Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

The Top 50 Pokémon Cards of All Time as told by Ness

@Supert-tar: Consider the wide playability spread for the time. I wasn't a huge player in those days, but decks like FLariaos were able to function without Pidgeot to my knowledge. When Claydol hit the format, there really wasn't a point to running a Stage 1/2 deck without it. Not to mention it was played in nearly every possible combination (1-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4) depending on the deck. And tot hose that say it wasn't vital in SP, i can't help but lol. DialgaChomp uses it. And not to mentiont hat Judge became a popular way to defeat luxChomp easier, makign Claydol in Sps extremely useful.

I look forward to seeing them top 5.
 
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Shino Bug Master said:
@Supert-tar: Consider the wide playability spread for the time. I wasn't a huge player in those days, but decks like FLariaos were able to function without Pidgeot to my knowledge. When Claydol hit the format, there really wasn't a point to running a Stage 1/2 deck without it. Not to mention it was played in nearly every possible combination (1-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4) depending on the deck.

I look forward to seeing them top 5.
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Pidgeot was vital in just about every deck. Claydol not being vital in SP decks IMO prove that it isn't as good as Pidgeot. The best types of decks out last format didn't really run it. It is a beast and both Pidgeot and Dol are the best search/draw pokemon of all time, but getting any one card you want per turn versus getting any extra 2-3 cards per turn(on average)..ill take the any 1 card..but either can be argued like previously stated.
 
SP did run Claydol. I ran SP all last season and didn't go to a single tournament that I didn't play Claydol in. EVERY DialgaChomp used it, and LuxChomp had no problem fitting it in and using it to counter Judge/attract Dragon Rushes in mirror. Don't tell me that it wasn't used in SP.

Pidegot...well, Ludicargo, T2 decks, anything using Battle Frontier or LunaSol, etc. didn't use Pidgeot. That's a decent chunk of the format. Don't get me wrong, Pidegot was AMAZING, but wasn't in ANY WAY as ubiquitous as Claydol.

Top 5 will be SER, Oak, Comp. Search, Gust, and Cleffa (has that been used yet?).
 
I didn't run Pidgeot in 2005 or 2006. In fact, the best decks in each of those years didn't run Pidgeot.

Medicham ex/Jirachi was the best deck in 2005. It went even with Nidoqueen and did better against the rest of the field, while being insanely consistent. Dragtrode was the best deck in 2006, the year I won with Mewtrick.

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top 5
oak
cleffa
roseannes
bts
gow
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Broken Time Space was somewhere in the middle. :)

Roseanne's? Whiff. Top 100 card.
 
JBowroxmysox said:
SP did run Claydol. I ran SP all last season and didn't go to a single tournament that I didn't play Claydol in. EVERY DialgaChomp used it, and LuxChomp had no problem fitting it in and using it to counter Judge/attract Dragon Rushes in mirror. Don't tell me that it wasn't used in SP.

Pidegot...well, Ludicargo, T2 decks, anything using Battle Frontier or LunaSol, etc. didn't use Pidgeot. That's a decent chunk of the format. Don't get me wrong, Pidegot was AMAZING, but wasn't in ANY WAY as ubiquitous as Claydol.

Top 5 will be SER, Oak, Comp. Search, Gust, and Cleffa (has that been used yet?).
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I stand corrected. I didn't really play last season..but I ran into no SP decks during States/Cities that used Claydol in their builds, then anything I heard of after that didn't run Claydol either. But that probably was just in NE..I stand corrected.

I still would take Pidgeot over claydol though. Being able to get any 1 card is just superior to me..but I can understand people thinking Claydol is superior.
 
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Hope you guys enjoyed the article. Just a quick note: There's an error on #2. When I start talking about "Countless games were decided..." I am referring to card #2 itself, not the upcoming #1 card. The order of the paragraphs got mixed up.
 
There was a mix-up in the order of the paragraphs for Card #2. It makes it sound like the bolded text is talking about card #1, but it's referring to card #2.

So, what is the best Pokemon card of all time? Well, the next card you are about to see changed Pokemon forever. I like to call it the dawn of "Modern Pokemon," where Pokemon became more than an Oak-fest trying to beat your opponent as quickly as possible. Instead, you now had to save your trainer cards for the right spots, and carefully manage your energy attachments. Countless Pokemon games have been won by players who were lucky enough to topdeck this card at the right time. There is no draw card that will ever compare to this card. The speed and access to your deck this card provided will remain forever unmatched.
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gengar

Your right about not changeing the format but the curse gengar can last through the hole game with out getting lnocked out and with expert belt attached to it can do eighty per turn and do ten on to the bench and of course you can bring it back it the bench and you can switch it up with spiritomb. And of course there is gengar level x witch incease his hp and he can level down there pokemon and it hase compound pain witch i ended a lot of games with the attack compound pain. But you would be right with the fainting spell gengar it does have real nasty poke power and attacks.
 
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