Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Lanturn -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Lanturn Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Lanturn from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Lanturn is a stage 1, lightning type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Lanturn does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves, the first move that this card has is called Special Tackle, this move requires one lightning energy card and does 30 damage, plus 30 more damage if Lanturn has any special energy cards attached to it.  Lanturn's second move is called Extreme Current, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one lightning, and does 90 damage, however after using this move you must discard an energy card from Lanturn.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Lanturn is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Chinchou into play (I reviewed Chinchou from this set yesterday) and then evolve Chinchou into Lanturn.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Chinchou was a very average basic Pokemon card.  Because of this, and after taking into account this card from the overview section of this post, I would recommend using a 1-1 line of Chinchou and Lanturn if you choose to use this line in your lightning type deck.  I would deal with this card and line in two separate ways depending on when I got Chinchou and Lanturn into my hand.  If I could get Lanturn into the active Pokemon spot very quickly, I would move it there, attach a Plasma Energy card or another special energy card to Lanturn and do 60 damage every turn for only 1 energy card using Special Tackle.  If I didn't get Lanturn into my hand until later in the game, I would evolve Chinchou into Lanturn on the bench, put at least 3 energy cards, preferably more, then move Lanturn into the active Pokemon spot and use Extreme Current every turn, of course unless the defending Pokemon would be knocked out by 30 damage or less.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an above average stage 1 Pokemon card.  I am giving this card an above average rating because I like both of Lanturn's moves and this card allows you to roll with a couple of different strategies in your deck.  So because of this card's versatility, I'm giving this card a 4 out of 5 rating.  Overall, I would give this line a 3 out of 5 rating, but any lightning type deck should take this line into consideration when the deck is being created.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Lanturn from the Plasma Freeze set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Pachirisu, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

Free Pokemon TCG Online Code Cards:
Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
What type(s) is/are Lanturn in the Pokemon games?
Please respond by including your YouTube username and link to your YouTube channel.  If the question is quite tough, the first correct comment will win, otherwise I'll use a random number generator to choose a winner.

31 comments:

Unknown said...

Water/Electric

yt: KaseO2
http://www.youtube.com/user/KaseO2

Unknown said...

Lanturn is 2 types water & lightning

username: xfuryxlordx
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLN2BpYaVaPsm5Y4Z4p5vXg

prinny said...

water and electric

http://www.youtube.com/user/idannedy

RiOr@QuaN said...

water and lightning type

youtube name: Rior Quan
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zuGB1_EhMFyeY8PwM41wA

Unknown said...

Water and Electric

jose pedro santos

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAZv7ku-z3BD5p16S6m60Dg?feature=guid

Anonymous said...

Water and electric.

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ICYWassabi

Unknown said...

its water and electric

Pokewhites

http://www.youtube.com/user/pokewhites

M said...

water and electric

xmeindrax
http://www.youtube.com/user/xmeindrax

Unknown said...

Lanturn is a water and electric type pokemon .

Username : BestYonutz
https://www.youtube.com/user/BestYonutz

Unknown said...

Water And Electric
Youtube Name: InfernoBladeNow
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0s_hYgzoBJo-adzuknTp4A

Unknown said...

Water and electric

Darkshinyi Ex
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8ThQBd-qGkemhrofPxkxtg

Kpwbo said...

Lanturn is Water/Electric.

kpwbo

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmHjkyW1Yz3Pn9grh2OEFUA

oswin gosal said...

water and lightning





https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9sO5y9YZ-173qlJ1wkScwg/videos?view=1&feature=guide

Anonymous said...

Water/Electric

PathwayStar


www.youtube.com/user/pathwaystar

Anonymous said...

Water/Electric

PathwayStar


www.youtube.com/user/pathwaystar

duplot said...

water and electric

koizo92
http://www.youtube.com/user/koizo92

Unknown said...

water and electric :)

wistanof
http://www.youtube.com/user/wistanof

Eduardo Cortes said...

Electric/Water

Username: TheMinishLink
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMinishLink

Unknown said...

Water/Electric

pricool15

http://www.youtube.com/user/pricool15

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...


Lanturn is Electric and Water type

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-_VmKkpmEX8-fc2ROrGXPQ

Ulises said...

water and electric

user: ulizez89

www.youtube.com/user/ulizez89

Unknown said...

Lanturn is electric and water type
user:KALIM432
http://www.youtube.com/user/KALIM432

HelmetBagMan said...

ITs electric and water

xXHelmetBagManXx


http://www.youtube.com/user/xXHelmetBagManXx

Unknown said...

Lanturn is a Water/Electric type Pokemon.

Leon8524
www.youtube.com/user/Leon8524

Unknown said...

water/electric

ForgottenDeath5

http://www.youtube.com/user/ForgottenDeath5

Unknown said...

Water/Electric
yt: Screechingmonitor
http://www.youtube.com/user/ScreechingMonitor

Unknown said...

Ans - Electric and Water

Youtube: Fauzul Chowdhury

http://www.youtube.com/user/FAUZULKC

Venxik said...

Water and Electric

X10AFreedom2

http://www.youtube.com/user/X10AFreedom2

Unknown said...

Water/Electric
ThePintor360
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePintor360

PrimetimePokemon said...

Congrats to Venxik for winning!