7/20 - COTD - Hitmonchan (EX: Unseen Forces)

[Gokey Shuckle]

Rate & Review.

Thanks to Water Pokemon Master from www.pokebeach.com for the scans.

 

[okothnuva]

This card is so-so. The body is fine, 100 hp when it's evolved isn't too bad, but Lati@s is starting to see more play, and that can't mean anything good for Hitmonchan, although Space Center does away with the Latis. Heavy Punch...well, you can save it for mid-game when your opponent has a large bench and isn't expecting it, but after you KO a few Pokes, they'll just stop oplaying benched Pokemon. Giant Stump doesn't help much here either. Speedy Uppercut... bah, getting through Poke-powers and bodies as well as resistance and effects is sort of nice, but not being affected by weakness makes it not-so-good, seeing how fighting weakness is quite common now. Besides, 50 damage is sort of low for 3 energy, although you can nail a T1 50 by getting Tyrogue, Hitmonchan, and Boost in your opening hand.

Weakness to Psychic... uh-oh. Banette ex, Espeon ex, Mew ex, Dark Hypno, Deoxys ex attack, Exeggutor, Gardevoir d, Metagross DX, Dark Slowking, Unown V, Wobbuffet, see any of them and you had better run for your money. No Resistance is nothing new. Retreat Cost of 1 is average.

This card has -some- potential, but quite a few things hurt it... I'll have to givew this a 6.5/10.