Pokémon (TCG): Difference between revisions

'''Pokémon GX''' were first introduced in the Sun & Moon expansion. A Pokémon GX was the same stage of its original card, meaning '''Lapras-GX''' was a Basic Pokémon, because Lapras as a normal Pokémon is a Basic. The final stage of evolution was the only stage a Pokémon GX card was made as (With '''Eevee-GX''' being an exception. Although '''Mr. Mime-GX''' is also annoying because they evolve from Mime Jr. except they don't in the card game. Would they fix that?). In relation to '''Pokémon EXs''', Pokémon GXs allowed the opponent to take 2 Prize cards when it was Knocked Out. However, they introduced a new Attack in Pokémon cards. A '''GX-Attack''' was an Attack that could only be applied on a Pokémon GX. It allowed the player to do overwhelming damage, mess with their deck, and effect the opponent's game strategy. Of course, there's a catch. You can only use these GX-Attacks once in a ''WHOLE GAME''. Meaning, once a GX-Attack has been used by a player, that player can't use another one, regardless the amount of GXs they play. This introduced new challenges and a new counter. A '''GX Counter''' is now included with the '''Poison, Burn, and Damage counters''' that you get with a '''Theme Deck'''.

A '''Pokémon TAG TEAM''' was first introduced in the Sun & Moon expansion, TEAM UP. A Pokémon TAG TEAM hosts two Pokémon on a card instead of the normal one. TAG TEAM cards also introduced the first rule to say: "When your TAG TEAM is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 3 Prize cards." Each TAG TEAM is also a Basic GX Pokémon (unless a Trainer card, in which case they are a Supporter). With the GX in their name, this tells you that they have a GX-Attack. However, unlike most GX-Attacks, they have an extra optional effect. A + is added to each of those Pokémon's Energy Cost. This means the player may choose to have extra Energy for an extra effect, such as '''Machamp & Marshadow-GXs''' GX-Attack. The normal effect does 200 damage for 2 Fighting and 1 Colorless. However, if you have 1 extra Energy attached to it, that Pokémon can't be Knocked Out by damage from an opponent's Attack during their next turn. There are only two TAG TEAM Pokémon-GXs that don't have this effect. '''Solgaleo & Lunala-GX''' and '''Reshiram & Zekrom-GX'''. You must play a specific Supporter card for the effect to come into play. TAG TEAM can also host three Pokémon on one card. '''Moltres & Articuno & Zapdos-GX''', '''Arceus & Dialga & Palkia-GX''', and '''Togepi & Cleffa & Igglybuff-GX''' are the only cards that are this way.