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Carracosta
(Plasma Blast)
So, now that Restored Pokémon can be brought into play
without trusting completely to blind luck (thanks to
Caitlin and the Prehistoric Call Ability), is it worth
using something like this
Carracosta? Make no mistake, there are still
somewhat more of a pain to use than regular Stage 2s, so
Restored Pokémon are really going to have to deliver to
be competitive.
Carracosta
does have something to offer. Fossil Clutch is a solid
attack for one Water Energy and a Double Colourless. It
may only have a base damage of 50, but if you discard a
Fossil Item card from the hand, that becomes 100, which
is a decent return. It’s definitely a better attack than
the bland 80-for-4 Waterfall, but unfortunately, using
it repeatedly means clunking up the deck with a lot of
Fossil Items that only have a one-time use. If the
attack worked with the Restored Basics that return to
the deck from the discard pile, then we might have had a
semi-competitive league/fun deck on our hands.
Basically, Carracosta makes
you jump through too many hoops just to get a two-hit KO
on an EX. The Grass Weakness (Genesect)
and massive retreat cost don’t help its cause either.
It’s a nice idea, but a long way short of being viable
in the competitive arena.
Rating
Modified: 2 (only play if you
really love
turtles)
Limited: 3.5 (if you pull enough Items, could be really
good)
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