Numel -- BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Numel from the BREAKpoint Pokemon Card Set.  Numel is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost. Numel does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Tackle and for one colorless energy card this move does 10 damage.  Numel's second move is called Combustion and for three energy cards, two fire and one colorless, this move does 40 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Numel is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Camerupt, which I'll be reviewing tomorrow, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed that card yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, even though this card has a high HP and two moves, plus can attack for only one energy card, I would not recommend using this card in a deck unless you have plenty of Switch trainer cards.  Because you don't want to have to attach three energy cards to Numel just to retreat it and have to discard those cards.  Ideally you would get this card into the active Pokemon spot to start the game and use Tackle every turn until you get your benched Pokemon set up, then you can use the Switch trainer and put one of those set up Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Camerupt, this is a slightly below average Basic Pokemon card from the BREAKpoint set.  The only thing bringing this card down is its high retreat cost, other than that, this card is a fine starter type Pokemon in a deck, if only Combustion was a bit quicker and did average damage.  So while there are much better Pokemon out there to use than Numel in a deck, this card wouldn't be the worst one to use in a fire type deck.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Numel from the BREAKpoint set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Numel's stage 1 evolution Camerupt, which is from this same set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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At what level does Numel evolve into Camerupt?
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Numel -- Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Numel from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon Card Set.  Numel is a basic, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Numel does not have an Ability and it only has one move.  Its only move is called Flamethrower which requires three energy cards, two colorless and one fire, and does 60 damage, however after using Flamethrower, you must discard an energy card attached to Numel.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Numel is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Camerupt, I would recommend keeping Numel on your bench and evolving it into Camerupt (which I'll be reviewing tomorrow) before moving it into the active Pokemon spot.  I would not move Numel into the active Pokemon spot without evolving it first and I would definitely not use Numel in a deck on its own.  If for some reason you are forced to put Numel into the active Pokemon spot, you really have no choice on what to do, as soon as you get three energy cards on Numel you'll have to use Flamethrower.  My advice would be to not retreat Numel, because it costs three energy cards, and just try to evolve it into Camerupt as soon as possible.  So like I said earlier, I would not use this card on its own, and depending on how tomorrow's review goes, I may never use this card in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very disappointing basic Pokemon card.  Even though this move does have a high hp, and can do 60 damage, I'm still giving this the lowest rating possible for a card.  The reason I'm doing this is because Flamethrower even though it does average damage for three energy cards, this move is on a basic Pokemon, so it is extremely slow, and once you get three energy cards on Numel and use Flamethrower you have to discard an energy card.  Plus, if you have to put this card into the active Pokemon spot immediately to start the game, it will take forever to either attack or retreat. So again, I do not recommend using this card in a deck, especially without Camerupt.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Numel from the Boundaries Crossed set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Numel's stage 1 evolution in Camerupt, which is also from the Boundaries Crossed Pokemon card set.  Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

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Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
What was the last set to have a Numel card in it, and what was the rarity of the card in that set?
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