Japan's SM6+ Set, 'Dragon Storm,' Plus 'Champion Road' Mini-Set!

Wishiwashi is still pretty crappy due to the massive energy requirement and the fact that every deck carries an X-Ball these days (why, again did they think that we needed ways to punish attacks that had high energy costs?), the rest of the cards are pretty meh, the potentially interesting cards in this set, Dragonite, Altaria, Lance/Zinnia, Kingdra and Quagsire were already revealed before this. I think Kingdra probably has the most potential as a deck.

Charmeleon is a sad card because it only benefits you if you take the slow route to a Charizard, and it has a chance of actually milling your charizards out of your deck before you get to evolve with them. There's no reason that couldn't have been a discard attachment ability to help smooth out chaining attackers in the mid-lategame, it certainly wouldn't have been broken given the discard requirement on Charizard's attack.

The Salazzle might be a funny lock deck in a format without good switching options down the line but I doubt that will happen. It's a shame that the 40hp Horsea has the nicer looking art, and sadder that the 50hp one won't be used either when Horsea BUS has 60.
 
Found this while looking:

Seadra – Water – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from My Baby

[C] Hydro Pump: 10+ damage. This attack does 20 more damage for each [W] Energy attached to this Pokemon.

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

Why?
 
Mr. Rhyperior said:
  • Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard - Better RC the Charmander because I don't think Charmeleon was good enough. On Charizard, I am ok with that. Hits the numbers so much. 3/2/4
  • Victini Prism - Still unimpressed. You still need bunch of Energy in the DP then the fact that its a PS makes me so upset. 3 Geodudes
  • Darumaka/Darmanitan - Nice to see Darmanitan back 20+ sets after. 2/2
  • Heatmor - Ehhh. 2 Geodudes
  • Reshiram-GX - Even with Flint, still I don't think it deserves my high score aside the fact that it doesn't hit 120. 3 Geodudes
  • Salandit/Salazzizle - Stop wasting my time. In short, ehhh. 2/2
  • Horsea/Seadra/Kingdra - What gimmick is this Horsea and Seadra? On Kingdra, with Brooklet and AP makes it so much better. Hek ye. 2-3/3/5
  • Magikarp/Gyarados - When do we see a good Gyarados? 160 for 3 is very nice but the fact you can't use DCE, and its a Stage 1. 1/3
  • Wooper/Quagsire - Good ability. 2/4
  • Corsola - 90 HP is not deserving for a sniper like Corsola. 2-3 Geodudes
  • Feebas/Milotic - ehhh. 2/2
  • Baby Wishiwashi (#HeyNick?) - 1 Geodude
  • Trapinch/Vibrava/Flygon - I realized. The ability is like Magearna-EX. Oh well. 2/2/2-3
  • Dratini/Dragonair/Dragonite-GX - better use the SM Dratini and Dragonair. On Dragonite, besides the fact that the atks hit the numbers and can use its GX atk to spam Altarias and Dragonites, PERIOD. And having bunch of support, this is amazing. 1/1/4-5
  • Altaria - 3 Geodudes
  • Drudiggon - Oh boy. Repetitive ability, Can't use DCE and the fact that doesn't hit base 120. 2 Geodudes
  • Zekrom - Why Reshiram gets so much treatment??! 3 Geodudes
  • Kyurem - gosh. Reshiram really gets the treatment. No Black Kyu in the set. Anyways, its the worst Outrager among the Tao Trio??! because it don't hit for weakness. 3 Geodudes
  • White Kyu-GX - Unimpressive. 2-3 Geodudes
  • Z50 - ehhh. Don't hit for weakness. 2-3 Geodudes
  • Turtonator - What gimmick is this? Camerupt-EX with very expensive AC? 3 Geodudes
  • Baby Drampa (#HeyNick?) - The set up atkr that it deserves. Well, 20 base is undeserving. 3 Geodudes
  • Jangmo-o/Hakamo-o/Kommo-o - If Kommo-o was a Fighting-type, that would be great. For now, its just wasting my time. 2/2/2
  • Life Ring - an Olympia for W Pokemon and vulnerable to Garb. 3 Geodudes
  • Dragon's Talon - ... 3 Geodudes
  • Flint - 5 Geodudes on something like a Volcanion.
  • Lance Prism - Best PS Supporter. 5 Geodudes
  • Zinnia - Good energy accel but the fact that it needs a KOed Pokémon prevents from being great. 3-4 Geodudes
  • Blaine's Single-Shot Match - Complicated Condition, good benefits. 4 Geodudes
  • Wela Volcano Park - Guzma + Acerola = Nobody cares Burn. Somebody says that this will be good on Entei but Entei itself doesn't hit 120 before CB shenanigans happens. 2-3 Geodudes
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What he said
 
While it will by no means be a Meta-defining deck, Charizard looks fun and effective for those who want to play a competitive non-GX deck.

Victini Prism Star has huge potential late-game to get that final KO.

I really like Kingdra-GX, especially with the water support we're getting from Quagsire and Switch Buoy on top of Aqua Patch. Golisopod-GX is huge concern though.

Dragonite-GX is cool, mostly because it's Dragonite. It's main attack is too expensive. Being able to place it directly on your bench with Lance Prism Star is awesome though. I can foresee players trying to make this work.

I like most of the Items and Supporters being released in this set.

Overall, it's an okay set. I still don't see anything here that's going to shake up the top decks in our format.
 
The Last Shaymin said:
Found this while looking:

Seadra – Water – HP90
Stage 1 – Evolves from My Baby

[C] Hydro Pump: 10+ damage. This attack does 20 more damage for each [W] Energy attached to this Pokemon.

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

Why?
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This is likely because Horsea is WPM's favorite Pokemon. Sometimes he likes inserting his own jokes into card translations. He even called Skrelp a discount Horsea in Forbidden Light Dragalge's translation.
 
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