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Wailord (Celestial Storm CES 40)
Wailord — 220 HP — [W]
Stage 1 — Evolves from Wailmer
[W][W][W][W] Dwindling Wave: 200-
This attack does 40 less damage for each damage counter on this Pokémon.
weakness: [G]×2
resistance:
retreat: 4
Illus. Anesaki Dynamic
Celestial Storm — 40/168 — Rare
Its immense size is the reason for its popularity. Wailord watching is a favorite sightseeing activity in various parts of the world.
Nosredna
I hate how this card becomes useless after having 5 damage counters on it. It should be 20 less damage or even 10, this card wont see use anyway
Otaku
Wailord-EX became a tournament winning card in a stall deck where it never attacked, instead relying on its bulk and disruption cards to become almost impossible to OHKO, and slowly running you out of cards.
WeeWeeBoi
Given, that was a Basic Pokemon, so this is likely less effective.
Otaku
Correct. I was merely addressing the notion that the card was likely to be run as an attacker. I can’t see the Wailord-EX strategy working too well, as I think enough decks can OHKO the 220, though it is a bit harder than it looks since it is not a Pokémon-EX/GX so there’s no damage bonus from something like Choice Band.
If one just needs a meatshield and doesn’t care if it does get KO’d, being a Stage 1 is still a drawback but not being a Pokémon-EX/GX means this Wailord would only give up a single Prize. This is still a strategy that means the attack would be pointless; the OTHER option is a deck where healing is easy and expected, like an Archie’s Blastoise deck. Better attackers for that deck exist, but it is the kind of deck where various healing effects – that usually cost you all your Energy – can be spammed while quickly energizing (and re-energizing) Wailord.
Note: I did edit this post; original had some typos or poor word choices, and I realized I just needed to rewrite the second paragraph to say the same thing, only in a manner that was both more clear and concise.