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Asleep is another special condition that prevents the opponent from attacking or retreating, though it differs from Paralysis. At the end of a sleeping Pokemon's turn, their trainer flips a coin. If heads, the Pokemon awakens, and if tails, it stays asl   This is another excellent way to lock down a foe. While they are sleeping, the player can inflict damage upon them with near-impunity. Abomasnow , also from the Rebel Clash expansion, can even put foes to sleep while doing 80 damage with Soothing Scent. No coin flip requi   Fire-type Pokemon hit hard, though they don't usually have high HP. This makes them the glass cannons of the Pokemon TCG world . If one does not set up their offense in time, they may lose Pokemon needlessly to opponents with faster decks. A way to avoid this is to start off playing weaker and quicker Pokemon fi   Pokemon Powers are essentially the early TCG's equivalent for Abilities and they can be greatly useful in the right situations. At the beginning of its trainer's turn, Light Arcanine's Drive Off forces the opponent to switch their Active Pokemon with one of their Benched Pokemon, assuming any are availa   There have been many Venusaur cards released since the TCG was created in the late '90s. They all vary quite a lot in appearance and strength, though they have a consistent pattern. Venusaurs typically have Abilities and multiple moves that heal themselves, manipulate energy in some way, deal huge damage, or apply special conditions to the   However, the reason that makes Blastoise so powerful is that it is able to make energies come into play continuously through the game and get the strong attackers powered up extremely quickly, allowing the player to win the game before the opponent has any c   This opens up all the big attacks for the pokémon during the game’s early stages and also allows the player to search for other supporters now that the energy requirements have been more than satisf   Normally forgotten about, Heatmor actually gets a bit of love in this digital TCG meta expansion. This card will take a lot of energy to get up to full power, however, when it does, it can be useful for a pretty unique and destructive strategy. Firstly, trainers can potentially fuel up Heatmor by using their Flame Cloak move, which will do a little bit of damage to the foe, however is better used for retrieving fire energy from the discard p   In 2003, Nintendo released an e-reader device that could attach to the Game Boy Advance to allow players to scan special cards to enhance gameplay and add cool features to certain games. Crystal Pokemon were a type of card created specifically for this peripheral, though they could also function as cards in physical decks. Since the Pokemon TCG 's e-card series ended over a decade ago, Crystal Pokemon have become some of the rarest cards on the planet, though not all are equal. Some of these Crystal Pokemon are better to have in a battle than others due to their mightier mo   With that in mind, a reason the trading card game so famous is that players have the option of winning a game via various means. With cards having special abilities and powers, it is no surprise that PTCG has become so entertaining for fans. One such card that the decks' support is the Trainer Cards, also known as Supporter Ca   Although one of the Crystal Pokemon with the lowest base HP, Celebi from the Skyridge set can be a decent support card. With the right timing and energy attachment, Celebi's Empathic Healing can restore some health in dire circumstances for itself and others who share the same ty   The way to heal a Burn is by flipping a coin after taking damage and getting heads. Otherwise, a trainer can use a trainer card like Full Heal instead. While not particularly dangerous to foes with a lot of HP, unevolved Pokemon and those resistant to regular damage from fire attacks can be weakened or knocked out passively from a Burn, making it a useful secondary strat   Paralyzed is a special condition that renders a Pokemon unable to move or retreat for one turn. At their turn end, they lose this condition and return to normal. By itself, this effect simply locks a foe down for a turn, which can be very useful, though the best implementation of this ailment is to combine it with damage to widdle a foe's health away while preventing them from fighting b   This makes playing a Crystal Pokemon quite a challenge and can hinder certain cards enough to be virtually ignored aside from the collection aspect of the TCG . Kingdra from the Aquapolis set is one such card. They are tied for the highest HP for all Crystal Pokemon, yet their costly and lackluster attacks make them virtually unusa   These cards allow a player to recover cards from the discard pile, draw them, or even look through their decks for specific cards that the Trainer Card allows. All-in-all, they are extremely powerful, and, therefore, players are limited to using them only once every turn. However, there are many supporters to choose from, and thereby, ranking the most powerful can prove to be quite tough. Nevertheless, some Trainer Cards rank superior to others and can be considered the most powerful in the PTCG unive