Kingdra GX
Rotated OutA powerful Water-type attacker that deals heavy damage to all opposing Pokemon.
What this card does
Hydro Pump deals 10 plus 50 more damage for each Water Energy attached.
Reverse Thrust switches Kingdra with a Benched Pokemon.
Maelstrom GX deals 40 damage to every opponent's Pokemon.
Reverse Thrust
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon. (30 damage)
Maelstrom GX is its key ability because it hits all opposing Pokemon at once. This clears the board quickly and stops your child from focusing on just one target.
Attacks
This attack does 50 more damage times the amount of Water Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Switch this Pokémon with 1 of your Benched Pokémon.
This attack does 40 damage to each of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.) (You can’t use more than 1 GX attack in a game.)
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits aggressive Water decks that want to win fast. It works best when you have many Water Energies attached.
- •High damage output
- •Board clearing power
- •Versatile attacks
- •Weak to Grass types
- •One-time use for strongest attack
- •Requires many Energy cards
Attach as much Water Energy as possible before using Hydro Pump.
Kingdra is known for its ability to change weather and control the sea.
Remind your child they can only use Maelstrom GX once per game.
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