#double crisis

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Pokémon TCG XY Double Crisis (2014) Team Magma’s Aggron & Poochyena illustrations by TOKIYA ⭐️⭐️

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TEAM MAGMA VS. TEAM AQUA 🌋🌊

groudon x camerupt x zangoose

maxie x mightyena x archie

seviper x sharpedo x kyogre

current market value: $696.47 CAD

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((what’s your pfp from??? i can’t find it anywhere and i need itttttt

//it’s from the team magmas groudon EX card (fun fact, i have this card- it’s my pride and joy i will brag about it under the cut)

and here is the card edits i made to pick my pfp from if you’d like them

softer theme

darker theme

and before editing

i got it second hand for a super good price because it was slightly damaged

i love it more than life itself

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Pokemon Card of the Day #2033: Team Aqua’s Kyogre-EX (Double Crisis)

The two Pokemon-EX in the Double Crisis set were obvious call-backs to the Magma vs Aqua set, in that they were Pokemon that could only attack when surrounded by Pokemon of its own team. That was a big hoop to jump through, though both Pokemon in the gen 3 sets had some success (and in Groudon’s case, a ton of success). Could this really translate to this format with stronger Pokemon and fewer Team Pokemon?

190 HP was a good start. It was a bit above the standard even for a Pokemon-EX, though it was probably needed with the work required to get it going. The Grass Weakness could be a pain with Vespiquen, Decidueye-GX, and Golisopod-GX being rather successful, and a Retreat Cost of 4 meant that you’d need some help to switch it around.

Power Saver was an awful Ability. If there were 4 or fewer Team Aqua Pokemon in play, Team Aqua’s Kyogre-EX couldn’t attack. You had to build a deck around it to have a chance. Team Aqua had Pokemon lines based around Walrein, Mightyena, Muk, Seviper, and Sharpedo. Sharpedo and Muk were probably the best options to look for, with Seviper providing a Basic Pokemon that didn’t need to evolve.

Aqua Impact required a good bit of Energy. 3 Water and a Colorless Energy could take some time to get going, and while Double Aqua Energy did exist, it had to be discarded at the end of your turn. The base damage here was 80, which was very uninspiring. 20 more was added for each Energy in the opponent’s Active Pokemon’s Retreat Cost, so it would usually be somewhat higher. The result was an attack that would almost always be taking down Pokemon in 2 hits, functioning much like Primal Groudon-EX but without as many things helping it out. The one notable miss was against Greninja BREAK, which could take 2 hits from full health if there weren’t any damage modifications.

Team Aqua’s Kyogre-EX didn’t live up to the card it was based on. There were so many strong Pokemon that had a bunch of support, and while there was a reasonable tank here you’d probably rather aim toward Primal Kyogre-EX if you wanted a Water-type tank. Needing 4 Pokemon in play, which was limited to just a few specifics, really held it back. What was a solid idea in 2004 was a gimmick in 2015.

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illus. Akira Komayama "Team Magma's Numel" from Double Crisis

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