TCG Fakes Johto King's Text-Based Fakes (Requests Allowed)

A little mini story in the set that I've thought about for a while, that started with Turtwig
Hariyama / 110 / Stage 1 / [F]

Surprise Attack [F] 10+
This attack does 40 more damage to cards named Bonsly

Hammer Arm[F[F][C] 80

Weakness [P] X 2 / [C][C][C]/ 61 / U

Artwork:Hariyama is attacking a bonsly. A turtwig is looking scared while it happens
Torterra/ 140 / Stage 2 / [G]

Ability: Nurture
Once during your turn, You may heal 40 damage from all of your Pokémon.

Revenge [G][G][C] 80+
This attack does more 30 more damage for each bonsly in your discard pile and Hariyama your opponent has in play.

Weakness [R] X 2 / [C][C][C][C] /13 / R

Artwork: A Torterra is Sending a ton of vines to an already tangled up Hariyama, Fury in the Torterras eyes
 
The fire types of gen 1. Also first BREAK of the Set
Growlithe/ 70 / Basic / [R]

Fire Fang [R][R] 40
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent is now burned.

Weakness [W] X 2 / [C][C] / 20 / C

Artwork: Just the Growlithe from Legendary Treasures
Arcanine / 120 / Stage 1 / [R]

Ability: Heat Generate
Once during your turn, you may search your Discard Pile for a [R] energy and and attach it to one of your benched Pokémon

Flame Blast[R][R][C] 90

Weakness [é] X 2 / [C][C] / 21 / HR

Artwork: An Arcinine is fighting a Stoutland
Vulpix / 60 / Basic / [R]

Ember [R] 10

Weakness [W] X 2 / [C] / C / 17

Artwork: A Vulpix is walking in a feild
Ninetails / 110 / Stage 1 / [R]

Ability: Flame Burst
Once during your turn, you may discard an energy attached to this Pokémon. If you do, you may either do 30 damage to one of your opponent's Pokémon, or draw 2 cards

Flame Burn [R][C] 50

Weakness [W] X 2 / [C] / 18 / R
Artwork: A Ninetails is looking at a Scolipede. Its beginning to glow gold.
Ninetails BREAK / 160 / BREAK / [R]

Burn in Despair [R][R][C] 60+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Special energy attached to all Pokémon in Play.{DCE and DDE count as 1}

19 / Holo
 
Meganium EX / 180 / Basic / [G]

Ability: Healing Grace
Once during your turn, you may discard a [G] Energy attached to this Pokémon, if you do, heal 40 damage and remove all special conditions from all your Pokémon in play.

Solar Beam [G][G][C] 80+
This attack does 30 more damage for each [R] Pokémon in Play. If there are no [R] Pokémon in play, you can't use this attack during your next turn

Weakness [R] X 2 / Resistence [W] - 30 / 5 / UR
Typhlosion EX / 180 / Basic / [R]

Ability: Burn up
Once During your turn, You may discard a [R] energy in you hand. then Look at your opponent's hand. You May discard a card you found there.

Heat Generate [R][R][R] 130
Shuffle 3 [R] Energy from your discard pile into your deck.

Weakness [W] X 2 / Resistence [G] - 30 / 23 / UR
Feraligatr EX / 170 / Basic / [W]

Ability: Rain Dance
The turn you put this Pokémon in play, flip a coin until you get 2 tails. Attach a [W] energy from your deck to this Pokémon for each heads you got.

Hydro Pump [C][C] 30 +
This attack does 30 more damage for each [W] energy attached to this Pokémon.

Weakness [G] X 2 / Resistence [R] - 30 / 25 / UR
I wonder if anyone still looks at this, or I just update this for no reason at all. But anyway, the 3 Johto Starter EXes.
 
Marshtomp / 80 / Stage 1 / [é]

Mud Bomb [W][C] 30
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's active Pokémon can't attack during their next turn.

Weakness [G] X 4 / [C][C] / 75 / U

Artwork: A Marshtomp is in a lake, only it's eyes above the water, looking around.
Swampert / 140 / Stage 2 / [W]/[é]

Ability: Muddy Arena
All pokemon in play (Exept for [A],[W],and[é] Pokemon) Have [C][C] added to their retreat cost.

Earthquake [W][W][C][C] 140
This attack does 30 damage to all your opponent's benched Pokémon (Exept for [A] Pokémon)

Weakness [G] X 4 / Resistence [R] - 50 / 86 / R

Artwork: A Swampert is surprise attacking A Typhlosion, with a few Mudkip next to the swampert (5Ban art)
I herd u liek mudkipz. So u muzt liek mudkipz eviolutionz
 
The Mascots of the set.
Rayquaza EX / 180 / Basic / [A]

Gust [A] 20

Sky Blast [A][A][A] 90
This attack 30 damage to all of your opponents benched Pokémon.

Weakness [W] X 2 / Resistence [F] -20 / 99 / UR
M Rayquaza EX / 240 / Mega / [A]-[Dragon]

King of the Sky [A][A][A] 130+
This attack does 30 more damage for each [A] attached to this Pokémon.

Weakness [W] X 2 / Resistence [F] - 20 / 100 / UR
Zygarde EX / 190 / Basic / [é]-[Dragon]

Ability: Cell Power
If there are any cards with Zygarde or Power Memory in it, This Pokémon attacks do 40 more damage.

King under the Mountian [é][é][é] 130+
This attack does 20 more attack for each [é] Pokémon in Play.

Weakness [Dragon] X 2 / Resistence [R] - 30 / 86 / UR
 
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I'm completing some evolutions lines
Wartortle / 90 / Stage 1 / [W]

Ability: Deluge,
Once during your turn if this Pokémon is your active pokemon, you may flip a coin until you get Tails. For each heads, attach a [W] energy from your deck to a benched Pokemon.

Water Pulse [W][C][C] 50

Weakness [G] X 2 / Resistence [R] - 20 / [C][C] / 30 / U

Artwork: A squad of Wartortle are fighting a Typhlosion
Blastoise / 130 / Stage 2 / [W]

Ability: Hero Water
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon, you may put 3 damage counters on all of your opponent's Pokémon in play.

Water Gun [W] 30

Weakness [G] X 2 / Resistence [R] / [C][C][C] - 20 / 31 / HR

Artwork: A Blastoise with a horde of squirtle are you using Water gun on a Zygarde 10%
Grotle/ 90/ stage 1 / [G]

Leaf Tornado [G][G][G] 80

Weakness [R] X 2 / Resistence [W] - 20 /[C][C][C] / 14 / U

Artwork: A grotle is looking sad, walkng in a forest
 
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GET THE TISSUES. And the Bear food. And the Gold-Plated bear food.
Cubchoo / 70 / Basic / [W]

Ability: Stuffed Nose
This Pokemon can't be put onto the bench by trainer cards. (Basically No Pokepuff)

Powder Snow [W] 10

Weakness [M] X 2 / [C]/ 38 / C

Artwork: A Cubchoo is playing in the Snow.
Beartic/ 130 / Stage 1 / [W]

Ability: Cold Resistent
This Pokémon can't be affected by any special conditions, other than Burn.

Freeze Dry [W][C]60+
This attack does 60 more damage to [W] Pokémon.

Weakness [M] X 2 /[C][C][C] / 39 / R

Artwork: A Pangoro and A Beartic are fighting. Beartic is winning
Beartic BREAK / 170 / BREAK / [W]

Freeze Up [W][W][C]
During your opponent's next turn, they can not attach any [R] energy from their hand to their Pokémon in Play (Exept for [R] Energy)

40 / UR
 
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ZE BABYS HAVE RETURNED.
Magby / 40 / Basic / [R]

Ability: Baby Evolution
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put a Magmar from your hand onto Magby. If you do, Magmar gets + 30 HP

Mini Flame [R] 10
This pokemon is now asleep

Weakness [W] X 3 / [C] / 26 / Rare because logic C

Artwork:A Magby is trying to roast a berry
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may put a Chimecho from your hand onto Chiniling. If you do, Chimecho gets + 30 HP

Distracting Ring [P] 10
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's active Pokémon is confused.

Weakness [D] X 3 / [C] / 57 / Rare because logic C

Artwork:A Chingeling is looking at a wind-chime, tears in it's eyes
 
Ledgendarys
Terrakion /130 /Basic / [F]

Ability: Justified
This Pokemon can't be damaged by [D] Pokémon's attacks.

Sword of Justice [F][F][C] 90+
This attack does 40 more damage for each Cobalion, Virizion, or Keldeo on your bench.

Weakness [P] X 2 / [C][C]['C] / 65 / R

Artwork: Something like Terakion LTR
Dialga / 130 / Basic / [M]

Ability: Back in time
When this Pokémon is in play, all [é] pokemon are now [F] and all [A] are [C] types.

Roar of Time [M][M][C][C] 170

Weakness [F] X 2 / [C][C] / 113 / R

Artwork: Dialga, but with the artstile of classic Pokémon cards
Palkia / 130 / Basic / [Dragon]

Spacial Rend [W] 10
Search your deck for a Stadium card, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. If there is any Stadium card in play, discard it.

Space Manipulation [W][W][C] 90
You may move all Energy cards attached to this Pokemon to your Benched Pokémon in any way you like.

Weakness [Y] X 2 / [C] / 124 / R

Artwork: Palkie, but with the artstyle of old Pokémon cards.
 
Some interesting fakes you have here, Johto King! I admire how you've been working at your sets for so long––the fact that you've almost completed two of these says a lot. :)

I wonder, though, if you might consider brushing up the formatting a little bit? There's a generally accepted format among PB's text-based fakers, which looks something like this, drawn up by the fabulous @TheFlyingPidove:

Basic / Pidove / HP: 60 / Colorless

[Image Description]

Ability/Attack 1
Ability/Attack effect goes here.

[C] Attack 2 [Damage]
Pidove is cute!

Weakness: [L] x2
Resistance: [F] -20
Retreat Cost: [C]
Number / Rarity

I know you've been using your own format for your cards, but using the more-widely-used one does make your cards a bit easier to read.

It's also a really cool idea to include a description of the art in your cards! Have you considered image-faking? Considering you have such a vision of your cards, it might be worth trying to make the real thing. We have several image-fakers around the site, including @bbninjas and myself, who would be happy to give you a hand should you need it. :)

If not, simply including a sprite of the Pokémon in your cards might help. Walls of text are usually difficult to read and fully take in. To remedy this, many text-based fakers use sprites, other images, or even colored text, to break up the text a little bit.

And one last thing––might I make a request? How about trying a card of one of the new Sun and Moon Pokémon? Up to you which one, but the challenge here is to make a unique card with very little information about the subject, being a new reveal. Looking forward to seeing your take on it! ^.^
 
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Jabberwock said:
Some interesting fakes you have here, Johto King! I admire how you've been working at your sets for so long––the fact that you've almost completed two of these says a lot. :)

I wonder, though, if you might consider brushing up the formatting a little bit? There's a generally accepted format among PokéBeach's text-based fakers, which looks something like this, drawn up by the fabulous @TheFlyingPidove:

Basic / Pidove / HP: 60 / Colorless

[Image Description]

Ability/Attack 1
Ability/Attack effect goes here.

[C] Attack 2 [Damage]
Pidove is cute!

Weakness: [L] x2
Resistance: [F] -20
Retreat Cost: [C]
Number / Rarity

I know you've been using your own format for your cards, but using the more-widely-used one does make your cards a bit easier to read.

It's also a really cool idea to include a description of the art in your cards! Have you considered image-faking? Considering you have such a vision of your cards, it might be worth trying to make the real thing. We have several image-fakers around the site, including @bbninjas and myself, who would be happy to give you a hand should you need it. :)

If not, simply including a sprite of the Pokémon in your cards might help. Walls of text are usually difficult to read and fully take in. To remedy this, many text-based fakers use sprites, other images, or even colored text, to break up the text a little bit.

And one last thing––might I make a request? How about trying a card of one of the new Sun and Moon Pokémon? Up to you which one, but the challenge here is to make a unique card with very little information about the subject, being a new reveal. Looking forward to seeing your take on it! ^.^
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Well, I was wondering how long it would be until I get another comment. Now, on to what you said,


First off, I'm pretty terrible at drawing, so me actually drawing is out of the picture for right now.

Second, thanks for the tips, I'll probably finish the current set with the old style, then do the typical one after that.

Third,
upload_2016-7-9_16-49-8.jpeg(Art not mine)
Basic / Rotom (Pokedex)/ 80 / Metal

Ability: Good Reference
If this Pokémon is the active Pokémon, you may search your deck for a Pokémon and put it in your hand. Shuffle your deck afterwards.

Ability: Ditch
Once during your turn, you may discard this card, if you do, search your deck for a [L] Rotom and a card named Pokedex. Shuffle your deck afterwards {It can only search for non possessing rotom. I don't now how to word that}

Thunder Bolt [M]10

Weakness [é] X 2
Resistence: [P] - 20
Retreat Cost: [C]
Promo 30

Artwork: Rotom is guiding the male trainer from Sun and Moon to a Pikpek. The trainer looks happy
 
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Pokémon does a good job with the regional birds, with the exeption of Hoohoot and Pidgey, they've all been some of my favorite Pokémon from their Gen
Fletchling / 60 / Basic / [A]

Peck [A] 10
Discard the top card of your opponent's deck

Weakness [L] X 2 / [C] / 105 / C

Artwork: A Tailow and a Flechling are fighting
Flechinder / 80 / Stage 1 / [A]

Peck [A] 20

Twister[A][C] 40
Switch your opponent's active Pokémon with a Benched Pokémon.

Weakness [L] X 2/ [C] / 106 / U

Artwork: A Swellow and Flechinder are fighting
Talonflame / 120 / Stage 2 / [F]-[A]

Ability: Fast Attack
The turn you put this Pokémon into play, this Pokémon's attacks do 40 more damage. {The ability restarts if it evolves into Talonflame BREAk or Talonflame Lvl.X

Sky Destroyer [A][A] 130
Discard 3 cards from the bottom of your deck.

Weakness [L] X 2 / 107 / R

Artwork: A Swellow BREAK and Talonflame are fighting.
 
More fire types. And Latias, because why not
Slugma / 70 /Basic / [R]

Combustion[R] 30
Flip a coin. If heads, discard a [R] energy attached to this Pokémon.

Weakness [W] X 2 / [C][C] /24 / U

Artwork: A slugma is hiding in a Pool of lava.
Macargo/ 130 / Stage 1 / [R/é

Ability: Shell Smash
Once during your turn, you may make this Pokémon a [R] type, if you do, this Pokémon's Retreat cost is zero and This Pokemon's attacks don't require [C] Energy

Flamethrower [R][C][C] 90

Weakness [W] X 2 / [C][C][C] / 25 / U

Artwork: This Pokémon is attacking a Meganium
Magmar / 60 / Basic / [R]

Fire Punch [R] 10
Your opponents active Pokémon is now burned.

Weakness [é] X 2 / [C] / 22 / C

Artwork: A Magmar and Electabuzz are looking at a Electross
Magmortar / 120 / Stage 1 / [R]

Ability: Sharpshoot
If this Pokémon has only [R] Energy attached to it, you can attack benched Pokémon.

Flamethrower [R][C][C] 80
Discard a Basic [R] energy attached to this Pokemon
Weakness [é] / 2 / [C][C] / 27 / R

Artwork: Magmotor is attacking an electross and a colony of Tynamo.
Latias / 90 / Basic / [Dragon]

Mist Ball [P] 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's active Pokémon cant attack during your next turn.

Dragon Pulse [P][R][C] 130
Discard an energy attached to your Opponent's active Pokémon.

Weakness [Dragon] X 2 / Resistence [R] - 30 / [C] / 123 / UR

Artwork: a latias is looking down at a battlefield, looking scared. Latios is behind it.
 
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Johto King said:
You can use it's attack on the opponent's benched Pokemon, not just the active. I wasn't sure on wording.
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It's an interesting effect that I myself have tried to make work in the past. The problem with it, however, is that there's not much of a difference between having an Ability that lets you snipe a 3-for-80 attack, and having an attack that just snipes as a secondary effect. If you look back at cards like this, you'll see that they usually come with an Energy discard of some sort. (Garchomp C LV.X is what comes to mind. What can I say, I've been playing a lot of 2010 lately. :p) In the case of Garchomp, it snipes 80 at the cost of discarding 2 Energy, and it was considered a very good card in its day.

What you're doing here with Magmortar is basically removing Healing Breath and making it so your opponent can use Hex Maniac to get out of their Bench being sniped, or else play Garbodor. I'm not sure this is a good enough nerf to justify a free 80-damage snipe. I'd suggest lowering it to 2 Energy for 50 damage, or else keeping the 2-Energy discard (if you do the latter, you could probably also bump the damage up to 100, for power creep and whatnot). You could even just apply a flip, and if heads, you can snipe. If tails, you have to hit the Active.

In the end, though, you have to consider whether it's really worth having that Ability instead of just giving the snipe effect to the attack. It's functionally the same, except that one can be stopped by Hex Maniac. When I tried to make a similar Ability work, I made it so all the Pokémon you had in play could snipe, not just the one that had the Ability. I tried every way I could think of to nerf it (down to even halving the damage from the attack if you sniped it) and it was still pretty overpowered in the right situations.

If you're set on using the Ability, though, I'd suggest this as wording:

When this Pokémon would attack, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. All effects of that attack, including damage, are done to that Pokémon instead.
 
Jabberwock said:
It's an interesting effect that I myself have tried to make work in the past. The problem with it, however, is that there's not much of a difference between having an Ability that lets you snipe a 3-for-80 attack, and having an attack that just snipes as a secondary effect. If you look back at cards like this, you'll see that they usually come with an Energy discard of some sort. (Garchomp C LV.X is what comes to mind. What can I say, I've been playing a lot of 2010 lately. :p) In the case of Garchomp, it snipes 80 at the cost of discarding 2 Energy, and it was considered a very good card in its day.

What you're doing here with Magmortar is basically removing Healing Breath and making it so your opponent can use Hex Maniac to get out of their Bench being sniped, or else play Garbodor. I'm not sure this is a good enough nerf to justify a free 80-damage snipe. I'd suggest lowering it to 2 Energy for 50 damage, or else keeping the 2-Energy discard (if you do the latter, you could probably also bump the damage up to 100, for power creep and whatnot). You could even just apply a flip, and if heads, you can snipe. If tails, you have to hit the Active.

In the end, though, you have to consider whether it's really worth having that Ability instead of just giving the snipe effect to the attack. It's functionally the same, except that one can be stopped by Hex Maniac. When I tried to make a similar Ability work, I made it so all the Pokémon you had in play could snipe, not just the one that had the Ability. I tried every way I could think of to nerf it (down to even halving the damage from the attack if you sniped it) and it was still pretty overpowered in the right situations.

If you're set on using the Ability, though, I'd suggest this as wording:

When this Pokémon would attack, you may choose 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. All effects of that attack, including damage, are done to that Pokémon instead.
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Updated. The ability requires for it to be Mono- Fire type on energys,(The attack is [R][C][C] to add insult to injury) and the attack requires a discard of a basic fire energy.
 
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Promos.
Basic / Ho-Oh EX / HP: 180 / Fire/Flying

[Artwork:Its a 5ban EX, not much variety there]

Ability:Bring Back
Once during your turn, If this Pokémon is on your bench, and one of your Pokémon with Entei, Raikou, or Suicune in their name is in your discard pile, flip a coin. If heads, put them on your bench and attach 2 basic energy to them. You can't use more than 1 Bring back each turn.

[R][C] Flame transfer [40]
If this Pokémon has more energy then it needs for this attack, you may move extra energy to your benched Pokémon in any way you like.

Weakness: [L] x2
Resistance: [G] -40
Retreat Cost: [C][C][C]
Promo / 24
Basic / Lugia EX/ HP: 180 / Psychic/Flying

[Artwork:Its a 5ban EX, not much variety there]

Ability : Aqua Drive
If this Pokémon has any [W] energy attached to it, this pokemon is [W] type in addition to all other types it has

[A][A][C] Power of One [80]
If this Pokémon has 50HP or less, search your deck for a card with Zapdos, Articuno, or Molteres in its name and put it on your bench. Shufffle This Pokémon and all cards attached to it into your deck.

Weakness: [L] x2
Resistance: [é] -20
Retreat Cost: [C][C][C]
Promo / 25
Basic / Suicune EX / HP: 160 / Colorless

[Artwork:Its a 5ban EX, not much variety there]

Ability : Healing Ribbion
Once during your turn, you may discard an energy on a Pokémon in play If you do, heal 40 damage from that Pokemon .You can't use more than 1 Healing Ribbion Ability each turn.

[W][W][W][C] Hydro Pump [150]


Weakness: [G] x2
Resistance: [None]
Retreat Cost: [None]
Promo / 26
 
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Updated. The ability requires for it to be Mono- Fire type on energys,(The attack is [R][C][C] to add insult to injury) and the attack requires a discard of a basic fire energy.
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That sounds like a good balance. The wording feels a bit off to me, but you've got the balance right. :)

Your promos look interesting, too––glad to see you're using the new formatting!

Bring Back is an effect reminiscent of other Ho-Oh cards, with a good twist in that it's not Ho-Oh you're reviving, but one of the legendary dogs. One of the most important things to consider on EXes with Abilities, however, is that you can very easily get four charges out of it each turn. As a result, the odds turn from a 50% chance (which would be the ideal balance) to a very good chance you'll be be able to set up two of those legendary dogs in one turn (assuming you have Sky Field in play). I'd suggest making it similar to the Victory Star Ability on Victini NVI––an Ability you can only use once per turn, regardless of how many of that Pokémon you have in play.

I like Flame Transfer. Lots of room for potential in a Toolbox deck there.

Lugia looks well balanced to me. Aqua Turbo is a name that has already been used on Palkia-EX, with a different effect, so you might consider renaming it? It's a minor nitpick, though.

Suicune, on the other hand, does look very powerful. Serperior BLW had a similar Ability, except that this was on a Stage 2 in the days before Forest of Giant Plants, and it only healed a quarter of the damage. Not being able to heal itself isn't even that big a drawback, since you can Bench other Suicune to heal that damage. There's also the additional problem, the same as Bring Back. With four Suicune, you can heal 160 damage each turn from all Pokémon that aren't Suicune, and 120 from all Suicune. That's a lot of healing. :p

Balancing for that one might be a slight problem, since I think even reducing the damage healed to 10 would be a little on the overpowered side. Maybe if you can only heal 10 from one of your Pokémon that turn?
 
A filler rare , and a Potentially Playable card in the right situation.
Venonat / 40 / Basic / [G]

Bug Buzz [G][C]20
Your opponent's active Pokémon is now confused.

Weakness [R] X 2 / [C][C] /4 / U

Artwork: Venonat is walking in a desert.
Venomoth / 90 / Stage 1 / [G/[P]

Ability: Insect Summon
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a [G] Pokémon. Shuffle your deck afterwards.

Toxic[P][P][C] 70
Your Opponent's active Pokémon is now Poisioned.

Weakness [R] X 2 /[C] / 5 / R

Artwork; A gang of Venomoth are cornering an electrike.
Electrike /60 / Basic / [L]

Thunder Shock [L][C] 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's active :pokémon is paralyzed

Weakness [é] X 2 / [C] / 41 / C

Artwork:A electrike is in a city at night. A venomoth looks eerily in the background.
Manectric / 90 / Stage 1 / [L]

Mini-Lazer [L] 50+
If your opponent's active Pokémon has a tool card attached to it, this attack does 50 more damage.

Steal the Power [L][C] 60
If your opponent's active Pokémon is [L] or [M] type, they cant attack or retreat during your next turn. This Pokémon's attacks do 20 more damage during your next turn

Weakness [é] X 2 / [C] / 42 / R

Artwork: A Pride (Gang? Pack? whatever a group of manectric are called) are running in the desert.
 
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