Turtwig GL
Rotated OutA tough early game defender that heals itself when it takes heavy hits.
What this card does
Turtwig GL has 90 HP and costs three energy to attack.
It deals 30 damage with Giga Drain and removes that same amount of damage from itself.
If its health drops to 60 or lower, its attacks deal an extra 30 damage.
Overgrow
As long as Turtwig GL's remaining HP is 60 or less, each of Turtwig GL's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
The key feature is Overgrow. This ability boosts damage when the Pokemon is hurt. It turns a low health situation into a powerful counter attack.
Attacks
After your attack, remove from Turtwig GL the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.
Abilities
As long as Turtwig GL's remaining HP is 60 or less, each of Turtwig GL's attacks does 30 more damage to the Defending Pokémon (before applying Weakness and Resistance).
Which deck it belongs in
This card suits decks that focus on survival and trading blows. It works well in strategies that keep the Pokemon alive to use its healing ability repeatedly.
- •Healing capability
- •Damage boost
- •High HP
- •Fire weakness
- •Energy cost
- •Low base damage
Wait until Turtwig GL takes damage to activate Overgrow for maximum impact.
Turtwig carries a plant on its head that grows as it absorbs nutrients from the soil.
Watch for the Overgrow trigger when health drops, as it changes the damage calculation significantly.
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