In the many years that the Pokemon TCG has been around we have seen many cards come and go. Some of these cards have seen new versions either as reprints with modified effects (Energy Retrieval, Revive)
or older cards reprinted with new names (Pokemon Trader with Pokemon Communication, Pokemon Breeder with Rare Candy, Gust of Wind with Pokemon Catcher). However there are a lot of good cards that have been released that have never seen a reprint. After posting a post on the local Card Game Facebook group a friend said to me that i should write about some of these great cards. So here is Pokeballings top ten cards that need to be reprinted (keep in mind these are in no particular order)
10. Time Shard
Pokemon Tool
If the Pokemon this card is attached to is Knocked Out by damage from the Defending Pokemon's attack during your opponent's next turn, you may return up to 2 basic Energy cards attached to that Pokemon to your hand.
Attach Time Shard to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn't have a Pokemon Tool attached to it.
Time Shard has so many uses when combined up with Rescue Energy in decks like Gardevoir/Gothitelle, Reshiboar, Feraligatr Prime decks. The two together will enable you to not only get your Pokemon back (as well as the Pokemon under it if its a stage 1 or 2) but two of the energy cards as well enabling you to keep setting up your Emboar and or Feraligatr Prime if they have been catchered up and killed.
9.Windstorm
Trainer
Choose up to 2 in any combination of Pokemon Tool cards and Stadium cards in play (both yours and your opponent's) and discard them.
Cards like Skyarrow Bridge and Evolite have become huge in the current meta allowing already powerful basic decks like Durant, CMT, and 6 Corners (to name a few) the option to retreat for minimal costs and take much more damage while they rip you apart. A return of a card like Windstorm would enable you to put the hurt on your opponent by destroying those Stadiums and Pokemon tools.
8. Lass
Trainer
You and your opponent show each other your hands, then shuffle all the Trainer cards from your hands into your decks.
Now i know since the release of Lass in Base Set trainers have been split up into three different categories. However, powerful set up cards like Rare Candy, Pokemon Catcher and the Ball Engine are all still classified as Trainers. Gardevoir/Gothitelle would benefit from this amazingly as Gothitelle will make those Trainers useless then you can play a Lass reprint and shuffle all those cards back into your opponents deck.
7. Computer Search
Trainer
Discard 2 of the other cards from your hand in order to search your deck for any card and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterwards.
Who doesn't love a Junk Arm that searches your deck for anything.....nuff said
6.Expert Belt
Pokemon Tool
The Pokemon this card is attached to gets +20 HP and that Pokemon's attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent's Active Pokemon (before applying Weakness and Resistance). When the Pokemon this card is attached to is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 1 more Prize card.
Attach Expert Belt to 1 of your Pokemon that doesn't have a Pokemon Tool attached to it.
The ultimate double edged sword card, Expert Belt provided you with a massive power increase for a potentially fatal cost as a late game Expert Belt either gave you the win or led to your defeat. In the next set Dark decks get a little version of this card so perhaps a reprint isn't so farfetched.
5. Pokemon Power: Set Up (Uxie LA)
Pokemon Power:Set Up
Once during your turn when you play Uxie from your hand onto your bench you may draw cards till you have 7 in your hand.
For those of us who don't remember or know Uxies power. Its simple i play all my cards have a lone uxie in my hand play it draw 7 cards i win. The reprint doesn't even have to be of Uxie just the Power.
4. Quick Search Poke Power (Pidgeot FrLg)
Pokemon Power: Quick Search
Once during your turn (Before you attack) you may search your deck for 1 card and add it to your hand. You may only use 1 Quick Search Pokemon Power a turn. This power Cant be used if Pidgeot is affected by a Special Condition.
I played heavy during Pidgeots run at the top and i used this card so much. Again like Uxie this doesn't have to be on a Pidgeot it could be on anything.
3. Boost Energy
Special Energy
Boost Energy can be attached only to an Evolved Pokemon. Discard Boost Energy at the end of the turn it was attached. Boost Energy provides [C][C][C] Energy. The Pokemon Boost Energy is attached to can't retreat. If the Pokemon Boost Energy is attached to isn't an Evolved Pokemon, discard Boost Energy. Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.
Decks like MagneBoar, EelZone, as well as decks that have attackers whose damage output is based on the number of energy attached to all Pokemon ( I remember a combo with the Venusaur from Crystal Guardians) will love this card. As a extra plus decks like CMT or anything that runs Mewtwo EX wont be able to abuse it, one of my favourite Special Energy cards of all time.
2. Call Energy
Special Energy
Call Energy provides [C]Doesn't count as a basic Energy card.
Call Energy when combined with Pokemon Collector and any other search card set up your bench in one turn. The common play on the first turn was play Collector attach Call Energy use effect end turn, in one move you have everything you need to start making your plays.
1. Broken Time Space
Stadium
Each player may evolve a Pokemon that he or she just played or evolved during that turn.
This card stays in play when you play it. Discard this card if another Stadium card comes into play. If another card with the same name is in play, you can't play this card.
With so much focus lately on Basic Pokemon decks that require Evolution need some more love so to speak. Broken Time Space would give decks like VV(Vanniluxe/Vileplume), Gardevoir/Gothitelle, Emboar variants, Magnezone variants and so many more the speed to play at the same pace as fast moving quick KO'ing Basic decks.
These are just a few of the many cards (and I guess certain Pokemon powers/bodies) that many of us would like to see be reintroduced into the Pokemon TCG, there are far to many to even begin to name, and as the game itself continues to evolve and bring even more set rotations and cards into the meta i am sure there will be many, many more.
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