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Ness's Nest
with Jason Klaczynski
Top 10
Modified Pokemon Cards
April 7, 2008

#10 Blissey (Mysterious Treasures)

130 HP on a Stage 1 with a cheap, effective attack that gains 30 damage from a Boost Energy make it not only difficult to KO, but fast. Unfortunately, Gallade becoming popular has turned this fighting weak Pokémon from one of the best decks in the format to nearly unplayable.

#9 Banette (Secret Wonders)

With the ability to evolve turn one from Shuppet’s Ascension, Banette is a Stage 1 that applies early pressure on your opponents. Combined with Cessation Crystal and Crystal Beach, Banette can draw two to three prizes before your opponent has developed a powerful attacker. Spiteful Pain can be combined with various discarding supporters like TV Reporter, or even Sableye (CG).

#8 Delcatty (Power Keepers)

Energy Drew has been and always will be one of the best Poké-Powers on a Stage 1 Pokemon. Simply put, three cards is a lot of cards, and it allows decks to develop multiple Stage 2’s and set up large, powerful combinations of Pokémon.

#7 Absol (Secret Wonders)

Perhaps the most disruptive basic ever printed in modified, Absol’s Baleful Wind attack not only can significantly slow down a deck, but remove necessary resources from your opponent’s deck. Sometimes even insignificant seeming cards end up having a huge effect that isn’t seen until later in the game.

#6 Furret (Secret Wonders)

When asked about Furret, U.S. National Champion Chris Fulop asked “Do you remember how good Pidgeot (RG) was? This thing let’s you use it twice for free.”

Keen Eye is one of the best attacks ever printed on a card ever. 0 energy to pick two cards of your choice allows you to run Stage 2 lines that would previously have been too inconsistent to compete.

#5 Claydol (Great Encounters)

Claydol allows decks to run multiple evolutions and set up large, powerful combos. It also works as a great counter to the ubiquitous Team Galactic’s Wager.

Ohio’s Chris Fulop commented that the popular supporting stage one Pokemon like Delcatty (PK) and Furret (SW) are actually seeing less play because this card has been such a strong replacement.

#4 Stantler (Secret Wonders)

One Stantler in a deck can serve as a huge boost of consistency – allowing each of your Holon Mentor and Roseanne’s Research to bail you out of hands that have no productive supporters. And because Lead requires colorless energy, Stantler can fit in any deck.

#3 Magmortar (Secret Wonders)

Texas’s John Kettler, one of the highest rated players in last year’s season, stresses that Magmortar’s ability to abuse Scramble Energy make it one of the best comeback cards in the game.

A stage one with 110 HP that works great with Scramble Energy, has a situational second attack, and a decent Poke-Body equals one thing: One of the best cards in the game. Not only that, but its water weakness is nearly irrelevant as Gardevoir (SW) /Gallade (SW) keeps Feraligatr (SW) from re-entering the format.  Magmortar has even more things adding to its strength: a solid basic and the ability to level up into a Pokemon that can deal 100 to anything.

#2 Gallade (Secret Wonders)

130 HP and two solid attacks, as well as an effective type. The only downside of this card is that Psychic Cut is quickly weakened by the fact that so many Pokemon have high HP nowadays. Fortunately, you can also evolve Kirlia into Gardevoir, a Pokemon that consistently deals 60 and shuts off powers. When a deck has its largest threat one hit KO’d, and then has it’s Poke-Powers disabled the rest of the game, it is in serious trouble.

#1 Gardevoir (Secret Wonders)

A solid Poke-Power and an attack that disrupts the dozens of decks that can be built to be focused on Poke-Powers, Gardevoir by itself is a mediocre card. However, just like Gallade gains strength from Gardevoir, Gardevoir becomes more powerful with Gallade.

Chris Fulop wrote that Gardevoir’s strength comes from “an incredible attack and a consistency boosting power,” but that its biggest strength comes from the fact that “it is in the same line as Gardevoir LV. X and Gallade.”

If either Gallade or Gardevoir was removed from modified, I would have excluded both from the list. But because of the amazing synergy these cards give each other, they have become the strongest cards in the game.

 

 


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