Pokémon TCG: Chien-Pao ex Battle Deck (Ready-to-Play 60-Card Deck)

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Additionally, the stadium card PokeStop plays a vital role in locating and utilizing Superior Energy Retrieval. Once you’ve found and evolved essential Pokemon like Baxcalibur or Bibarel, activate the PokeStop stadium ability. With Chien-Pao ex on your bench, loaded with ability cards, search for valuable items and ensure Superior Energy Retrieval is readily available when you have four energy cards in your discard pile. How to Play Chien-Pao ex Like the other Treasures of Ruin, Chien-Pao's true form is that of the broken sword forming its fangs, having been given life by the hatred of people slain by those who wielded it long ago — while its body is a form it has constructed using its control over ice and snow. Chien-Pao is described as being able to control 100 tons of fallen snow, causing avalanches and playing around in them innocently. It is known as the Sword of Ruin.Put up to 4 Basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your hand. (You can’t choose a card you discarded with the effect of this card.)

When using damage cards, you must discard energy. This becomes important later in the game, especially when holding on to and making use of both Super Rod and Superior Energy Retrieval. These two cards, later in games, make the difference to keep firing off damage with Chien-Pao ex. Rarely, if ever, discard them. Baxcalibur

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Chien-Pao may be based on nimravids such as Dinictis and Hoplophoneus, saber-toothed predators with elongated bodies closely related to felids. It also may be inspired by snow leopards and the prehistoric Smilodon, one of the most well-known true saber-toothed cats. The pieces of a sword that it uses as fangs may have been inspired by bronze swords, particularly the jian (double-edged straight sword); and they may make Chien-Pao a literal interpretation of a "saber-toothed cat".

Escape Rope BST 125: your opponent will choose a Pokémon from the bench which will be moved to the Active position, and, afterward, you'll do the same with your Pokémon. The opponent will be the first to swap (and, if there's no Pokémon on the bench to swap, they won't need to). As the game progresses, Irida can help you find more Chien-Pao ex for the bench or Superior Energy Retrieval. Additionally, you’ll want to find and evolve Bibarel. Its ability allows you to draw until you have five cards in your hand, keeping your hand full. Radiant Greninja When this card becomes expendable after the first turn of your turn to play, it will be an excellent tribute with the use of Superior Energy Retrieval sv2 189, which demands you discard two cards from hand to have its effect. Start accelerating energies onto your Pokemon via a combination of Baxcalibur’s Super Cold ability and Chien-Pao Silvery Chill ability. Use Irida into Earthen Vessel into your lightning energy for a manual attachment to Iron Hands ex while using Baxcalibur to accelerate water energies. Iron Hands ex is a huge boon to Chien-Pao ex.

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Chien-Pao is heavily reliant on abilities. While Baxcalibur may not be impacted by Path, Chien-Pao is, making it hard to get those energies into your hand to accelerate onto your Pokemon. Take Out the Bench If Your Opponent Doesn’t Have Manaphy This Pokémon can control 100 tons of fallen snow. It plays around innocently by leaping in and out of avalanches it has caused.

Bold indicates a main expansion. Italics indicate a special set. Releases that are entirely composed of prints from other releases are small. If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 1×.Chien-Pao and the other Treasures of Ruin are the first Pokémon whose base stats were adjusted via a patch to the game. Chien-Pao and the other Treasures of Ruin are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Ruination. Chien-Pao is also the only known Pokémon that can have Sword of Ruin as an Ability. Ultra Ball sv1 196 is useful to look for any Pokémon, evolution or basic, common or ultra-rare, as long as you fulfil the requirement of discarding two cards in your hand to play it. To draw cards, Radiant Greninja is a staple in Pokémon Standard gameplay. It allows you to discard to draw a card, making it a must-have for weak hands with limited cards. However, don’t overdo it by drawing; you want to keep mostly energy in your hand.