Janine became the Gym Leader of Fuschia Gym in Pokemon Gold & Silver, after her father Koga joined the Elite Four, and she’s a popular character. The Ability on this card,translated by PokeBeach, holds some intriguing potential – specifically for fans of theLoyal Three.
The Ability on this card allows you to choose up to 2Dark-type Pokemon. For each Pokemon, you can search for a Basic Dark-type Energy and attach it to that Pokemon, before shuffling your deck. Any Pokemon that received an Energy card in this way becomes Poisoned.
Poisoning your own Pokemon may seem like a strange move, but self-inflicted damage andSpecial Conditionscan lead to some immense power. Hisuian Zoroark VSTAR is a popular example of this – it has the Attack Ticking Curse which deals an extra 50 damage for every one of your damaged Pokemon.
Okidogi ex is the upcoming Night Wanderer card that will likely pair the best with this Janine card, though. It has the Attack Crazy Chain which deals 130 damage – but if the Pokemon is Poisoned, it deals an extra 130 damage.
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260 damage is nothing to sneeze at – in fact, it can one-shot a fair amount of Pokemon, especially in the early to mid game stages of a match. It’s somewhat risky to self-Poison, but it can pay off immensely if you have support Pokemon orTrainer cardsto keep Okidogi in good health.
While it’s hard to say with certainty what decks would suit the Janine card, it’s likely that we could see some Loyal Three andOgerpon ex variationswith a few copies of it. It’s a high-risk and high-reward card that could prove to be fun to play, too.
Make sure to check back forfurther Night Wanderer card revealsand updates. It comes out shortly, and we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop with any new cards, product announcements, or changes to the special expansion set itself.
Em Stonham was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon coverage. They are a Pokemon TCG expert, and also covered Pokemon Go, and Pokemon Sword & Shield. Em is also a big fan of trading card games and World of Warcraft, with bylines at Only Greats, Sleeve No Card Behind, and Diamond Lobby.
