Dark Ariados
Rotated OutA Stage 1 Dark Ariados that uses its retreat cost to deal damage.
What this card does
Super Poison Breath poisons the defending Pokémon for one colourless energy.
Breaking Impact deals twenty damage for each colourless energy in the opponent's retreat cost.
Super Poison Breath
Each Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
The key attack is Breaking Impact. It calculates damage based on how much energy it would cost to move the opponent's Pokemon away from battle.
Attacks
Each Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Choose 1 of your opponent's Pokémon. This attack does 20 damage for each Colorless Energy in that Pokémon's Retreat Cost (after applying effects to the Retreat Cost). (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that build high retreat costs for their own creatures to trigger the attack.
- •Poison support
- •Retreat cost damage
- •Uncommon rarity
- •Fire weakness
- •Low health points
- •Requires specific setup
Look at the opponent's retreat cost before attacking to estimate the damage.
Ariados spins webs so strong that even a large Pokemon cannot break them easily.
Check your child's deck to see if they have enough colourless energy to make the attacks work.
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