Tera Garchomp ex, Tera Froslass ex, and More Revealed from “Raging Surf!”

The first cards from Raging Surf were just revealed live at Worlds! Thanks goes to JustInBasil, Toine L., and Arantxa T. for the translations!

As posted before, SV3a Raging Surf will feature 62 cards before secret rares. It will release on September 22nd.

The set will also see the release of a “Starter Set Terastal Mewtwo ex” and “Starter Set Terastal Skeledirge ex.”

We expect Raging Surf to be incorporated into Paradox Rift, our November set.


Gible – Fighting – HP70
Basic Pokemon

[F] Bite: 20 damage.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Gabite – Fighting – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Gible

[F] Power Blast: 50 damage. Discard an Energy from this Pokémon.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Garchomp ex – Water – HP320
Stage 2 – Evolves from Gabite

Tera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s).

[F] Hydro Lander: 160 damage. Attach up to 3 [F] Energy from your discard pile to your Benched Pokemon in any way you like.

[C][C] Sonic Dive: Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. This attack does 120 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 0


Snorunt – Water – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[W] Ice Shard: 10+ damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a [F] Pokémon, this attack does 30 more damage.

Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Froslass ex – Grass – HP250
Stage 1 – Evolves from Snorunt

Tera: As long as this Pokemon is on your Bench, prevent all damage done to this Pokemon by attacks (both yours and your opponent’s).

Ability: Just Out of Reach
When this Pokémon is in the Active Spot and is Knocked Out, flip a coin. If heads, your opponent takes 1 less Prize card for that Knock Out.

[W][W] Frost Bullet: 140 damage. This attack does 20 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)

Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Groudon – Fighting – HP130
Basic Pokemon

[C] Overflowing Power: Attach a Basic Fighting Energy from your hand to 1 of your Pokémon.

[F][F][C] Magma Purge: 60x damage. You may discard up to 4 Energy from your Pokémon. This attack does 60 damage for each card discarded in this way.

Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3


Technical Machine Energy Turbo – Trainer
Tool

Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card’s attack instead of its own. Discard this card at the end of your turn.

[C] Energy Turbo: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Energy cards and attach them to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.

You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.


Technical Machine Sneak Attack – Trainer
Tool

Attach this card to 1 of your Pokémon in play. That Pokémon may use this card’s attack instead of its own. Discard this card at the end of your turn.

[C][C][C] Sneak Attack: This attack does 100 damage to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon with any damage counters on it. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokemon.)

You may attach any number of Pokémon Tools to your Pokémon during your turn. You may attach only 1 Pokémon Tool to each Pokémon, and it stays attached.


Rika – Trainer
Supporter

Looks at top 4 cards of your deck and put 2 of them into your hand. Then, shuffle the other 2 cards and put them on the bottom of your deck.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.


Larry – Trainer
Supporter

Flip a coin. If heads, search your deck for up to 2 Pokemon and put them into your hand. If tails, search your deck for a Basic Pokemon and put it into your hand. Then, shuffle your deck.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn.

TM Feint Attack, TM Energy Assist - huh? One doesn't hit weakness, which you really need, but can snipe Kirlia. 3,3
Gible/Gabite/Garchomp ex (Water) - I told you they're gonna be Fighting. Also, I acknowledge the fsct that F has no energy acceleration atm. Pretty nice. 3/3/4
Snorunt/Froslass ex (Grass) - pretty mid. 2/3
Rika - Safe Colress' Experiment. 3-4 Lot of decks run Colress, even tho it wasnt LZ focused.
Larry - there are better ways. 3
 
160 for one energy on Garchomp is pretty good. And accelerates fighting energy.

and a snipe attack for 2 colorless, so thankfully can just use the water acceleration engine and a luminous energy for the one fighting energy on it.

overall, thankfully it looks more playable than Garchomp V did and i am happy with that.

I am so thankful they didn't screw up Garchomp again like they did with Garchomp V.
 
Aside from this new Groudon, are there any other basic fighting attackers Garchomp could use and abuse.
 
You are aware VIP Pass rotates not long after this comes out in English, right? Larry is actually kinda decent when VIP Pass is gone
It is at worst a Pokemon Fan Club, at best two master balls. The biggest downside is that it's a supporter. I usually give cards like this very big leeways, but Sonia and Gloria doesn't see much play either. We'll have to see after rotation happens.