Burning Shadows
Sawk
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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
- 90
- Type
- Fighting
- Stage
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 2
- Weakness
- ×2
Its attacks
Quick Guard
Prevent all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from Basic Pokémon during your opponent’s next turn. This Pokémon can’t use Quick Guard during your next turn.
Brick Break
40This attack’s damage isn’t affected by Resistance or any effects on your opponent’s Active Pokémon.
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
- It is a Basic Pokémon. You can put it down on your very first turn, with nothing to evolve through.
WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR
- None of the 3,240 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.
- Weakness Psychic ×2. Against a Psychic Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,240 tournament lists we have read, 1,883 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 8 Sawk cards on one page, priciest first.