Salamence GX
Rotated OutA powerful dragon attacker that helps your other Pokemon move freely.
What this card does
Salamence GX has 250 hit points and requires Fire, Water and two Colorless energies to attack.
It can deal 200 damage by discarding two energies from itself.
It can also use its Flame Jet GX attack to deal 120 damage to a bench Pokemon without weakness or resistance applying.
Dragon Lift
Your Pokémon in play have no Retreat Cost, except Pokémon-GX and Pokémon-EX.
The Dragon Lift ability means your other Pokemon do not need to pay energy to retreat. This allows you to move your attackers out of danger quickly while keeping Salamence in play.
Attacks
Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.
This attack does 120 damage to 1 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.)
Abilities
Your Pokémon in play have no Retreat Cost, except Pokémon-GX and Pokémon-EX.
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that rely on moving Pokemon around the battlefield frequently. It works well with strategies that need to protect weaker units or reposition attackers.
- •High hit points
- •Free retreat for allies
- •Bench damage capability
- •Fairy weakness
- •One GX limit
- •Energy discard cost
Use the free retreat ability to swap out damaged Pokemon while keeping Salamence safe on the bench.
Salamence evolves from Shelgon and is known for its fierce dragon wings.
Remember that your child can only use one GX attack per entire game, so this powerful move is a limited resource.
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