Berries have been a staple of the Pokémon games for many years. At first, they were simple items to be used in battle. Now though, they have a multitude of uses across various games. In Sword & Shield, you use them for curries or in battle. Found in berry trees across the Galar region, as …
Battling is a key feature of Pokémon, not only story-wise, competitive battling is a huge deal nowadays. So many different aspects can be tweaked for different strategies. Move-sets, EVs/IVs, and of course, held items. Each Pokémon can hold one item to use in battle. Over the years, more and more items have been added to …
Acquiring shiny Pokémon is one of the top feats you can do after you’ve completed the main story-line. Players all over the world are forever seeking methods of getting shinies as quickly as possible. And for good reason, shiny Pokémon look incredible and show off your competence as a Pokémon trainer. However, some shinies offer …
I’ll go ahead and just assume that just about everyone coming here is at least a fan of Pokémon, otherwise why look at a Pokémon list? Well, for those fans we’re doing a Top 10 list of Popular Pokémon for the newest Generation of Pokémon games; Pokémon Sword and Shield! I myself have been playing …
Normal type Pokémon are the staple of your early game adventures. Each game has a few adorable little Pokémon to fill your team before you branch out to other types. Plenty of awesome Normal types exist in Sword & Shield, most aren’t the best competitively but there’s nothing like emerging victorious against all odds. I’ll …
Drawing Pokémon is an intensely satisfying hobby, you can start off with the easiest to draw and work your way up. I’ve seen a ton of future artists try to complete the Kanto dex and continue onwards. With just shy of 900 Pokémon in the national dex, finding some challenging Pokémon to draw can be …
In the Pokémon TCG, draw power is extremely important. Finding yourself without Energy cards or basic Pokémon is a fast way of losing the game. Due to this, many players recommend a good amount of draw cards, as well as search cards. So many exist in the game though, it can be difficult to choose …
Along with trainer cards and Pokémon of course, energy cards are the backbone behind every Pokémon TCG deck. Providing the necessary resources to allow your Pokémon to attack, maximising effectiveness if important. You can only include up to 4 special energy cards in your deck. While this might sound a bit too limited, it’s to …
Combat Power (CP) is an indication of your Pokémon’s strength and prowess in battle. In truth, they only tell half the story. Some of the highest CP Pokémon are terrible for gym and raid battles for example. In general though, you’ll want to keep track of your highest CP Pokémon, as well as seek to …
Having previously played Yugioh, I knew the best way to get into it was buying structure decks. Coming into the Pokémon TCG, I thought it’d be the same with theme decks. Little did I know that the most recent theme deck is not the best and there’s so much choice! Price wise, they’re great value …