Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

2008-8-22 Jirachi - LA 031/146

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I think it has mega potential, as either a starter or an attacker. It does have ways to be played around though. We'll have to see how it does.
8/10
 
I don't understand how this is good with amulet coin. You attack with One Desire, and then your turn ends. Next turn, you draw the card. I don't get how Amulet Coin fits into all of this.
 
Put the coin on Jirachi. Use one desire to put the searched card on top of your deck as your attack. Use the amulet to draw the card. It's an intensive combo that I would not rely on.

I'd rather start with Smeargle or Stantler.

Of course Wager messes with most any cards that let you arrange your deck or put cards in your hand.
 
I dont see it getting used in every deck after the fad dies down. Card looks great at first glance, but there are too many way to counter both attacks, and useful starters died with dunsparce.

-Gligarman
 
Overall a 7.5. Jirachi can be a good starter if amulet coin is attached, otherwise one desire is actually inferior to evolution wish for early set up.
Doom desire is best used later in the game, when your opponents active has already evolved to its final, retreat heavy, form. Doom Desire also makes a great deterrent, your opponent may save using an otherwise useful warp or switch just to makes sure their pokemon isn't Doom Desired, while you have no real intention of bringing out Jirachi.
BEST USE: when you need time to power up a big hiter and thus need to let a lesser pokemon take a KO for the cause, one desire for a Cynthia's Feelings.:pokeball:
 
sixquack said:
Put the coin on Jirachi. Use one desire to put the searched card on top of your deck as your attack. Use the amulet to draw the card. It's an intensive combo that I would not rely on.

I'd rather start with Smeargle or Stantler.

Of course Wager messes with most any cards that let you arrange your deck or put cards in your hand.
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Just reread the coin. I thought it said 'draw a card once during your turn' -__-.
I wouldn't rely on it either, though.
 
Actually I asked a Professor from the prerealese tournament from there and he told me that, since the pokemon is going to be knockout the next turn, it knocks out the defending pokemon at that point, so no matter what you do, the oponenet still loses a pokemon as it says the defending pokemon, thus not specifing who will be knock out(of course he can retreat, and the new defending pokemon will be knock out). For that reason he deserves 9/10
 
No if the defending pokemon retreats the effect was on that pokemon so the effect would not be on the new defending pokemon.
 
magneto1992 said:
Actually I asked a Professor from the prerealese tournament from there and he told me that, since the pokemon is going to be knockout the next turn, it knocks out the defending pokemon at that point, so no matter what you do, the oponenet still loses a pokemon as it says the defending pokemon, thus not specifing who will be knock out(of course he can retreat, and the new defending pokemon will be knock out). For that reason he deserves 9/10
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Gosh, what is up with all the kids on here that keep saying that their professors told them wrong rulings?
 
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