HEY HEY!! It's The JoZ back again to talk bout the Pokemon TCG.

Well Gym Challenge is out, and I for one couldnt wait. This set has some of
the best cards IMO.  I'll look at some of these cards that i find exceptional.


Sabrina's Kadabra:
Very Nice here....70 hp good, but Life Drain is what gets me. The ability to
reduce any def. Pokemon's hp to 10 is remarkable. A coin flip keeps it from
being broken. I can't wait to use this guy....hehehe

Rocket's Mewtwo:
Ahh also nice. 3 attacks??  Kool. Even better is the fact that they all kick
butt!
One attack does a good 60 damage, the other paralyzes. Yet Juxtapose is very
interesting, kinda like Sabrina's Kadabra, only possibly better. This attack
is great when you are down to only 10 hp remaining, then Juxtapose and your
back to full health! HAHA. This guy and Kadabra would work great in a deck
together IMO.

Rocket Zapdos:
This guy has been eagerly anticipated by many. His ability to pluck an
electric energy from the discard pile AND deal damage to the def. Pokemon is
broken. Simply. And Electroburn (I think thats what its called) is great for
power, but has it's downside. However you could play defenders or run potions
to combat that.

Sabrina's Alakazam:
Wow. Another 60 damage attack. Sure he can't use it next turn, but with
Psylink, WHO CARES??? Psylink IMO is going to rise to the top as one of the
best Powers in the game. The ability to copy any other of your psychic
Pokemon's attacks is broken. Use it to Recover with a Base Kadabra. Use it to
Amplify Pain with Sabrina's Gengar. Use a Sabrina's Kadabra to Drain their
Life.  Even combo with Rocket's Mewtwo to Keep him goin for a loong time. The
possiblities are endless in a mono psy deck

Blaine's Arcanine:
Well well. 120 damage in one attack? Sure thats good. Real good considering
it will kill every pokemon out there Except for the Mime. It does, however,
come at a steep cost. A discard of 3....count 'em......3 fire energy. Well
with energy retrievals, and Blaine, this guy can be up and attacking pretty
fast (with use of a DCE)

Giovanni's Machop Line
Ok. This isnt just one Pokemon, but i feel the whole line is great.

Machop: 50 Hp good. Chop is quick, while Raging Punch is alright, but not the
best.
Machoke:HMm. 80 hp good. Gambit is powerful, but Wayyyy to risky for me. Full
Nelson (hey a wrestling move...yeah!!) is good, would be better if it did
more damage though. Paralysis is a plus though.
Machamp:100 hp good. Hurricane Punch can deal loads of damage (120) and
Willpower comboed with potions and or pokecenter can keep him around a loong
time with some heads flips

Well it's late, And im tired. Ill be hitting the bricks for now.

email with questions comments etc.
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