Simisage -- Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Simisage from the Burning Shadows Pokemon Card Set.  Simisage is a Stage 1, Grass type Pokemon card, with a HP of 90. It has a x2 weakness to Fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one Colorless Energy card retreat cost.  This card does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move on this card is called Scratch, for one Colorless Energy card, this move does 30 damage.  The second move on this card is called Leaf Supply, for two Energy cards, one each of Grass and Colorless, this move does 50 damage, plus you may attach a Grass Energy card from your hand to one of your Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Simisage is a Stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Pansage into play (I reviewed Pansage from this set yesterday) and then evolve Pansage into Simisage.  If you read yesterday's review of Pansage, you'll know that I thought that card was average overall.  It was very limited in what it could do, with only one move that could do a maximum of 10 damage.  I did like that the card had a low retreat cost, only required one Energy card attack, and had an above average HP, but it certainly couldn't be used on its own for a long time.  Knowing this about Pansage and looking at this Simisage card, if you're building a Grass type deck, this is a great line to include in your deck.  If only Simisage had an Ability that did what Leaf Supply did, but nevertheless, this is a great Pokemon line to start the game with and then get your Benched Pokemon set up.  What I like about this move is that it doesn't specify a type of Pokemon that a Grass Energy can be attached to, so it can be a powerful Pokemon like an EX or GX, or a Pokemon that isn't even a Grass type Pokemon.  So this Leaf Supply move is the main reason to use this line in a deck.  Simisage's first move is also useful since it can do a fair amount of damage for one Colorless Energy card, but this line works best in a majority Grass type deck.

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 from the Burning Shadows set.  Like I mentioned above, this is a pretty amazing card to use in a Grass type deck, since Simisage's move allows you to get an extra Energy attached to one of your Pokemon each turn, as long as you have Energy in your hand and you use Leaf Supply.  Together with Pansage from this set, both Pokemon get a 4 out of 5 rating from me, again, if you're using a Grass type deck, definitely try and include these Pokemon in your deck.

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

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