Friday, September 22, 2017

Solgaleo -- Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Review

Solgaleo Guardians Rising Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Solgaleo from the Guardians Rising Pokemon Card Set.  Solgaleo is a Stage 2, Metal type Pokemon card, with a HP of 160.  It has a x2 weakness to Fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to Psychic type Pokemon, and a three Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Shining Arrow, for two Energy cards, one each of Metal and Colorless, this move does 50 damage to one of your opponent's Pokemon.  Fangs of the Sunne is this cards second move, for three Energy cards, two Metal and one Colorless, this move does 170 damage, however Solgaleo can't use this move two turns in a row.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Solgaleo is a Stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Cosmog and Cosmoem into play.  Neither of those Pokemon are in the Guardians Rising set, but I have reviewed both of those cards in the Sun & Moon Base Set.  Remember, Both Solgaleo and Lunala are Stage 2 evolution forms of Cosmog, so you could potentially use a mixture of both Pokemon in a deck.  If you're building a spread attack type deck, this card would work well, since its Shining Arrow move can do 50 damage to any Pokemon in play.  Fangs of the Sunne is a very powerful move, unfortunately it can't be used twice in a row, but even if you rotate back and forth between the two moves, you can still average 110 damage per turn, which is very good.  The only real drawback on this card is that it is slow to set up, ideally you would set this card up on the Bench, then one hit knock out several Pokemon in a row with Shining Arrow, after spreading damage around earlier in the game, or just try and knock out the defending Pokemon every turn with Fangs of the Sunne.  So overall, if you're patient and a fan of doing major damage, this is a card that should be considered when deck building.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average Stage 2 Pokemon card from the Guardians Rising set.  Other than having a high retreat cost and being slow to attack, this card can do major damage every turn or it can spread damage around.  So if you are already using Lunala in your deck, or are looking for some power, this is a card to consider.  Between Lunala and Solgaleo from this set, I like Solgaleo a little better.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Solgaleo from the Guardians Rising set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Clefairy, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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