real question here is: Did you already have them?
- Overall score for T/S/S: 4/5 (Would be higher if not for the reprints)
So, there we have it. I have reviewed very card, given an overview of the set for collectors and for players, looked at each rarity set and given a bunch of awards. So, let me know what you think. Was the set any good? Was I too harsh or too nice? Do you disagree with anything I’ve said? Also, would you welcome another set review? As it stands I’m onto my 30th page on Word and running at almost 18,000 words but I now know this set like the back of my hand, as well as having researched a lot of other things in the writing of it. I’ve thinking of doing one for the first B+W set in 2 months, would anyone read it?
Every time a new set gets released I really want to see a comprehensive review, on a card by card basis, done by someone in the know. I would also love to go back and see this for every past set. I’m not saying I’m an authority but I know my way around the Pokémon TCG and I haven’t seen a full set review for Call of Legends so I give you my take here.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree, just tell me why! I am rating all cards based on what they are. For example, Garchomp C Level X would get 5/5 for an awesome main attacker to base a deck around, while Gastly SF would also get 5/5 for being an excellent starter and the best basic form of Gengar (to use in a very successful deck). Garchomp C gets rated as an attacker, Gastly on his ability to help us set up. I will be marking each card on their use at the pre-release (PR) (don’t forget how fun these can be!), their use in our current meta-game (MG) and their art. I will not go into hideous depth for each card (we all want to go home tonight) but rather consider the standout features. I know the pre-releases have mostly been and gone but this being a reprint set it wasn’t possible to predict the set til this past weekend. Anyway, there’s launch parties next weekend in Derby and Nottingham in the UK, so there may be some where you’re from.
I should also add that this has become kinda epic so it’s being split into parts. Also, if you want images of all the cards, they can be found in the Pokegym picture library (follow the link at the top of the page).
Part 1 (Rares 1-20): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141321
Part 2 (Rares 21-39): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141322
Part 3 (Uncommons 40-52): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141469
Part 4 (Commons 53-75): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141528
Part 5 (Trainers, Supporters and Lost world 76-87): http://pokegym.net/forums/showthread.php?t=141533
Overview
Ok, so this set got some bad press before it was released. It was comprised largely of reprints (none of which were from further ago than 4 sets) and didn’t seem to make any new decks other than Lostgar. I heard many people saying they were boycotting this set and just focussing on single cards that they wanted and then both Prereleases saw a significant drop in numbers (I went to the same two Prereleases for this, Triumphant, Unleashed and Undaunted) at least in Masters. So, was it worth the bad press? We’ve seen every card so now I’m going to look at this set as a whole, give out some awards and then look at the commons, uncommon etc as a whole.
The set for players
For players this is a bit of a mixed bag. For new players, this set is awesome, mostly because of all the fantastic reprint supporters (PONT, Interviewer’s etc) as well as being able to get some alright cards like the HGSS starters, Pidgeot, Foretress and so on. It also included a few excellent reprints that people really needed, specifically: Smeargle UD, Ninetails HGSS and Umbreon UD. The problem is that these cards are reprints and any experienced players will not need any more of these (I know I don’t). For experienced players, there isn’t really much in this set to wow about. So let’s focus on the positives for the time-being.
Lost Remover and Research Documents are both very good cards that could really make a difference in games but, as I said above in my main review, they’re often going to be the 61st cards in decks, especially when facing competition from cards like Pokémon Communication, Luxury Ball and Expert Belt. There were a few new noteworthy Pokémon as well, specifically: Tangrowth, Mr. Mine (more later), Mine Jr. and Relicanth, all of which were from the Lost Link mini-set in Japan. It also provided us with a new Tangela that gets my vote. The problem is I shouldn’t have room to mention a common that evolves into a stage 1 in my overview of the good new cards and therein lies the problem. It’s nice to have reprints of Ninetails, Umbreon and Smeargle, the reprinted supporters are very good (but reprints) and there are a couple decent new trainers but that’s it. In a set of 95 cards this just isn’t good enough. I’m not even going to mention the Shiny Pokémon because they’re all rubbish.
There is however one thing that Call of Legends is very, very good for and that’s Gengar. Mr. Mime has just become essential for every Vilegar and Lostgar list (you can see for certain whether they have trainers or Pokémon in their hand), Mime Jr. is a very nice card for Lostgar decks and then Lost World makes Lostgar a reality. This is however the only deck that I can see that really benefits from this set.
Let’s compare this set to Triumphant. In that set we had the rebirth of Gyarados and Machamp. We also had new rogue decks like Nidoking and Cubone (someone make it happen) as well as Uxie donk. Regardless of all this we had cards like Rescue Energy, Twins, Seeker and Black Belt which, between them, have permeated almost every single competitive deck. Looking at COL side by side with Triumphant just shows the gulf we see for players.
For all these reasons I’m afraid I just can’t call COL a good set for players. New players will get some handy cards but to be honest with you, for experienced players, it just doesn’t cut it.
Overall score for players: 1.5/5 (Unless you play Gengar in which case raise it to at least a 4)
For Collectors
So here the set stands a chance. Reprints don’t matter for collectors because the art is new and that’s all you see in the binders. Players were annoyed that the Shiny Pokémon were not as playable as the Primes (by and large) have been but that doesn’t matter to collectors because the Shiny Pokémon look good! Oh, and you can now get all the HGSS energies in reverse holo and that is cool. Oh, and the lost link cards have some of the best art I have seen!
Before we start I would like to say that as well as a player I am a collector. I have collected the complete sets of HGSS, UL, UD and TM and am currently only a few cards away from completing AR and RR. I will complete this set and leave it in my binder looking all lovely. The question I’m asking is: Will it be as fulfilling as the other sets? The answer is no and there are 3 good reasons for this.
1: There are 39 rare cards in a set of 95. This means that 41% of the cards are rare. Well we also have the 8 reverse holo energies which are currently seeming hard to pull (approximately 3 per box). So let’s call that 47/95 cards that are hard to get hold of, or 49%. Then of course we have the shiny Pokémon. Now I went to two Prereleases, got 16 packs and pulled no shiny Pokémon (and only one reverse holo energy as it happens). I know of people that pulled more but they seem to be running at 2 per box. So let’s add them into the mix. That leaves 59 out of 107 cards that are rare or difficult to pull. That’s 55%. You see my problem?
2: Some of the shiny Pokémon are also printed in rare. This is lazy and does not make my binder happy. I know Primes mostly also had non-prime versions in the same set but they were vastly different, so it was cool.
3. Shiny Pokémon are not as cool as legends or Level Xs and they don’t feel as special. Call me a sentimental old fool but these are (almost) on a par with Primes. Nothing more. Ever since EXs came in, we’ve had cards more special than this.
After going to 2 Prereleases I have still ordered a box of COL. I have my binder all set out with spaces for all the cards and I will complete this set. I’m not going to lie though; it’s not going to be as fun as when I complete Triumphant. On a side note, the Shiny Pokémon are in no way playable at all (except for a possible Dialga / Rayquaza C combo) so they should become fairly cheap, fairly quickly as the collectors get hold of them and players are left with these cards that nobody wants. I have a decent collection of playable cards ready for trade so I’ll be able to pick them up, but does there really need to be 12 in a set where there are already 39 rares?
Overall score for collectors: 2.5 (But only really for the reverse holo energies and Lost Link cards)
Awards
Best shiny
- Dialga – Beast at the Prerelease and I love the idea that someone could use him properly
Best rare (New)
- Tangrowth – Again, it’s not going to be easy but I see him working
Best rare (Reprint)
- Smeargle - Next season we’ll see a lot more supporter draw and Sableye is gone
Best Uncommon
- Flareon – An absolute beast at the Prerelease and a nice fire tech for eeveelutions
Best Common
- Relicanth – So good he should have been an uncommon
Best Trainer
- Research Record – Lost Remover almost pipped it but I see this card winning more games
Best Supporter
- PONT – It’s amazing and you should be running it
Best Starter
- Relicanth – Draw power and lost-zoning Pokémon (which is essential in some decks)
Deck type that benefitted most
- Psychic (Mr. Mime, Mime Jr., Mismagius, Lost World – Psychic decks are basically Gengar and this set helped Gengar a lot)
- Notables: Steel (Special metal, Dialga, Skarmory) and Fire (Ninetails, Typhlosion, Flareon)
Most Likely to Get Donked
- Mareep – 40HP and a lightning weakness when you have Hitmonlee running around
Hands down, worst card
- Kyogre – 4 turns of energy attachment to hit all your Pokémon for 40? Tell me it’s a joke
Most hoardable cards (top 5) – Keep them then trade them!
- Ninetails
- Smeargle
- Lost world
- Mr. Mine
- Umbreon
Possible Metagame changing cards
- Mr. Mine
- Lost World
Prettiest cards:
- Snorlax
- Pachirisu
- Relicanth
- Tangrowth
- Reverse holo energies (all of them)
Overall marks for rarity sets
These marks reflect the cards usefulness in the Metagame as a whole.
Shiny
- I’m sorry to start on a negative here but these just aren’t playable. Most of them can be good in the Prereleases just due to their heavy hitting power but most have significant downsides (See Dialga, Palkia, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza etc). Compared to the most played attackers they just can’t hold a candle. Use them in a Prerelease (except Kyogre) but not in a deck.
Overall score for Shiny Pokémon: 1/5
Rare
- In my opinion, when looking at a new set, the rares are the most important cards. The special rares (Primes, Legends etc) will be difficult to pull and the commons and uncommon are incredibly easy to get. When looking at the rares from COL I made a list of the ones that were good and the ones that could be used in fun decks or odd little combos.
So, first, the list of cards that could make odd little combos: Dialga, Pachirisu, Zangoose, Foretress, Mismagius and Pidgeot. These cards might see some play at league or in the hands of very skilled players but they’re unlikely to be game breaking. Oh yeah and 3 or those 6 are reprints.
Now for the list of cards that are good (or at least I think will see play): Houndoom, Leafeon, Ninetails, Smeargle, Umbreon, Skarmory, Slowking, Lucario, Mr. Mine and Tangrowth. 10 rares that are good enough to be played seems good, but 7 of them are reprints. In fact, only Tangrowth, Lucario and Mr. Mine are new and of them only Mr. Mine is guaranteed to see considerable play. However, reprints of not, we have got to give props to any set that gives us Umbreon, Smeargle and Ninetails.
Overall score for rares: 2.5/5 (Some decent reprints and cards with potential)
Uncommon
- There are only 12 uncommon Pokémon in this set. Some of them, notably the eeveelutions, are very good. We also have cards like Croconaw and Bayleef that are perfectly adequate for what we want them for. We also have baby Pokémon which I hate but I can see their uses. Unfortunately though, the only really good uncommon we see in this set is Mime Jr. Now for Lostgar lists this is an excellent Pokémon but, once again, do we really want to run around cheering for a single good uncommon in a 95 card set (when boosters are now running around £3.59 a pack in the UK)?
Overall score for uncommons: 2/5 (Only Mime Jr. and the reprinted eeveelutions are any good)
Common
- Things do not look much better in the commons. Let’s look at the good things: Tangela is the best there is and I see Tangrowth getting play next season. We also have Relicanth and I’ve made my thoughts on him very clear. Other than the only good ones are Pidgey and Magmar which are the best iterations of those particular Pokémon. The problem is that neither Magmortar nor Pidgeot see any play. Oh, and they’re reprints. The rest of the commons in this set are particularly horrible, for instance: a Cyndaquil and Mareep with 40HP and a Totodile that need 3 energy to attack.
To be fair to this set, the commons have been on a slide since HGSS, largely owing to the worse stats (regardless of attacks) such as a predisposition to x2 weaknesses and retreat costs creeping up for some Pokémon. Take for instance Machop: The SF Machop has a +10 weakness and a retreat cost of 1. The TM Machop has a x2 weakness and a retreat cost of 2. As you shouldn’t be attacking with the basics of stage 2 Pokémon you just can’t overlook the difference in stats. Next season some of these commons will be better as almost everyone will have a x2 weakness and the retreat costs will be fairer but that doesn’t help us now. Oh, and there’s still no excuse for rubbish like Cyndaquil and Totodile, especially when we have considerably better versions of those Pokémon from HGSS.
Overall score for commons: 1.5/5 (Most of these are easily replaced by far superior cards)
Trainers / Supporters / Stadiums
- Your score here depends purely on how much you like reprints. If we take away the reprints then we have Research Record and Research Documents which are both excellent and Lost World which is potentially game-breaking. If we add in the reprints then we get PONT, Interviewer’s Questions, Copycat, Professor Elm’s Training Method, heck, even Cheerleader’s Cheer. We also get reprints of Special Metal and Special Dark, which are always welcome. If we go back to Triumphant they had Junk Arm, Twins, Black Belt and Seeker and this was hailed as an amazing set. Whichever way you look at it, the Trainers in this set are superb and there will be very few decks that have none of these cards in. The only real question here is: Did you already have them?
- Overall score for T/S/S: 4/5 (Would be higher if not for the reprints)
So, there we have it. I have reviewed very card, given an overview of the set for collectors and for players, looked at each rarity set and given a bunch of awards. So, let me know what you think. Was the set any good? Was I too harsh or too nice? Do you disagree with anything I’ve said? Also, would you welcome another set review? As it stands I’m onto my 30th page on Word and running at almost 18,000 words but I now know this set like the back of my hand, as well as having researched a lot of other things in the writing of it. I’ve thinking of doing one for the first B+W set in 2 months, would anyone read it?
)
