100 Damage may not be a lot these days but put it this way people.
1. Aegislash EX hit 100 for 3 metal energy
2. You can still put a choice band on this to 2hko GXs.
This is basically a must have alongside Raikou in electric decks.
The only way Gyarados GX would be good in my head is with electrode because you could then abuse counts catcher. 5 for 200 isn't really appealing and hard to pull off. Speaking of counter catcher, This promotes the use of Alolan vulpix because if it gets kod not only will your opponent have a 7...
Gladion only works for face-DOWN prize cards, so it really is only useful late game if a card you need is in your prizes.
110 on an evolving basic is nice! Armor press is nice early game. I just was hoping more for a first type null, but maybe I was expecting too much.
The ability itself isn't bad. It's because we don't have viable, fast, and cheap poison options. Salazzle is a stage 1 and Toxapex requires three energy (which Shining Mew could fix) and poison barb is so conditional. I'm sure Seviper will see play in expanded. Probably with toad. Sure you could...
I wonder if our SM5 set will have Ultra Solgaleo and Ultra Lunaala GX. Also wasn't there something going around about a Shiny Mew-GX? Are we getting that?
Okay a new special energy?
My Expectations: Better DDE!
Reality: Ultra Energy Provides [C] Energy.
(Just a joke, at the time of writing this there is no such thing as an Ultra Energy.
I just can't get over the fact of how bad Shining Volcanion is. Sure double the ice blade but it's three straight water energy. Second attack just terrible against anything. Zekrom makes a return I just don't think it will see play.
Now that I think about it, how do we not have Alolan Marowak or an Alolan exxegutor?
I would love to see a Dark Type Houndoom GX with an ability similar to Houndoom prime. With an effect of it it has a fire energy attached Houndoom-GX is also fire type.