Wailord · Celestial Storm (CES) #40

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   Nosredna

   (3 years ago)

   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

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     OtakuNosredna

     (3 years ago)

     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.

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       WeeWeeBoiOtaku

       (3 years ago)

       Given, that was a Basic Pokemon, so this is likely less effective.

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         OtakuWeeWeeBoi

         (3 years ago)

         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.

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