And so for my 300th post, I will review a Poliwrath card from UL.
130 HP is considerably good for a stage 2. Lightning weakness is very bad right now since Luxray GL is literally the most popular attacker in this format, and the retreat cost is heavy.
Poliwrath's first attack for two energies can hit for 40 and 20 to one of the opponent's bench. This isn't too bad, especially on how it could hit harder with an Expert Belt, and then snipe. The second attack is pretty much like Machamp DP's attack. It can hit for 60 for three, but if you can get a coin flip of heads, you can hit for 100 and cause confusion. That is definitely not too bad, especially since it can hit more than Machamp DP.
Overall 4/10 in modified, 8/10 in limited, and 3/10 in unlimited
In modified, this card is pretty decent. It has the ability to hit pretty hard, cause confusion, and cause some confusion. It also has some nice HP too. With Expert Belt and DCE, it's definitely not too bad, but the real main problem with it is the weakness to Luxray, a rather high retreat cost, and many cards can potentially out-speed it right now, so this card really can not shine that much right now.
In limited, this card has some better uses. High HP and good attacks make it a force to be reckoned with, especially when it can hit for 100 and cause confusion. Of course, remember to watch out for lightning Pokemon here too, as well as the fact Poliwrath has a high retreat cost.
In unlimited, this card is decent I guess. It has the same potential as it does in the other formats, but now you have to deal with other big lightning attackers, so it may not be the best here sadly.
Poliwrath LA is way better! Anyways. It could always fit into your Rain Dance decks. This is pretty nice with Spiritomb LA and such. Lightning weakness hurts,but it shouldn't mean it's automatically unplayable! Bubble Coat? Exploud SV? If you liked Arcanine G, this is your pokemon! Dynamic Puch is great if you get heads, but relying on coin flips are bad,unless it's Ampharos Prime.