#pokemon gx

[sapphanimates]

card collection update: i put a couple cool ones in special cases.

[radiantjirachi]

my venusaur collection 🐸🌺🌱

[appendingfic]

Netflix please I'm begging you just put all the Journey's episodes in one place

[currently-hyperfixating]

obsessed with the idea of Pokemon TCG Live having a full on chat like Pokemon Showdown, so we can get those fucking hilarious videos of people crying because someone countered their bullshit GX spam.

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[pico-farad]

GX Week 2024 @gxweek Day 5 - Trio

I think their final evos fit them even better but I didn't want to draw them

[devilart2199-aibi]

Is that... an Ultra Rare Scar!?!⭐🕶🏹

[heisabanana]

shiny giratina

[tlozypaka-tina]

Oh haha look at the two silly male characters I've had as my favs for years, surely they aren't similar in any way-

HEY WAIT A GODDAMN SECOND-

[ghostgreations]

Spiritshipping Pokemon trainers!! (2020)

Reference image: x. Close ups under the cut

[esperfruit]

Bianca de Medici/Crowler inspiration

[pokemon-card-of-the-day]

Pokemon Card of the Day #3238: Reshiram & Charizard-GX (Unbroken Bonds)

Reshiram & Charizard-GX was a pretty crazy Pokemon. Sure, it couldn't use its main attack multiple turns in a row, but 230 was such a good damage number that it was an exciting card anyway. This was also a very bulky Pokemon that could get another attack to hit hard after taking a lot of damage, and was on a type that got an incredible amount of support. Sometimes it seemed like they wanted a certain card to work, and Reshiram & Charizard-GX was one of those. Maybe they just wanted a Charizard to break through somehow.

270 HP, while unsurprising for a Tag Team, was very bulky. Even other Tag Teams and the V Pokemon later weren't really getting there. A gigantic hit from a Blacephalon could, but unless you were in a perfect spot there decks were looking to 2 hit KO this. Water was only a minor Weakness to have. Keldeo-GX had a few months in the spotlight but it didn't really last, and Frosmoth had only a few big moments. The Retreat Cost was the only bad thing, as 3 Energy was a lot to pay to retreat. The good news was that most decks using this were generally revolving around Basic Pokemon and tended to have room for the switching cards that were badly needed on a Pokemon that couldn't use its best attack repeatedly.

Outrage, at the start of the game, wasn't good. 30 damage was the base here, and it required a Fire and a Colorless Energy. There was an extra 10 damage for each damage counter on Reshiram & Charizard-GX, however, and since it was almost never being Knocked Out from full health, this became a really solid secondary attack in some spots. It was a little less useful than you'd think because using it often meant you were about to give up 3 Prizes to the next attacker, but if you could get a big KO and survive doing that the one time sometimes it would be worth it. It was also good if the opponent didn't look like they were going to be able to set the next thing up to respond.

Flare Strike needed 4 Energy, 3 of which had to be Fire, and also couldn't be used during your next turn. An attack like this had to have a lot going for it to be worth using... And it did 230 damage, which was incredible. Only other Tag Teams and VMAXes were taking this, and any chip damage at all or a follow-up from any other Pokemon could get the job done alongside it. This was all about damage, as there were no effects of any sort on the attack.

Double Blaze GX did 200 for 3 Fire Energy, which was certainly more than most like it. You'd still be going for Flare Strike... Usually. If you could get 3 extra Fire Energy attached, 100 more damage was added and all effects on the opponent's Active Pokemon were ignored. This functionally just deleted any Pokemon that wasn't a VMAX. This wasn't easy to actually pull off, but was certainly possible with Welder around and it was a game-winning play sometimes.

Reshiram & Charizard-GX showed up in a lot of decks in its time. It was best known for being the star of its own deck, especially in its first year. Sometimes it would pair with general supporting Pokemon and sometimes it skipped those to gain access to Green's Exploration for Trainer cards since it didn't have an Ability. The power was impressive enough to stay relevant and Welder was the acceleration it really needed. It was also used in Fire-based Mewtwo & Mew-GX decks, taking advantage of how many options said type had along with the Welder access. As time went on, Reshiram & Charizard-GX did slip a bit, though it never fully went away, and could be seen in Fire toolboxes as well as a few decks of its own. Achievable big damage on a well-supported type was enough to make this one of the stars of its time despite really needing room for switching cards to be really great on its own, and you'd just expect to see this at tournaments for the span of a couple of years.

[kamenstrikerace]

[pokemon-cards-hourly]

[shoujoqueensstuff]

Some yugioh pokemon teams :)