Ponyta -- Evolutions Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Ponyta from the XY Evolutions Pokemon Card Set.  Ponyta is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with a HP of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Ponyta does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Smash Kick, for two colorless energy cards this move does 20 damage.  Ponyta's second move is called Flame Tail and for two fire energy cards, this move does 30 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Ponyta is a basic Pokemon card with a Stage 1 evolution in Rapidash, with the newest Rapidash being in the Steam Siege set, you'll more than likely want to use this card with that Pokemon.  However, since Rapidash is not in this set, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolution.  So, on its own, this card is useful in that it has two moves to use, has a low retreat cost and a solid HP.  What you want to do if you're using this Pokemon as a starter type Pokemon in your deck is to either use a Double Colorless energy card on Ponyta so it can attack the first turn and do 20 damage with Smash Kick, or to use a Pokemon's Ability to turn all Pokemon energy cards into fire type energy, that way, you can then use a Double Colorless energy and do 30 damage for only one energy card.  Either way, after the first turn, this card is a useful one to play, but it won't cut it as a starter type Pokemon unless you can do one of the two strategies I just mentioned.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Rapidash, this is an average Basic Pokemon card overall.  Other than not being able to attack for one Basic energy card, this card is average overall.  It has a solid HP, low retreat cost, and two good moves, one doing average damage and the other slightly above average damage.  If you plan on using this card with Rapidash, either from Steam Siege, Generations or another set, this is a great lead in into that card.

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Ponyta -- Steam Siege Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Ponyta from the Steam Siege Pokemon Card Set.  Ponyta is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Ponyta does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Returning Flames, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to put 2 fire energy cards from your discard pile back into your hand.  Ponyta's second move is called Live Coal, and for one fire energy card this move does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Ponyta is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Rapidash, 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, this card could be very valuable to a fire type deck, not only as a starter type Pokemon, but as a Pokemon you can put in later in games to retrieve fire energy from the discard pile.  So if you need a Pokemon that can attack for one energy card or have a Pokemon that discards an energy each time it attacks, this is definitely a card to consider in a deck.  I could see using at least 1 of these cards in a fire type deck, especially if you don't plan on using an Burning Energy in your deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  So in my opinion, on its own, without considering Rapidash, this is an average Basic Pokemon card.  Really, other than only being able to do 10 damage maximum, this card is very solid overall, with an average HP, low retreat cost, and two good moves, making this card usable during the duration of a battle.

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Ponyta -- Flashfire Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Ponyta from the Flashfire Pokemon Card Set.  Ponyta is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 60.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost. Ponyta does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that Ponyta has is called Agility, this move requires one fire energy card and does 10 damage, plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, all effects of attacks including damage done to Ponyta during your opponent's next turn are prevented.  Ponyta's second move is called Flame Tail, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Ponyta is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Rapidash, 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 this card could easily be a starter type Pokemon in your fire type deck.  I could easily see myself using 4 of these in a deck.  Using 4 of these cards in a deck I would have a great chance at starting the game with this Pokemon in the active Pokemon spot, I could then use Agility every turn to do damage and hopefully keep Ponyta in the active Pokemon spot for quite awhile to set up my benched Pokemon or I could use Flame Tail and try and knock out the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an excellent basic Pokemon card from the Flashfire set.  This card is definitely a great basic Pokemon card that should be in a majority of fire type decks out there.  There really isn't anything I dislike about this card, I like its hp, retreat cost, and both of its moves.  So you can't go wrong with using this card in your fire type deck.

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