This is a preview look at the upcoming Dragonite in the Team Rocket
Expansion set.  Last time I reviewed and evaled the Fossil Dragonite,
and today I will compare the two.  Here are the stats for the TR
Dragonite and its evil line.

Pokemon No.: 147
Type: Colorless
Evolution: Basic
Name: Dratini
Level: 12
HP: 40
Weakness: None
Resistance: Psychic -30
Retreat Cost: 1
Attacks:
[2] Wrap (10) Flip coin.  If heads, then defender is paralyzed.

Pokemon No.: 148
Type: Colorless
Evolution: Stage 1 - from Dratini
Name: Evil Dragonair
Level: 28
HP: 60
Weakness: None
Resistance: Psychic -30
Retreat Cost: 2
Attacks:
Power: Evolving Ray: Use once per turn (before you attack).  Search
your deck for an evolution card, show it to the opponent, and put it in
your hand.  Reshuffle.
[3] Tail Attack (20+) Flip coin.  If heads, then attack does an
additional 20 damage.

Pokemon No.: 149
Type: Colorless
Evolution: Stage 2 - from Dragonair
Name: Evil Dragonite
Level: 33
HP: 70
Weakness: None
Resistance: Fighting -30
Retreat Cost: 2
Attacks:
Power: Call Flunkies: When this card comes into play, search your deck
for two Basic Pokemon Cards and put them on your bench.  Reshuffle. 
Then you may not use this power as long as Evil Dragonite is in play
(even after benching it)
[4] Giant Tail (70) Flip coin.  If tails, then this attack does
nothing.

  Evil Dragonite comes from weaker stock then the current Dragons, and
his crappy 70HP makes an Alakazam look endurant.  He also is slower,
with retreat cost of two. His attack Giant Tail, while dealing a
guaranteed amounted of damage is as unreliable as Slam on the Fossil
Dragonite.  
  This Dragonite will make Fossil come quicker for me. His crappy
heatlh, unstable attack, and higher retreat cost make him the worse of
the two final dragons.  Although with each piece of junk comes a jewel
and that is the Evil Dragonair.
  Alright, this is a little off track, but Evil Dragonair just has to
be looked at.  Although far weaker than his Original counterpart in
both HP and attacks, his Pokemon Power makes him the superior card. 
Evolving Ray allows you search you deck for any evolution and add it to
your hand...good by Pokeball, Pokemon Trader, and in some cases
Computer Search.  This is just a small tidbit of how all decks will be
destroyed and rebuild in the coming months with the release of Fossil
the TR.

-CJ
pokefreakazoid@yahoo.com
Current Decks: Tidal Surge Turbo v1.05; 36-5 and Power Surge; 10-3

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