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Pokémon (Machoke) › Stage 1 : Evolves from Giovanni’s Machop and into Giovanni’s Machamp · is: Giovanni’s
{F} → Risky Attack : 60
Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does no damage to the Defending Pokémon and Giovanni’s Machoke does 100 damage to itself.
{F}{F}{C} → Headlock : 20+
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage and the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. If tails, this attack does 20 damage.
illus. Ken Sugimori · LV.36
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Curtis
The only time I could see someone going for Risky Attack is if they could pull off the donk.
And for those unaware, Giovani has a trainer that works like a BTS for Giovan’s Pokemon, so it is possible to donk with this thing.
Blake Meddens-Collinson
Which trainer card is that, and what does BTS mean?
JP
The card is Giovanni. BTS = Broken Time-Space.
Cabd
this with fliptini
coolestman22
Or Donphan.
WilliamH.
I think Cabd is referring to the chance to Paralyze.
Adam Capriola
I love the artwork on this. All the watercolor Sugimori artworks look cool.
Mew Regions
Just in general, all Sugimori artwork looks cool.
Steely Gilgamesh
Though Blue’s Machoke (seen in the card art Giovanni’s Machoke”) has an angry Machop head for a head.
feyblade
I think this would have been more interesting if Risky attack was a bit more powerful, but it was the only move on the card. If it were 80 damage on the flip (enough to KO most stage 1s and basics at the time) the attack would be awe inspiring, but the card wouldn’t be that much more effective. You’re still risking a surefire death of an evolved pokemon to simply do damage to the opponent.
Adam Capriola
YOLO