Card Games in Pokeballs

[Brendan Savem]

Motorcycles not included

So, a lot of us here are into the video games, but who are also interested in the trading card game as well? I remember being part of the craze back when Red/Blue first came out, even though I had no idea what I was doing. After a few years though, I passed my small collection on and moved on. I didn't think I'd pick up the cards again, until I gave it a try again borrowing a friend's deck. Ended up getting hooked and going on a mad shopping spree.


I think my wallet is dead >>

Anyway, what are your experiences with with the trading card game? What are your favourite cards and why?

 

[RLRL]

I've played the cards more than the videogames in the past few years. Things I've learned....

- There's no better way of ruining friendship than thrashing a friend at pokemon cards
- It's a really expensive hobby
- D20s are the best form of damage counters, however cats will steal them, making D20 buying a regular occurrence
- If you're a pokémon short in a deck that runs double colourless, then Mewtwo EX is always a good choice
- Fairy decks can be absolute monsters
- Never gift a friend a seemingly useless card, it will always bite you in the ass later
- Same as above but with really good cards that you have a few of (tool scrappers, double colourless etc)
- It's far too easy to stay up til 4am playing pokémon cards.
- Yveltal EX is one of the most devastating cards and one that completely changed the game
- Winning a game by coin flip never feels like a real victory
- Personally, any deck that can, I WILL run 4x Double Colourless
- There will be too many games that are determined by whomever wins the coin toss.
- VS seeker and Lysandre's trump card work in tandem to make your deck infinite. Ensure you have at least 1 of each per deck, and if you do run more than 1 lysandre's trump card you must run battle compressor
- If you have battle compressor the first task is to discard lysandre's trump card.
- Anything that turns your opponent's energy against them is a useful thing e.g. powerful storm, energy crush


Favourite cards

- Suicune (safeguard)
- Virizion EX
- Team Plasma Absol
- Deoxys EX
- Vivillon
- Primal Clash Spinda.
- Primal Clash Beedrill
- Keldeo EX
- Aromatisse
- Furious Fists Sylveon
- M Gardevoir Ex
- Vs Seeker
- Lysandre's trump card
- Scoop Up Cyclone
- Rock Guard
- Korrina
- Muscle Band
- Fresh Water Set
- Shrine of Memories

Just to name a few off the top of my head. Currently I have 6 different decks on the go and i've got 3 more under reconstruction... Not that I spend too much time thinking about pokémon cards or anything...