Hawlucha · Furious Fists (FFI) #63

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   Cristian Martinez

   (11 years ago)

   It could be better, as it’s supposed to be a one-hit wonder. I would make Shining Spirit be affected by weakness and/or make Flying Press’s energy cost as [C] (As I don’t think Fighting-type decks have any reason to run it)

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   Walrusaurus

   (11 years ago)

   This card is really underrated in Standard and Expanded. It puts loads of pressure on an EX early game. Strong Energy+Muscle Band is half an EX’s HP, putting it at a 1-turn clock. Free retreat is also very useful after a Pokemon gets KO’d. Fighting decks usually have lots of attacking options (Landorus-EX and the non-EX, Lucario-EX, Mewtwo-EX, etc.), so not having to promote a Pokemon with a heavy retreat cost before drawing is really nice.

   It has downsides, but they are not as bad as people make them out to be. It can only hit EX’s. but a majority of Standard/Expanded decks are EX heavy and if your opponent is attacking with a non-EX you can just retreat into something else.

   It only has 70 HP, but you are only going to have a single Energy and Tool card invested in it, so you don’t lose much when it gets KO’d.

   And finally, it can’t hit for Weakness but that isn’t a huge problem as most Pokemon in your deck can hit for the same Weakness and Garbodor can shut off Shining Spirit.

   These prevent it from being the star of a deck, but it is definitely worth single slot in most Fighting decks.

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     Jiří z PoděbradWalrusaurus

     (3 years ago)

     It was in one of the top decks at 2015 worlds!

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       Warnock 2022Jiří z Poděbrad

       (3 years ago)

       Plus, if you played Garbotoxin Garbodor alongside it, it could hit EXs with a {F} weakness for 120. Not bad for its energy cost!

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