10 Jaw Dropping Painted Pokemon Cards That Are Better Than The Originals

The world of Pokémon cards has made a resurgence in popularity as the sun sets on the year 2020. In particular the practice of finding, appraising, and selling the rarest cards, thanks to influencers like Logan Paul documenting their personal experiences of these cases. Whether they be due to stats, a certain number of copies made, or artwork; many factors can contribute to a card's rar


The Pokemon Power of this Ghost-type , Deep Sleep, makes it very difficult for the sleeping foe to awaken, requiring them to flip two coins without getting any tails. There is little defense or counter against this strategy, as opponents cannot recall Pokemon that are Asleep unless they use an item or Pokemon Power of their


One such card is the evolution of Vanillite found in the Darkness Ablaze expansion, Vanillish. For only a single water energy, this stage 2 pokemon can deal minor, but quick, 30 damage per attack with a chance to make the foe Paralyzed. With a bit of luck during the coin flips, this can leave the adversary crippled and weakened, unable to respond. Not only can this allow trainers to dominate the battle, but it can also give them time to draw and play Vanillish's evolution, Vanilluxe; an ice pokemon that is even more adept at freezing f


Certain status conditions afflict Pokemon in different ways. Being Paralyzed will force the card to be turned clockwise on the field, Asleep will turn it counter-clockwise, and Confused will set it upside down. These three cannot usually be active at the same time but Pokemon suffering from one of these can also be Poisoned, much like in Butterfree V's att


Attacks and Abilities that result in more energy getting attached to one's Active or Bench Pokemon can lead to a whole team being ready to attack at any moment. Spare energies can even be used as emergency retreat resour


For this particular Clefairy card, it would be beneficial to check out SumiPaints's TikTok page: @sumipaints to watch in detail how they constructed this fantastical scene. For example, the vast majority of the spectral flowers are themselves, products of the art


Another with a great Pokemon Power, Light Machamp can enter the fray in a unique and more beneficial way than usual. Tag Team lets this muscle-bound pocket monster heal the ally Active Pokemon for 30 damage if they are played from the hand to the Be


The final beautiful card to be displayed is arguably the most beautiful one of the set. It is the light and how it is manipulated in the painting that makes this card particularly exceptional. Everything blends gorgeously and in such deep colors, it makes one feel as if the world of Pokémon is a reachable place. Espeon is truly a Pokémon of the morn


When Dark Gyarados gets Knocked Out by an opponent's attack, Final Beam will activate and grant the trainer a special coin flip. If heads, the opposing Pokemon will take 20 damage for each Water-type energy attached to Dark Gyara


Blastoise has been an extremely potent Pokémon card, throughout its different publications, and has to be the most powerful TCG Water-type pokémon to exist. However, the Boundaries Crossed Blastoise is arguably the most powerful, with abilities like Deluge and Hydro P


This is another condition that does not go away by itself and can force a foe to hurt themselves on their own turn, combining insult and injury. Butterfree V from the Darkness Ablaze expansion turns foes on themselves easily with a low-cost Dizzying Poison, which also applies the Poisoned condition to t


Vanilluxe has an ability called Bitter Cold that lets their trainer flip a coin free of cost (save for having Vanilluxe in their active pokemon slot) that can make the opposing active pokemon Paralyzed. Having an ability to do the freezing leaves Vanilluxe able to attack with the 90 damage Frost Smash that only requires 2 energy. In two or three turns, given good draws, one can go from a no-energy Vanillite to a full-power Vanilluxe that acts essentially like a living blizz


Jigglypuff, the famous singing-balloon Pokémon from Gen I, enjoys a blissful scene on a windy hillside in this delightful painting. It is quite impressive how this card seems to be barely modified from the original


Each type in the Pokemon TCG represents one or more types from the video game franchise. Water in the card SLG game mechanics comprises all pure Water-types, many dual-types, as well as the same for Ice-types. This gives the whole group a variety of strategies to draw from that can be mixed due to elemental synergy. Needing the same type of energy card for two or three different tactics can really overload one's opponent and leave them stretched for resources as well as keep them on the defens


The trading card game also has many different types of cards that players can collect to create individual decks that they think they can best use to thwart their opponents. One amongst these various types of cards is the water type. While there are many water-type Pokémon cards that have been released over the years, with re-published and rare cards enriching the esteemed category, some can be regarded as the strongest. These are the most powerful water-type Pokémon cards that Pokémon TCG has to of