by Richard Rowell, Gaming Successfully Staff
Chesnaught EX (#XY18) is one of three EX promotional cards available only from the Kalos Power (X&Y) series tins. They are not currently included in any card set, so the tins are the only ways to get them.
This version of Chesnaught is a 180HP Grass Type Pokemon. While it is usually a Stage 2 Pokemon, because it is an EX, Chesnaught EX is a Basic Pokemon. It’s weak to fire, like most Grass-type Pokemon are, and has a very hefty retreat cost of 4. It takes a bit for him to get going, as his first attack Pin Missile requires 3 energy to attack, although it only requires one Grass energy, so Double Colorless Energy may be used. When you use Pin Missile, you flip 4 coins, and the attack does 40 damage for each heads. It’s an okay attack with a wide variance, but doing potentially 80, 120 or even 160 damage is very powerful for only three Energy.
Its second attack, Wild Tackle, costs two Grass energy and two colorless energy. It deals 120 damage, but it does 20 damage to itself in the process. Overall, it’s not a bad Pokemon, especially for one that’s readily available in a promotional tin. I could see this card seeing a fair amount of play, especially with how much HP this guy has and the fact you can play him on your very first turn. He’s certainly not one of the more powerful EX cards out there, but he’s a fairly decent tank.
Picture courtesy of the Bulbapedia from Bulbagarden.
This version of Chesnaught is a 180HP Grass Type Pokemon. While it is usually a Stage 2 Pokemon, because it is an EX, Chesnaught EX is a Basic Pokemon. It’s weak to fire, like most Grass-type Pokemon are, and has a very hefty retreat cost of 4. It takes a bit for him to get going, as his first attack Pin Missile requires 3 energy to attack, although it only requires one Grass energy, so Double Colorless Energy may be used. When you use Pin Missile, you flip 4 coins, and the attack does 40 damage for each heads. It’s an okay attack with a wide variance, but doing potentially 80, 120 or even 160 damage is very powerful for only three Energy.
Its second attack, Wild Tackle, costs two Grass energy and two colorless energy. It deals 120 damage, but it does 20 damage to itself in the process. Overall, it’s not a bad Pokemon, especially for one that’s readily available in a promotional tin. I could see this card seeing a fair amount of play, especially with how much HP this guy has and the fact you can play him on your very first turn. He’s certainly not one of the more powerful EX cards out there, but he’s a fairly decent tank.
Picture courtesy of the Bulbapedia from Bulbagarden.
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