Carracosta GX
Rotated OutA tough Fighting type with a powerful recovery ability for its evolutionary line.
What this card does
The High Density Armor ability halves damage when this Pokémon is at full health.
Ground Crush deals 160 damage and stops the opponent from retreating next turn.
Stone Age GX lets you bring back Unidentified Fossil cards from the discard pile to your bench.
High Density Armor
If this Pokémon has full HP, any damage done to this Pokémon by an opponent’s attack is reduced by 50 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
This card protects itself by taking half damage when it is not hurt yet. Its special attack allows you to retrieve Evolution items from the trash, which helps rebuild your strategy quickly.
Attacks
The Defending Pokémon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.
Put any number of Pokémon that evolve from Unidentified Fossil from your discard pile onto your Bench. (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Abilities
If this Pokémon has full HP, any damage done to this Pokémon by an opponent’s attack is reduced by 50 (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
Which deck it belongs in
It suits decks that focus on evolving Unidentified Fossil Pokémon like Tyrunt or Tyrantrum. The card works well in strategies that rely on staying at full health to maximise its defensive ability.
- •High damage output
- •Strong defence when healthy
- •Resource recovery
- •Weak to Grass types
- •One GX limit
- •Requires specific cards
Keep this Pokémon at full HP to make the High Density Armor ability work effectively against strong attacks.
Carracosta lives in the sea and uses its hard shell to protect itself from predators.
Remind your child they can only use one GX attack per game, so they should choose carefully between Ground Crush and Stone Age GX.
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