2013-05-15 PLF Espeon 048

[waynegg]

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[gal=54710]2013-05-15 PLF Espeon 048[/gal]​

 

[PokePharos]

Espeon is one of my favorite "Eeveelutions".
From the top down: HP is level ball searchable. Psychic is a decent type too. Hitting Mewtwo EX and Deoxys EX hard.
It's a plasma card so you can power the first attack with a colress machine and search for Espeon with a plasma ball!

The First attack is pretty awesome, dealing damage and a bianca effect is awesome. The damage is a little low, but has a huge benefit to it.
The 2nd attack is really special. You can snipe psychic weak pokemon on your opponents bench for 80 damage! Although dark pokemon only take a mere 20. For one energy I would say it's worth it.

x2 weakness to psychic means Espeon is easy to 1HKO vs Mewtwo/Deoxys EX.
No resistance kind of stinks.
Retreat is very low, easy retreating.

All in all I would give this card a 7/10 in the current meta.

#1 ^_^

 

[battleboy]

I agree with PokePharos. This card is amazing. You can attack for a little amount of damage and have a bianca effect, or you can snipe pokemon with weakness to psychic for 80+ damage with deoxys EX.

A very supportive card in my opinion capable of doing a lot of damage to anyone for just one energy.

 

[Setstage]

I just want to make sure everyone knows that you cannot get deoxys' damage boosting effect on a snipe, it is to the active only, so as much as 80 to active or 40 on snipe for 1 energy isn't bad but isn't great, sadly the damage to the active isn't enough to ohko an opposing deoxys or mewtwo without lazer

 

[AjBarnes555]

It is actually 80 even snipe to bench, it says (Apply weakness and Resistance for benched pokemon) which is definitely a change from the norm.

The HP are low, but paired with umbreon it can get stronger. I love the bianca effect with damage. Its close to playing 2 supporters in one turn. Except you get set for next turn not current.

Getting to apply weakness to benched pokemon is cool, its not a ton of damage, but anything your hitting for 80 on bench might be able to be KO's the next turn with a lugia or whatever big hitter your running.

I give the card a 7/10

 

[MadManWithaBox]

I really like this card. Shadow ball is a super attack for one energy for one energy. The fact that its a plasma card helps it too. 8/10.

 

[pokedan24]

I'm going the unpopular route because I think this is the worst of the plasma Eeveelutions.

Psy Alert is cool. A little damage and some draw for just one energy, but the damage will rarely make a difference and evolving a pokemon is not worth drawing cards when basics get the job done better.

Shadow ball is also good for the cost, but applying weakness and resistance does not work in his favor. Both steel and dark types resist Psychic pokemon and are commonly played. Might be good in a pinch, but is otherwise not worth it.

4/10 I do like it, I just think it's extremely underwhelming.