January 2021 Contest Entries
This serves as an archive for all the card designs submitted for the contest.
ENTRY #1: Terraflame
Primal Kyogre VMAX
VMAX / Water / 310 HP
Ability: Leviathan’s Wrath
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve one of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for a stadium named Primordial Sea and put it into play. Shuffle your deck afterward. You may not use this ability if you have already put a stadium card into play during this turn.
[W][W][W][W] G-Max Origin Pulse 120+
If the stadium Primordial Sea is in play, this attack does 120 more damage. All benched Pokémon (both your’s and your opponent’s) take 30 damage.
Weakness: Lightning
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Ability: Leviathan’s Wrath
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve one of your Pokémon during your turn, you may search your deck for a stadium named Primordial Sea and put it into play. Shuffle your deck afterward. You may not use this ability if you have already put a stadium card into play during this turn.
[W][W][W][W] G-Max Origin Pulse 120+
If the stadium Primordial Sea is in play, this attack does 120 more damage. All benched Pokémon (both your’s and your opponent’s) take 30 damage.
Weakness: Lightning
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Primordial Sea
Trainer / Stadium
When this stadium is put into play, choose one of these effects:
- All attacks from [W] Pokémon are increased by 40, and all attacks from [R] Pokémon are decreased by 40.
- If Kyogre VMAX is in play, your opponent’s Pokémon with Team Magma or Groudon in their name take 80 more damage from Pokémon that have Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name.
When this stadium is put into play, choose one of these effects:
- All attacks from [W] Pokémon are increased by 40, and all attacks from [R] Pokémon are decreased by 40.
- If Kyogre VMAX is in play, your opponent’s Pokémon with Team Magma or Groudon in their name take 80 more damage from Pokémon that have Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name.
Team Aqua’s Steroids Energy Prism
Special Energy
This card can only be attached to [W] Pokémon with Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name.
This card provides [W][W] Energy to the Pokémon it is attached to.
If the stadium Primordial Sea is in play, this card provides [W][W][W][W] Energy to the Pokémon it is attached to. When you attack with a Pokémon that this card is attached to, discard this card. If you discard it in this way, you may not attach any energy cards to your Pokémon during your next turn.
(If this card is attached to anything other than a Pokémon with Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name, discard it.)
This card can only be attached to [W] Pokémon with Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name.
This card provides [W][W] Energy to the Pokémon it is attached to.
If the stadium Primordial Sea is in play, this card provides [W][W][W][W] Energy to the Pokémon it is attached to. When you attack with a Pokémon that this card is attached to, discard this card. If you discard it in this way, you may not attach any energy cards to your Pokémon during your next turn.
(If this card is attached to anything other than a Pokémon with Team Aqua or Kyogre in its name, discard it.)
COMMENTS
My set of cards focus around Primal Kyogre and it’s ability in ORAS, Primordial Sea. Because of Kyogre’s low defense, its HP is considerably low for a legendary Pokémon. This stat can influence important matchups against certain cards, most notably Boltund V (Boltund V can one shot a Primal Kyogre Vmax with only 5 Lightning energy in play).
While Primordial Sea is an ability in the game, I’ve chosen to make it a Stadium card because of its behavior to set weather. The buff to water types and nerf to fire types represents the effects of heavy rain in the game while the second effect with buffs to Team Aqua and nerfs to Team Magma represent the everlasting feud between the two teams.
To represent Primordial Sea coming into play as a game ability, Leviathan’s Wrath allows you to put it in play at the same time as Primal Kyogre. The said restrictions on the card, however, help prevent overpowered plays, namely playing two Stadiums in one turn and the ability to always get a guaranteed stadium.
G-max Origin Pulse is inspired by Kyogre’s signature move Origin Pulse. It gets extremely strong with Primordial Sea, but it also damages everything on board considering how devastating an attack like this would probably be.
The special energy TASEP (for short), is extremely powerful but only for a short time. Because of its restrictions, players must play this card wisely and at the right time.
My set of cards focus around Primal Kyogre and it’s ability in ORAS, Primordial Sea. Because of Kyogre’s low defense, its HP is considerably low for a legendary Pokémon. This stat can influence important matchups against certain cards, most notably Boltund V (Boltund V can one shot a Primal Kyogre Vmax with only 5 Lightning energy in play).
While Primordial Sea is an ability in the game, I’ve chosen to make it a Stadium card because of its behavior to set weather. The buff to water types and nerf to fire types represents the effects of heavy rain in the game while the second effect with buffs to Team Aqua and nerfs to Team Magma represent the everlasting feud between the two teams.
To represent Primordial Sea coming into play as a game ability, Leviathan’s Wrath allows you to put it in play at the same time as Primal Kyogre. The said restrictions on the card, however, help prevent overpowered plays, namely playing two Stadiums in one turn and the ability to always get a guaranteed stadium.
G-max Origin Pulse is inspired by Kyogre’s signature move Origin Pulse. It gets extremely strong with Primordial Sea, but it also damages everything on board considering how devastating an attack like this would probably be.
The special energy TASEP (for short), is extremely powerful but only for a short time. Because of its restrictions, players must play this card wisely and at the right time.
ENTRY #2: gamerz719
Maxie's Mega Camerupt and Archie's Mega Sharpedo GX
VMAX / Fire & Water / 310 HP
Ability: Hydro Heat
Once per turn you may search your for 2 basic [R] energy and 2 basic [W] energy and attach them in any way you want to your Pokémon.
[R][W] Scalding Blast 50
Flip a coin. If heads your opponent's active Pokémon is now Burned.
[R][R][W][W] Steam Eruption 250
Discard 2 energy from this Pokémon.
[R][W]+ Volcanic Geyser Blowout GX
Put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon for each [R] and [W] energy attached to this Pokémon, then discard all energy attached to this Pokémon. (You can use only 1 GX Attack per game.)
Weakness: Fighting
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Ability: Hydro Heat
Once per turn you may search your for 2 basic [R] energy and 2 basic [W] energy and attach them in any way you want to your Pokémon.
[R][W] Scalding Blast 50
Flip a coin. If heads your opponent's active Pokémon is now Burned.
[R][R][W][W] Steam Eruption 250
Discard 2 energy from this Pokémon.
[R][W]+ Volcanic Geyser Blowout GX
Put 1 damage counter on each of your opponent's Pokémon for each [R] and [W] energy attached to this Pokémon, then discard all energy attached to this Pokémon. (You can use only 1 GX Attack per game.)
Weakness: Fighting
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Maxie's Red Orb
Trainer / Item / Tool
Only attach this to a "Groudon". The Pokémon with this card attached is now also [R] type. The Pokémon also gets this attack:
[R][R][C] Primal Beam 150
Discard 1 Energy Attached to this Pokémon. Your opponent's active Pokémon is now burned.
Only attach this to a "Groudon". The Pokémon with this card attached is now also [R] type. The Pokémon also gets this attack:
[R][R][C] Primal Beam 150
Discard 1 Energy Attached to this Pokémon. Your opponent's active Pokémon is now burned.
Alpha Aqua Energy
Special Energy
This energy can only be attached to a [W] Type EX, GX V or VMAX. This card provides [W][W] energy. This Pokémon with this attached also gets +30 damage their attacks.
This energy can only be attached to a [W] Type EX, GX V or VMAX. This card provides [W][W] energy. This Pokémon with this attached also gets +30 damage their attacks.
COMMENTS
All the cards are meant to be played in expanded and all are heavily inspired by omega ruby and alpha sapphire. The tool card is i like primal reversion for groudon. The energy is like a power up for ace pokemon of Archie.
All the cards are meant to be played in expanded and all are heavily inspired by omega ruby and alpha sapphire. The tool card is i like primal reversion for groudon. The energy is like a power up for ace pokemon of Archie.
ENTRY #3: Banuken
Crawdaunt V [Team Aqua]
Basic / Darkness / 190 HP
Ability: Pincertainty
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may reveal the top and bottom cards of your deck. If both are Pokémon, draw 3 cards. If both are Team Aqua Pokémon, draw 6 cards instead. Otherwise, draw 2 cards. You can’t use more than 1 Pincertainty Ability each turn.
[D][C] Deep Impact 70
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness: Fightning
Resistance: Psychic
Retreat Cost: 2
Ability: Pincertainty
When you play this Pokémon from your hand onto your Bench during your turn, you may reveal the top and bottom cards of your deck. If both are Pokémon, draw 3 cards. If both are Team Aqua Pokémon, draw 6 cards instead. Otherwise, draw 2 cards. You can’t use more than 1 Pincertainty Ability each turn.
[D][C] Deep Impact 70
If the Defending Pokémon already has any damage counters on it, the Defending Pokémon is now Confused.
Weakness: Fightning
Resistance: Psychic
Retreat Cost: 2
Team Aqua's Seashell
Trainer / Item
Choose 1, or choose 2 if you have a [W] or [D] Pokémon in play, or choose 3 if you have both in play, or choose all if you have a Team Aqua Pokémon in play:
- Draw a card
- Draw a card
- Search you deck for a basic [W] or [D] Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
- Draw cards until you have 6 cards in hand. Your turn ends unless you have a Team Aqua Pokémon in play.
Choose 1, or choose 2 if you have a [W] or [D] Pokémon in play, or choose 3 if you have both in play, or choose all if you have a Team Aqua Pokémon in play:
- Draw a card
- Draw a card
- Search you deck for a basic [W] or [D] Pokémon and put it onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
- Draw cards until you have 6 cards in hand. Your turn ends unless you have a Team Aqua Pokémon in play.
Seafloor Cavern Water Energy
Special Energy
As long as this card is attached to a [W] Pokémon, it provides [D][D] Energy and this Pokémon is Team Aqua.
As long as this card is attached to a [D] Pokémon, it provides [W][W] Energy and this Pokémon is Team Aqua.
(If this card is attached to anything other than a [W] or [D] Pokémon, discard this card.)
As long as this card is attached to a [W] Pokémon, it provides [D][D] Energy and this Pokémon is Team Aqua.
As long as this card is attached to a [D] Pokémon, it provides [W][W] Energy and this Pokémon is Team Aqua.
(If this card is attached to anything other than a [W] or [D] Pokémon, discard this card.)
COMMENTS
- I knew I wanted to design a Team Aqua Pokémon to join the ranks of those in Double Crisis. What better than a Dark Water type for that ? I chose Crawdaunt because it has few cards on PTCGO. For a comeback, I went for a huge splash, with a drawing ability in the vein of Crobat or Dedenne, no less (when the stars align!). As for the attack, it is the remake of a Team Aqua's Crawdaunt released in Team Magma vs Team Aqua MA 2.
- The item card shows my love for modal effects and choice making. It has a big drawing potential coupled with the Nest Ball searching capability, but the effects will only stack in dedicated decks. It is to note the chosen effects would resolve in the order they appear on the card, so the Rotom Bike effect is always last, mitigating the previous drawing effects when everything is stacked.
- The Energy is a callback to Double Crisis energies, which provided double, but I wanted something that adressed both types used by Team Aqua (W and D), as well as something that conveyed the idea of an oath of fealty… as this energy also serves as a « badge » (see Team Plasma Badge) to enroll your Pokémon into team Aqua. To convey that idea I went with providing D to Water Pokémon and W to Dark Pokémon. This doubles as a form of mitigation too (Pokémon usually want their own type).
- I knew I wanted to design a Team Aqua Pokémon to join the ranks of those in Double Crisis. What better than a Dark Water type for that ? I chose Crawdaunt because it has few cards on PTCGO. For a comeback, I went for a huge splash, with a drawing ability in the vein of Crobat or Dedenne, no less (when the stars align!). As for the attack, it is the remake of a Team Aqua's Crawdaunt released in Team Magma vs Team Aqua MA 2.
- The item card shows my love for modal effects and choice making. It has a big drawing potential coupled with the Nest Ball searching capability, but the effects will only stack in dedicated decks. It is to note the chosen effects would resolve in the order they appear on the card, so the Rotom Bike effect is always last, mitigating the previous drawing effects when everything is stacked.
- The Energy is a callback to Double Crisis energies, which provided double, but I wanted something that adressed both types used by Team Aqua (W and D), as well as something that conveyed the idea of an oath of fealty… as this energy also serves as a « badge » (see Team Plasma Badge) to enroll your Pokémon into team Aqua. To convey that idea I went with providing D to Water Pokémon and W to Dark Pokémon. This doubles as a form of mitigation too (Pokémon usually want their own type).
ENTRY #4: Hyla
Courtney's Camerupt V
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Basic / Fire / 210.0001 HP
Ability: Eruption Once per turn, you may deal 8.75 damage to each Pokémon not named "Courtney's Camerupt V" (both yours and your opponent's). [R][R][R] Fate Flip Your opponent places each card from their hand face down on their play mat. Then, flip a coin. Any card the coin lands on (yours or your opponent's) is shuffled into its owner's deck. If this card is being played on the PTCGO client, this attack does nothing. [R][R][R] Snail's Pace Remove two minutes from the opponent's game clock (if less than four minutes remain, remove half). Add the same amount to your time. If this card is not being played on the PTCGO client, this attack does nothing. [R][R][R] Chance Analysis Open a Booster Pack. You may pick one attack on a Pokémon you find there and use it as this attack (ignore the energy requirements). (If you have no booster packs, this attack does nothing. TPCi does not currently, nor has it previously, endorsed stealing booster packs. Should any issues arise, please pause your game and file a support claim at https://support.pokemon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000018014. Thank you for your cooperation.) Weakness: - Resistance: - Retreat Cost: 4 |
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Archie's Submersive SubversionTrainer / Supporter
Send the top four cards of your opponent's deck to the Lost Zone face-up. At the start of your opponent's next turn, instead of drawing a card, your opponent chooses one card from the Lost Zone and adds it to their han |
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Meteor EnergySpecial Energy
This card provides [C] energy. If this card is attached to a Pokémon with "Rayquaza", "Deoxys", "Minior", or "Kecleon" in its name, Meteor Energy instead provides every type of Energy but provides 2 Energy at a time. |
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COMMENTS
Courtney's depiction in ORAS/Generations make her seem insane, so I've designed this card to bend and ignore the rules of the game, much like cards from MTG's "Un" sets. Eruption's 8.75 damage allows a full field to deal up to 35 damage per turn, giving it 2RKOs on single-prize support Pokémon like Jirachi and Zigzagoon. The attacks are all powered by Welder + attach. Fate Flip offers counterplay by allowing the opponent to spread out their cards or stack cards from their hand around their Active Pokémon to protect it, while providing a skill based attack to remove key threats.
Archie is designed to be used for and against mill, preventing recycling of cards by sending them to the Lost Zone. In exchange, the second half of the effect prevents the opponent from decking out that turn and gives them the opportunity to save one milled card. This card is inspired by the theft of the submarine.
Meteor energy is based on the teams' plot involving using a Meteorite from Meteor Falls on Mt. Chimney. In ORAS, obtaining the Devon Scope changes the description of the Meteorite, so I've included Kecleon, which gets revealed by the Devon Scope.
Courtney's depiction in ORAS/Generations make her seem insane, so I've designed this card to bend and ignore the rules of the game, much like cards from MTG's "Un" sets. Eruption's 8.75 damage allows a full field to deal up to 35 damage per turn, giving it 2RKOs on single-prize support Pokémon like Jirachi and Zigzagoon. The attacks are all powered by Welder + attach. Fate Flip offers counterplay by allowing the opponent to spread out their cards or stack cards from their hand around their Active Pokémon to protect it, while providing a skill based attack to remove key threats.
Archie is designed to be used for and against mill, preventing recycling of cards by sending them to the Lost Zone. In exchange, the second half of the effect prevents the opponent from decking out that turn and gives them the opportunity to save one milled card. This card is inspired by the theft of the submarine.
Meteor energy is based on the teams' plot involving using a Meteorite from Meteor Falls on Mt. Chimney. In ORAS, obtaining the Devon Scope changes the description of the Meteorite, so I've included Kecleon, which gets revealed by the Devon Scope.
ENTRY #5: Devoxys [RABIDRAGON'S CHOICE]
Surskit & Jirachi GX
Basic / Water / 240 HP
Ability: Forced Wish
You must discard your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may put a Supporter from your discard pile into your hand.
[W][C] Star Storm 40x
Shuffle any amount of [W] Energy from your Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 40 damage for each card you shuffled into your deck this way.
[W][W][W][W]+ Sea Demon's Creation-GX 210
If you played Archie's Ace in the Hole from your hand during this turn, this attack does 60 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Weakness: Lightning
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: 2
Ability: Forced Wish
You must discard your hand in order to use this Ability. Once during your turn, you may put a Supporter from your discard pile into your hand.
[W][C] Star Storm 40x
Shuffle any amount of [W] Energy from your Pokémon into your deck. This attack does 40 damage for each card you shuffled into your deck this way.
[W][W][W][W]+ Sea Demon's Creation-GX 210
If you played Archie's Ace in the Hole from your hand during this turn, this attack does 60 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon.
Weakness: Lightning
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: 2
Eternity Armor
Trainer / Item / Tool
The Pokémon this card is attached to can't be affected by any Special Conditions (Remove any Special Conditions affecting that Pokémon.), gets +10 HP, and your opponent's attacks and Abilities can't put damage counters on it.
The Pokémon this card is attached to can't be affected by any Special Conditions (Remove any Special Conditions affecting that Pokémon.), gets +10 HP, and your opponent's attacks and Abilities can't put damage counters on it.
Instant Energy
Special Energy
As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides [C] Energy.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to has 3 Energy attached and no damage counters on it, when this Pokémon is Active, it may choose 1 of your opponent's Active Pokémon's attacks and use it as its attack.
As long as this card is attached to a Pokémon, it provides [C] Energy.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to has 3 Energy attached and no damage counters on it, when this Pokémon is Active, it may choose 1 of your opponent's Active Pokémon's attacks and use it as its attack.
COMMENTS
While admittedly not directly based on Team Aqua, these cards are based on Guile Hideout in the Pokemon Adventure's manga, who (10 year old spoilers incoming) actually is the slowly decaying Archie (because of being possessed by Kyogre). After defeating Maxie in battle, Archie is given the time-slowing armor Eternity and the attack-reflecting sword Instant. Eternity Armor is a tool that aims to capture Eternity's life-prolonging power by stopping Special Conditions, the placement of damage counters, and a small bit of extra HP. Instant Energy allows any Pokemon to copy another Pokemon's attacks, but balanced so its not totally eclipsing Pokemon like Ninetales V.
Surskit & Jirachi GX represent Guile Hideout's Pokemon. In the manga, Guile Hideout uses his main Pokemon Surskit to force open Jirachi's third eye so he can have his wish granted. Forced Wish has a costly effect and on a low HP 3-prizer in exchange for VS Seeker as a bench Ability. However, its synergy with Archie's Ace in the Hole and similar is obvious. Archie's wish creates a Kyogre-shaped water monster which Guile calls the Sea Demon. To represent it, the GX attack does a lot of damage and if Archie's was played, spreads damage to the opponent's bench like a giant wave of water. Finally, Guile Hideout uses a lot of star-shaped Pokemon: Surskit, Jirachi and 4 Starmie. They often help Guile make daring moves and escapes, so a Rocket Splash effect would represent it well.
While admittedly not directly based on Team Aqua, these cards are based on Guile Hideout in the Pokemon Adventure's manga, who (10 year old spoilers incoming) actually is the slowly decaying Archie (because of being possessed by Kyogre). After defeating Maxie in battle, Archie is given the time-slowing armor Eternity and the attack-reflecting sword Instant. Eternity Armor is a tool that aims to capture Eternity's life-prolonging power by stopping Special Conditions, the placement of damage counters, and a small bit of extra HP. Instant Energy allows any Pokemon to copy another Pokemon's attacks, but balanced so its not totally eclipsing Pokemon like Ninetales V.
Surskit & Jirachi GX represent Guile Hideout's Pokemon. In the manga, Guile Hideout uses his main Pokemon Surskit to force open Jirachi's third eye so he can have his wish granted. Forced Wish has a costly effect and on a low HP 3-prizer in exchange for VS Seeker as a bench Ability. However, its synergy with Archie's Ace in the Hole and similar is obvious. Archie's wish creates a Kyogre-shaped water monster which Guile calls the Sea Demon. To represent it, the GX attack does a lot of damage and if Archie's was played, spreads damage to the opponent's bench like a giant wave of water. Finally, Guile Hideout uses a lot of star-shaped Pokemon: Surskit, Jirachi and 4 Starmie. They often help Guile make daring moves and escapes, so a Rocket Splash effect would represent it well.
ENTRY #6: KingMonkey5
Team Magma's Groudon
Basic / Fighting / 140 HP
Ability: Drought
Attacks of your Team Magma Pokémon in play do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon. You can't apply more than 1 Drought ability at a time.
[F][F][F][C] Cataclysmic Eruption 200
If this is the first time you have used this attack this game, discard all Energy from each Pokémon in play except for Hardened Magma Energy and Flowing Aqua Energy, and each player discards cards from the top of their deck equal to the total number of Energy cards discarded this way. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness: Water
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: 4
Ability: Drought
Attacks of your Team Magma Pokémon in play do 30 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon. You can't apply more than 1 Drought ability at a time.
[F][F][F][C] Cataclysmic Eruption 200
If this is the first time you have used this attack this game, discard all Energy from each Pokémon in play except for Hardened Magma Energy and Flowing Aqua Energy, and each player discards cards from the top of their deck equal to the total number of Energy cards discarded this way. This Pokémon can't attack during your next turn.
Weakness: Water
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: 4
Red Orb
Trainer / Item / Tool
This card can only be attached to Team Magma Pokémon. If this card is attached to a Pokémon, discard it at the end of your opponent's turn.
The Pokémon this card is attached to does 50 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon, and takes 50 less damage from your opponent's attacks.
This card can only be attached to Team Magma Pokémon. If this card is attached to a Pokémon, discard it at the end of your opponent's turn.
The Pokémon this card is attached to does 50 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokémon, and takes 50 less damage from your opponent's attacks.
Hardened Magma Energy
Special Energy
This card provides [F][F] energy only while it is attached to a Team Magma Pokémon. If it is attached to anything other than a Team Magma Pokémon, discard this card.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to would be knocked out by damage from an attack, its remaining HP becomes 10 instead. Discard Hardened Magma Energy whenever the Pokémon it is attached to has 10 HP remaining. (Hardened Magma Energy cannot be attached to a Pokémon with 10 HP remaining.)
This card provides [F][F] energy only while it is attached to a Team Magma Pokémon. If it is attached to anything other than a Team Magma Pokémon, discard this card.
If the Pokémon this card is attached to would be knocked out by damage from an attack, its remaining HP becomes 10 instead. Discard Hardened Magma Energy whenever the Pokémon it is attached to has 10 HP remaining. (Hardened Magma Energy cannot be attached to a Pokémon with 10 HP remaining.)
COMMENTS
These cards are designed to reward playing with lots of Team Magma cards in the deck. The Energy is designed with no new multi-prize Team Magma Pokémon in mind, and provides a powerful Energy/Tool combo. The Pokémon may be a bit over-tuned, but I think it is necessary for it to be competitive against multi-prize Pokémon. Groudon can one-shot every basic V (except Steelix and Wailord), and has type advantage against Dark and Lightning decks. When used in combination with the Red Orb, it can one-shot any Tag Team without other HP modifiers. Red Orb can also be used to make other less viable attackers more useful. The one-use effect on both the attack and the Tool make it more important to decide when to use the effects. All of these cards are designed with a Team Aqua counterpart with a similar effect in mind.
These cards are designed to reward playing with lots of Team Magma cards in the deck. The Energy is designed with no new multi-prize Team Magma Pokémon in mind, and provides a powerful Energy/Tool combo. The Pokémon may be a bit over-tuned, but I think it is necessary for it to be competitive against multi-prize Pokémon. Groudon can one-shot every basic V (except Steelix and Wailord), and has type advantage against Dark and Lightning decks. When used in combination with the Red Orb, it can one-shot any Tag Team without other HP modifiers. Red Orb can also be used to make other less viable attackers more useful. The one-use effect on both the attack and the Tool make it more important to decide when to use the effects. All of these cards are designed with a Team Aqua counterpart with a similar effect in mind.
ENTRY #7: Memeinstein [PLAYER'S CHOICE]
Team Aqua's Wailmer
Basic / Water / 100 HP
Ability: Standing Guard
Once during your turn, before you attack if this pokemon is your active pokemon and was your active pokemon at the start of your turn you may search for either a Team Aqua's Wailmer, Team Aqua's Wailmer Blockade, or both and put it into your hand then shuffle your deck afterwards
[C][C] Stall for Time
Flip a coin for each Team Aqua's Wailmer you have in play, for each heads search your deck for any card and put it into your hand, then shuffle your deck.
Weakness: Grass
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Ability: Standing Guard
Once during your turn, before you attack if this pokemon is your active pokemon and was your active pokemon at the start of your turn you may search for either a Team Aqua's Wailmer, Team Aqua's Wailmer Blockade, or both and put it into your hand then shuffle your deck afterwards
[C][C] Stall for Time
Flip a coin for each Team Aqua's Wailmer you have in play, for each heads search your deck for any card and put it into your hand, then shuffle your deck.
Weakness: Grass
Resistance: Fire
Retreat Cost: 3
Team Aqua's Wailmer Blockade
Trainer / Stadium
While this stadium is in play no pokemon can attack besides Team Aqua's Wailmer. Discard this stadium at the start of your next turn.
While this stadium is in play no pokemon can attack besides Team Aqua's Wailmer. Discard this stadium at the start of your next turn.
Team Aqua's Underwater Energy (*)
Special Energy
This energy can only be attached to a Team Aqua pokemon. This energy provides (W) while in play. If any damage were to be done to the pokemon this card is attached to flip a coin if heads prevent that damage.
When this card is discarded put it into The Lost Zone.
This energy can only be attached to a Team Aqua pokemon. This energy provides (W) while in play. If any damage were to be done to the pokemon this card is attached to flip a coin if heads prevent that damage.
When this card is discarded put it into The Lost Zone.
COMMENTS
My thoughts for these cards were to highlight what made Team Aqua memorable, all the time spent trying to get inside their secret base. The best way I thought to do this in the TCG was stall. The Wailmer's have no offensive capabilities but, are mostly there to buy time if set up. If all things work properly you can get 16 cards of your choice from your deck with the wailmer's attacks.
My thoughts for these cards were to highlight what made Team Aqua memorable, all the time spent trying to get inside their secret base. The best way I thought to do this in the TCG was stall. The Wailmer's have no offensive capabilities but, are mostly there to buy time if set up. If all things work properly you can get 16 cards of your choice from your deck with the wailmer's attacks.
ENTRY #8: Bronzebicker
Team Magma's Magcargo & Mega Camperupt Tag Team GX
Basic / Fire / 270 HP
[R][R][R][R] Magmatic Pulse 170
[R][R][R][C][C] Volcanic Event GX 200
This attack also does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokemon
Weakness: -
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: -
[R][R][R][R] Magmatic Pulse 170
[R][R][R][C][C] Volcanic Event GX 200
This attack also does 50 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokemon
Weakness: -
Resistance: -
Retreat Cost: -
Blue Bounty Mark Team Aqua Gear
Trainer / Item / Tool
Attach this Pokemon Tool to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon with a Rule Box that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it.
The Pokémon this card is attached to has [W] weakness (in addition to its normal Weakness, the amount of Weakness doesn’t change.)
Attach this Pokemon Tool to 1 of your opponent’s Pokemon with a Rule Box that doesn’t already have a Pokemon Tool attached to it.
The Pokémon this card is attached to has [W] weakness (in addition to its normal Weakness, the amount of Weakness doesn’t change.)
Order Energy
Special Energy
This Energy provides [C] Energy
Whenever an opponent plays a Supporter card that has "Team" in the name, it has no effect on the attached Pokemon.
This Energy provides [C] Energy
Whenever an opponent plays a Supporter card that has "Team" in the name, it has no effect on the attached Pokemon.
COMMENTS
I always liked the negative Tool design and I'm sad TCPi never revisited this mechanic.
Mechanically all this allows for underrepresented Water attackers to shine - Articuno Ancient Trait and Inteleon VMAX in particular. The "in addition" clause allows for dual types - like Volcanion-EX - to hit for 4x weakness as well. It will allow for the rare one hit KO in unique situations.
In the Pokemon Adventures manga, Archie is the head of Hoenn TV. Says he covered up activities, but I think it could be propaganda too. I would like to think they could have developed a hologram technology. I envision this tool as a pin that emits a holographic A symbol.
I wanted to poke fun at long names with the Pokemon. I wanted them to feel bulky and hard hitting like in the games.
Teams are generally causing mayhem in the Pokemon world, so those who seek order will probably oppose them. Trainers themselves are usually depicted in Supporter cards, so that represents fighting against the ideals.
I always liked the negative Tool design and I'm sad TCPi never revisited this mechanic.
Mechanically all this allows for underrepresented Water attackers to shine - Articuno Ancient Trait and Inteleon VMAX in particular. The "in addition" clause allows for dual types - like Volcanion-EX - to hit for 4x weakness as well. It will allow for the rare one hit KO in unique situations.
In the Pokemon Adventures manga, Archie is the head of Hoenn TV. Says he covered up activities, but I think it could be propaganda too. I would like to think they could have developed a hologram technology. I envision this tool as a pin that emits a holographic A symbol.
I wanted to poke fun at long names with the Pokemon. I wanted them to feel bulky and hard hitting like in the games.
Teams are generally causing mayhem in the Pokemon world, so those who seek order will probably oppose them. Trainers themselves are usually depicted in Supporter cards, so that represents fighting against the ideals.