Everything To Know About Pokemon TCG s Upcoming Shining Fates Set

This beast of a card not only wrecks opposing Pokemon but also bolsters its trainer's forces. The Team Rocket set has a Dark Dragonite card that has a coin flip chance of doing 70 damage in one swipe of its mighty t


Rolling Thunder is also pretty good in that it deals decent damage and has the potential to hit all of the opposing team's Benched Pokemon for 10 HP each while landing 50 damage on the Active enemy. However, there is a coin flip involved that can lead to the user's own Benched Pokemon taking the stray bolts of this attack, therefore this move should be used with a bit of caut


Tin boxes are the classic metallic boxes, each featuring a particular Pokemon, which include several booster packs and a promo card of the particular Pokemon in question. Pin sets are those that include booster packs and a pin featuring a particular Pokemon or group of Pokemon (i.e. a recent "Small But Mighty" collection included an adorable Igglybuff, Cleffa, and Togepi pin/keychain). Over-sized card sets replace pins with a giant version of whichever special promo card they also happen to incl


Nidoking from the Aquapolis set actually has two good attacks, both of which are useful in different situations that give this Stage 2 Pokemon some versatility. Nidoking's Poison Horn may be a bit high-cost, though making the adversary Poisoned will eventually pay off if the foe does not heal and remove this special condit


This flame Pokemon's Continuous Fireball attack is as destructive as it sounds, able to dish out 50 and 100 damage attacks with ease; however, if loaded with more energies, it can deal even greater damage to scorch nearly any foe to as


Getting a bit lucky and doing this multiple turns in a row can ravage any foe. Though, if luck is not something a trainer wants to rely on, this shellfish Pokemon's Hydrocannon attack can blow adversaries out of the water with a no-downside maximum damage of 70 HP. For high and consistent damage, versatility, as well as longevity, this Blastoise is the Dark Pokemon with the most promise of doom for a player's enem


Its other attack, Mind Shock, lets this powerful Psychic-type hit a foe for a guaranteed 40 damage that does not get affected by Weakness and Resistance. This Pokemon is a great addition to any Psychic decks revolving around high field cont


Vanilluxe has an ability called Bitter Cold that lets their trainer flip a coin free of cost (save for having Vanilluxe in their active pokemon slot) that can make the opposing active pokemon Paralyzed. Having an ability to do the freezing leaves Vanilluxe able to attack with the 90 damage Frost Smash that only requires 2 energy. In two or three turns, given good draws, one can go from a no-energy Vanillite to a full-power Vanilluxe that acts essentially like a living blizz


The Pokemon Power of this Ghost-type , Deep Sleep, makes it very difficult for the sleeping foe to awaken, requiring them to flip two coins without getting any tails. There is little defense or counter against this strategy, as opponents cannot recall Pokemon that are Asleep unless they use an item or Pokemon Power of their


There are other butterfly-like Pokemon that have attacks like this as well. Vivillon from the Forbidden Light Expansion has Vivid Powder, an attack that makes the foe Poisoned and Asleep simultaneously while also doing 50 damage. Having a deck full of butterflies sounds cute but could be a deadly strat


Here's a Pokemon with a one-two combo that will give the opponent nightmares. With Dark Gengar's Pull In attack, it deals 30 damage and puts the foe Asleep, though they can also choose to drag a Pokemon from the Bench and do the same to them inst

In 2003, Nintendo released an e-reader device that could attach to the SLG game advanced guide Boy Advance to allow players to scan special cards to enhance gameplay and add cool features to certain games. Crystal Pokemon were a type of card created specifically for this peripheral, though they could also function as cards in physical decks. Since the Pokemon TCG 's e-card series ended over a decade ago, Crystal Pokemon have become some of the rarest cards on the planet, though not all are equal. Some of these Crystal Pokemon are better to have in a battle than others due to their mightier mo

Elite Trainer Boxes, on the other hand, are the creme de la creme of special collections, so to speak. These Elite collections generally sell for $40 and contain 8 booster packs, but special expansions' Elite Trainer Boxes boast an impressive 10 packs, along with a promo card, for a slightly higher price of


Here is another excellent Water-type card from the Team Rocket expansion. Dark Blastoise has two great moves that put it at the top of all Dark Pokemon. Firstly, its Rocket Tackle may result in a bit of recoil damage, but this is worth the result. After a successful coin flip, the opponent's Active Pokemon will not be able to do damage to Dark Blastoise during its next t