2008-11-08 Farfetch'd SF 38/100
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thegatekeeper
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Nice to have a pokemon that can (potentially) do good damage, an attack that can get any kind of trainer card (luxury ball?) AND has fighting resistance!
7/10
7/10
Professor Sycamore
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Its not a bad starter. Better than these cards that only gets a trainer or a supporter.
7.5/10
p.s. So close to getting first post...:lol:
7.5/10
p.s. So close to getting first post...:lol:
LegendaryLugia
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What to play for a starter? Jirachi? Sableye? No, let's take a Welsh bird with a leak in its wing! Good starter, affordable, I play it in my deck. Downside is energy for first attack and coin flips for second attack, but I think it is actually pretty darn good.
8.3/10
8.3/10
I pretty much ignored this card until I saw a discussion in Cards: Strategy, Rulings, and Collecting. Now I am giving it a closer look and I like it. A colorless potential starter is always nice since it can be added to almost any deck. It needs an energy for the first attack and then retreat which may not always happen with your opening hand. Still, I am going to give it a try and will say 7/10 in general.
spazcrackers
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This card is EPIC in PreRelease and Draft play if you get any playable trainers say Luxary Ball or Potion.
This card is a decent in the current Modified format.
This card wouldn't do too much for you in Unlimited.
Limited 10/10
Modified 7/10
Unlimited 1/10
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This card is a decent in the current Modified format.
This card wouldn't do too much for you in Unlimited.
Limited 10/10
Modified 7/10
Unlimited 1/10
-spaz
Lucario-Master
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THis is a very nice card that can get you a rare candy or a luxury ball or other things that would make your set up really fast. THe retreat is the same as the attack cost so you dont need to attach more then 1. I used this at my pre release and It won me some maches with the fast setup.
good card and will be played
7.5/10
good card and will be played
7.5/10
rhodesia123
New Member
id rather call for 2 basics than waste an energy on the bird. 2/10
Regis_Neo
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Already time for another CotD?
Farfetch'd SF isn't too much of a laughing matter, unlike what his name suggests. 70 HP is average for a big Basic Pokemon, +20 Weakness to Lightning might hurt if Magnezone takes off, -20 Resistance to Fighting is good enough, and 1 Energy for a Retreat Cost is normal. Go and Collect is a bit inferior to Sableye's Impersonate, but it still gets you any Trainer you need to your hand. Fury Cutter is a cheap attack that can deal up to 50 damage for 1 Colorless Energy, depending on how lucky you are with coin flips.
Modified - 6/10 (He's a good starter, but is overclassed by Sableye and others)
Limited - 10/10 (Searches out what few Trainers you have and can deal cheap damage. Almost a must-use if you get one)
Unlimited - 1/10 (No use here really)
Farfetch'd SF isn't too much of a laughing matter, unlike what his name suggests. 70 HP is average for a big Basic Pokemon, +20 Weakness to Lightning might hurt if Magnezone takes off, -20 Resistance to Fighting is good enough, and 1 Energy for a Retreat Cost is normal. Go and Collect is a bit inferior to Sableye's Impersonate, but it still gets you any Trainer you need to your hand. Fury Cutter is a cheap attack that can deal up to 50 damage for 1 Colorless Energy, depending on how lucky you are with coin flips.
Modified - 6/10 (He's a good starter, but is overclassed by Sableye and others)
Limited - 10/10 (Searches out what few Trainers you have and can deal cheap damage. Almost a must-use if you get one)
Unlimited - 1/10 (No use here really)
Blaziken 1111
Active Member
If it's atttack didn't cost an energy then it would be 10 times better than sableye.
8/10
8/10
Magic_Umbreon
Researching Tower Scientist, Retired
70HP would have been a very attractive HP for a basic, but with Kingdra's use of pluspowers, it's not a safe boundary.
Jirachi rivals this card with the ability to use special :metal to reach the HP boundary as well as a strong second attack. It also keeps your card secret for suprise tactics, but stops your next draw.
Sableye is another effective starter, as is call energy.
The easiest way to compare Farfetch'd and Jirachi is to think of Farfetch'd as saying "search for a trainer then draw a card". If your deck style needs trainers more and values that extra draw, perhaps. Rare candy is a good example, something like Kingdra could use Farfetch'd to pull great ball, luxury ball or rare candy to fit the last jigsaw piece with the other cards in your hand. With a 4 Kingdra, 4 Candy build, you could Go and Collect the candy, great ball -> horsea, luxury ball -> kingdra or a pluspower to get the setup. Is it worthwhile in the long run? Worth testing, but I'd hedge my bets with "no".
6.5/10 - Something to consider, but nothing special.
Jirachi rivals this card with the ability to use special :metal to reach the HP boundary as well as a strong second attack. It also keeps your card secret for suprise tactics, but stops your next draw.
Sableye is another effective starter, as is call energy.
The easiest way to compare Farfetch'd and Jirachi is to think of Farfetch'd as saying "search for a trainer then draw a card". If your deck style needs trainers more and values that extra draw, perhaps. Rare candy is a good example, something like Kingdra could use Farfetch'd to pull great ball, luxury ball or rare candy to fit the last jigsaw piece with the other cards in your hand. With a 4 Kingdra, 4 Candy build, you could Go and Collect the candy, great ball -> horsea, luxury ball -> kingdra or a pluspower to get the setup. Is it worthwhile in the long run? Worth testing, but I'd hedge my bets with "no".
6.5/10 - Something to consider, but nothing special.
Red Haired Shanks
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It is kind of good. I use this in my deck for some reason.
Fun starter and cool attacks with higher HP than 60.
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Fun starter and cool attacks with higher HP than 60.
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but you still have to use an energy
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