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- ↓ 0.10
- ꩜ 0.28
- ↑ 19.98
{C} → Strike and Run
Search your deck for up to 3 Basic Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck. If you put any Pokémon onto your Bench in this way, you may switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
{C} → Sudden Flash : 10
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
illus. Mitsuhiro Arita
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It digs into the ground with its tail and makes a mazelike nest. It can fly just a little.
William Kinsella
It should be noted that other than the slight edit of the wording in its Sudden Flash attack, it is a direct reprint of the Dunsparce card released in EX Sandstorm.
Otaku
There is also a subtle change to “Strike and Run”. The original did not have ” If you put any Pokémon onto your Bench in this way…” or equivalent wording. The change to “Sudden Flash” actually would NOT prevent this Dunsparce from being treated as a true reprint, as the game no longer has 2-on-2 Rules, but Strike And Run only allowing you to Bench the attacking Dunsparce if you searched and Benched at least one Pokémon is a significant difference.
Zer0
A very versatile card that I think can run in almost any deck. I love being able to play it as my first active and quickly setup my board.
Otaku
Hasn’t been up to snuff for me, but I haven’t been testing it regularly. The current First Turn Rules, which prohibit attacking during the very first turn of the game, keep the gaming from being even faster BUT it also makes attacks which help with setting up a lot less effective. I’d love to see a revision of the rule that just kept T1 attacks from doing damage or placing damage counters. Or something to that effect.
I mean, I’d REALLY prefer card were just designed so that, after another two years, there just wouldn’t be any decks capable of attacking for damage T1.
Zer0
I know what you mean. Like any game there has to be some kind of balancing factor for first turn, right?
It would be very interesting if they allowed first turn utility attacks go through, or an errata that allows these utility attacks to be used similar to abilities.
I run this guy in two of my Standard decks, so I personally feel it’s plenty fast. I can’t say much for other formats.
Harvstar
I used to think the spikes were its eyes, cause of the shading. XD