You should fear this tiny yellow pom-pom bird in Pokémon TCG Pocket
If you'd have told me that Oriocorio, of all Pokémon, would be one of the most devastating cards to come out of Pokémon TCG Pocket's latest expansion pass, Celestian Guardians, I'd have wished you a happy Alola! and then walked off to find someone sane to talk to—yet here we are. It cannot be understated how demonic this little yellow pom-pom bird is. While on the surface it looks all nice and cute, underneath it hides a dark secret that is sure to shatter your many decks into a total rebuild for future encounters. For TCG players, if I were to tell you that this card was effectively the digital version of Mimikyu, I can already hear the number of uninstalls happening from physical card players. But for those unaware of the menace, allow me to explain. Image via Pokémon Company Oricorio is a special card that deals a solid 50 damage for two energy cards, but where its simplicity is at full effect, the ability it has is pure chaos. Safeguard, the card's ability, prevents all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon ex. Again, complete immunity from all ex Pokémon attacks, making the bird a cheeky winged foul that could stall and lock out any decks that only run ex cards. Sure, you can argue that cards like Sabrina could get it off the Active Spot, and Darkrai ex's ability isn't an attack, so it can damage the Pokémon, it's still a card that could fundamentally lock down lots of decks in ranked and at the top of the meta game by existing. It's a pure evil card, and I've already spent all morning changing most of my decks to make sure I have something that can deal with it, whether it's an extra Cyrus or a basic Pokémon that can hit its 70 HP quickly. But its devlishness is only balanced by its usefulness. It purely existing forces trainers to think about potentially coming up against it and changing strategies and decks to counteract it. While it might be one of the most groan-inducing cards to come across, its existence has effectively turned the meta on its head, as now decks need to consider having something to deal with it, especially as it can fit into something like a Pikachu ex deck so easily without skipping a beat. And if you don't have anything to deal with it? Prepare to either surrender or watch it slowly ZZZap you to death one 50 HP damage turn at a time. The post You should fear this tiny yellow pom-pom bird in Pokémon TCG Pocket appeared first on Destructoid.
If you'd have told me that Oriocorio, of all Pokémon, would be one of the most devastating cards to come out of Pokémon TCG Pocket's latest expansion pass, Celestian Guardians, I'd have wished you a happy Alola! and then walked off to find someone sane to talk to—yet here we are.
It cannot be understated how demonic this little yellow pom-pom bird is. While on the surface it looks all nice and cute, underneath it hides a dark secret that is sure to shatter your many decks into a total rebuild for future encounters.
For TCG players, if I were to tell you that this card was effectively the digital version of Mimikyu, I can already hear the number of uninstalls happening from physical card players. But for those unaware of the menace, allow me to explain.
Oricorio is a special card that deals a solid 50 damage for two energy cards, but where its simplicity is at full effect, the ability it has is pure chaos. Safeguard, the card's ability, prevents all damage done to this Pokémon by attacks from your opponent's Pokémon ex. Again, complete immunity from all ex Pokémon attacks, making the bird a cheeky winged foul that could stall and lock out any decks that only run ex cards.
Sure, you can argue that cards like Sabrina could get it off the Active Spot, and Darkrai ex's ability isn't an attack, so it can damage the Pokémon, it's still a card that could fundamentally lock down lots of decks in ranked and at the top of the meta game by existing. It's a pure evil card, and I've already spent all morning changing most of my decks to make sure I have something that can deal with it, whether it's an extra Cyrus or a basic Pokémon that can hit its 70 HP quickly.
But its devlishness is only balanced by its usefulness. It purely existing forces trainers to think about potentially coming up against it and changing strategies and decks to counteract it. While it might be one of the most groan-inducing cards to come across, its existence has effectively turned the meta on its head, as now decks need to consider having something to deal with it, especially as it can fit into something like a Pikachu ex deck so easily without skipping a beat.
And if you don't have anything to deal with it? Prepare to either surrender or watch it slowly ZZZap you to death one 50 HP damage turn at a time.
The post You should fear this tiny yellow pom-pom bird in Pokémon TCG Pocket appeared first on Destructoid.
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