The NegativesNow, Reshiram & Charizard GX may be incredibly powerful, but it’s not without its weaknesses. It has numerous ways to access Fires, quickly get them on the board, and then start lighting up the opponent as quickly as Turn 1 of the game.

Add in previously released cards like Fiery Flint which lets you grab four Fires from your deck and Kiawe which attaches four Fires from deck and you’re beginning to see why Reshiram & Charizard GX has become such a serious contender. The new Supporter Welder lets you attach two Fires from hand and draw three cards, while Fire Crystal recovers three Fires from your discard pile to hand so you’ll always have energy to burn. The SupportWhile these attacks may seem prohibitively expensive at first glance, Unbroken Bonds includes some serious Fire-type support that makes the cost a non-issue. Have you watched us unbox Pokemon's 'real' metal Pokeballs? They can hold anything. At the end of the day, the downside to Flake Strike isn’t much of a bother given how you can use one of Reshiram & Charizard GX’s alternate attacks or just activate a switching card (Guzma, Switch, Escape Rope, etc.) to reset the effect and allow it to attack again. The boosted version will likely rarely be used in favor of just doing a clean 200 damage on a turn when you’re not able to use Flake Strike. It does 200 damage for a mere three Fire Energy, and that can be increased all the way up to 300 damage and gain Shred by attaching three extra Fires. Flake Strike does have the downside of not being able to be used two turns in a row, so that’s where its Double Blaze GX attack comes in. And while Venusaur & Celebi GX previously saw some use with its 270 HP and healing support, it’s x2 Fire weakness pretty much makes it unplayable going forward. Equipping a Choice Band adds+30 damage so it can reach 260, which is enough to take out opposing Tag Teams like Pikachu & Zekrom GX (240 HP) and the new Gardevoir & Sylveon GX (260 HP). That’s enough to take out every popularly used Basic like Tapu Lele GX (170 HP) and Ultra Necrozma GX (190 HP) and Stage 1 like Zoroark GX (210 HP) and Lycanroc GX (200 HP). For four Fire Energy, it can attack for a frankly ridiculous 230 damage.

What really makes it so good is it’s Flare Strike attack. With 270 HP it can tank quite a bit of damage, but opponents will have to think twice before hitting into it because with Outrage it can dish all that damage back to the opposing Pokemon. The AttacksThis thing is one beast of a card.

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