Hey everybody Bandit here. Pojo I've been reading your site from the 1st week
it was on the Internet and I must agree it is the best site for pokemon on
the web. Now lets talk about one of my favorite lines in the rocket set
Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite.
        First we talk about dratini. IT's common so its very easy to come by.
Nothing too special here but wait... do we finally have something useful for
Dratini besides evolving? Yes, we have a paralyzing attack now which can keep
him in for a little longer and can kill a mr.mime very easly. Mime can't hurt
him and if Mr.Mime is paralyzed he can't use the power. I agree 40 HP isn't
high but it could be worse. Rating from 1-10.
6, just because a lot of mimes appear in psy swap decks.

        Now onto Dragonair. It's rarity is uncommon so it is easy to come by.
You will see that dark dragonair has 60 Hp, 20 less than the base set. But,
Dragonairs attack tail strike guarentees damage but with slam you don't. Also
the Psy resistance can help in a tough spot.Now we look at Dragonairs true
power.
        Pokemon Power: Evolutionary Light:Once during your turn (before you
attack), you may search your deck for an Evolution card. Show it to your
opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power
can't be used if Dark Dragonair is asleep confused or paralyzed.
           
        Now as we all know since this card is colorless it can go in any
deck. Which means if you need to get out your alakazam in your psy swap or
your venusaur in your energy trans or even your charizard all you have to do
is play down Dragonair and search out for it. The best thing is you can do it
every turn!! Rating 1-10
9.5, almost a ten but just needed 10 more hp.

        Last but not least Dragonite. It's rarity is rare so you might have
to give up something pretty good for it, but it's worth it. 70 Hp stinks but
hey all rockets have low hp. But the giant tail is like dive bomb for 10 less
damage. Not too impressive but not that bad. Fighting resistance helps up
against chans and lees. Now onto dragonites true power
        Pokemon Power: Summon Minions: When you play dark dragonite from your
hand, search your deck for up to 2 Basic Pokemon and put them onto your
bench. Shuffle your deck afterwards.
        That means you can get any basic you want. The best thing to do is
have a dragonair and a dragonite on your bench. Summon Minions for the
magikarp (etc.). Then Evolutionary Light for gyarados. But even without that
you can get out your hitmonchans, promo mewtwo, scythers, pinsirs,
electabuzzs etc. This card also works great with wigglytuff.
 

Signing off,
J.Bandit
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