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Dark Dragonair (Team Rocket RO 33)
Dark Dragonair — 60 HP — [C]
Stage 1 — Evolves from Dratini
Pokémon Power: Evolutionary Light
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may search your deck for an Evolution card. Show it to your opponent and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward. This power can’t be used if Dark Dragonair is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed.
[C][C][C] Tail Strike: 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage.
weakness:
resistance: [P]-30
retreat: 2
Illus. Kagemaru Himeno
Team Rocket — 33/82 — Uncommon
As is fitting for a legendary Pokémon, it has many strange powers, including the ability to make rain or snow fall.
HEZ
Sees quite a bit of play in 100 card singleton (150) where searching for a specific card is even more important. Poor attack isn’t so bad as it can just find a Dragonite for itself if it’s forced off the bench.
feyblade
When I was a kid, I was always afraid of evolving dragonair, knowing about the 4x ice weakness ,the lack of an electric resistance,and the rock weakness that the flying type would bring to it. I would hesitate to evolve it.
I guess the designers REALLY wanted you to hesitate to evolve it, too: TWICE in a ROW, they released a dragonair that was superior to the dragonite it evolved into. In fact, Giant Tail is overall a worse attack than tail strike, energy costs considered!