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Rocket's Scyther ex
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What the card itself says
Everything below is written on the card itself: how much health it has, what it fears, and what its attacks cost.
- HP
- 80
- Type
- Darkness
- Retreat cost
- 1
- Weakness
- ×2
- Resistance
- -30
Its Ability
Dual Armor
As long as Rocket's Scyther ex has any Grass Energy attached to it, Rocket's Scyther ex is both Grass and Darkness type."
Its attacks
Bounce
10After your attack, you may switch Rocket's Scyther ex with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
Slashing Strike
40Rocket's Scyther ex can't use Slashing Strike during your next turn.
What to make of it
Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.
WHAT IT HAS GOING FOR IT
- Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.
- It has an Ability, Dual Armor. An Ability costs you no attack, so you can use it and still swing the same turn.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- None of the 3,271 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.
- It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.
- Weakness Fire ×2. Against a Fire Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,271 tournament lists we have read, 811 run at least one Pokémon of that type.
Who plays it
None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.
The other cards of this Pokémon
Two cards of the same Pokémon can be worth wildly different amounts — it depends on the set, the rarity and the artwork. We put all 33 Scyther cards on one page, priciest first.