Victini EX Full Art -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Victini EX Full Art from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  Victini is a basic, EX, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 110. It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Victini EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Turbo Energize, this move requires one fire energy card and allows you to search your deck for 2 energy cards and then attach them to your benched Pokemon in any way you like.  Victini EX's second move is called Intensifying Burn, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one fire, and does 50 damage plus 50 more damage if you are facing an EX Pokemon card.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Victini EX is a basic Pokemon card you won't need to use any other cards with this card.  But remember, because this card is an EX card, if this card is knocked out, two prize cards are taken instead of one.  Strategy-wise this is an EX card I would not use in one of my decks, but I will tell you my strategy if I were to use one of these cards in my deck, and I would only use 1 maximum in a fire type deck.  I would try and get Victini into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, then attach one energy card to it and use Turbo Energize to setup my benched Pokemon, because Victini EX has 110 hp, it should be able to endure your opponent's basic Pokemon's attacks for quite a few turns.  Once your benched Pokemon is set up, I would retreat Victini and put one of your benched Pokemon into play.  I wouldn't attach three energy cards to Victini because more than likely you won't be facing an EX card.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average EX Pokemon card.  Surprisingly I don't like this EX card very much.  It has too low of hp for my liking and neither of its moves are very good at all.  Other than the card itself looking pretty cool, this wouldn't be a card I would spend a bunch of money on to include in one of my decks.

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Infernape -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Infernape from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  Infernape is a stage 2, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 130.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Infernape does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Torment, this move requires one colorless energy card and does 30 damage, plus you get to disable one of your opponent's moves their next turn.  Infernape's second move is called Malevolent Fire, this move requires two energy cards, one each of fire and colorless, and does 120 damage.  However, after using this move you must remove all energy attached to Infernape.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Infernape is a stage 2 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Chimchar into play and then evolve it into Monferno before you can evolve Monferno into Infernape, both of those Pokemon are from this set and I've reviewed both of them the last couple of days.  Chimchar is a good starter Pokemon, whereas Monferno isn't a good stage 1 Pokemon card at all, so I would suggest either starting the game with Chimchar in the active Pokemon spot or else evolve Chimchar into Infernape on the bench.  Whenever you get two energy cards on Infernape you should use Malevolent Fire, then retreat Infernape the next turn for free and put in a Pokemon card that can do more than 30 damage.  I would keep using this strategy the entirety of the game.  Because you'll want to rotate Infernape in and out of the active Pokemon spot you should include this card in a deck that includes other Pokemon with free retreat costs or low ones at the very least.  Because Monferno isn't very good, at least the one from this set, I would use a 4-2-2 line of this Pokemon family in a fire type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an average stage 2 Pokemon card. I definitely like this card's free retreat cost and the fact both of its moves are quick.  I do like Malevolent Fire quite a bit and as long as you have plenty of energy cards in your deck, this move should work just fine.  Overall, I would give this entire Pokemon line, Chimchar, Monferno, and Infernape a 3 out of 5 rating.

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Monferno -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Monferno from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  Monferno is a stage 1, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 80.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Monferno does not have an Ability, but it does have two moves.  The first move it has is called Loud Howl, this move requires one colorless energy card and says that your opponent must switch their active Pokemon with one of their benched Pokemon.  Monferno's second move is called Fire Tail Slap, this move requires two energy cards, one each of colorless and fire, and does 50 damage, however you must discard all energy cards attached to Monferno after using this move.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Monferno is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Chimchar into play (I reviewed Chimchar from this set yesterday) and then evolve Chimchar into Monferno.  Monferno does have a stage 2 evolution in Infernape that you'll probably want to use with this Pokemon line but since I haven't reviewed that card yet, the strategy below will act like Monferno is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought Chimchar was a good starter Pokemon card to use in a fire type deck and that that card could be used on its own in a deck.  After summarizing Monferno in the first paragraph, I still feel that way, and would not use Chimchar with Monferno at all, especially without using Infernape.  I just don't like this Monferno card at all, the most useful thing on this card would be Loud Howl, but if it is later in the game it won't do much because most of your opponent's Pokemon will already be set up and you may end up helping your opponent instead of yourself.  You may want to use Monferno's Fire Tail Slap, but if you have to discard all energy cards attached to this card you can't even stock pile energy cards on this card and use Fire Tail Slap more than once in a row. So to summarize, I would not use Monferno in a deck with just Chimchar, I would just keep to using Chimchar for now.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a below average stage 1 Pokemon card. There really isn't anything good about this card if you're not going to use it with Infernape.  Neither of Monferno's moves are anything special, and with only 80 hp, using this card in a deck just isn't worth it.  So so far, if I were to rate just Chimchar and Monferno, I would give them a 2 out of 5 rating.

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Chimchar -- Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Chimchar from the Plasma Storm Pokemon Card Set.  Chimchar is a basic, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Chimchar does not have an Ability, and it only has one move.  The only move it has is called Flare, this move requires one fire energy card and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Chimchar is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Monferno and a stage 2 evolution in Infernape, which I'll be reviewing the next two days, you'll more than likely want to use those cards with this Pokemon.  However, since I haven't reviewed those cards yet, I'll just act as though I plan on using this card without its evolutions.  So on its own, Chimchar is a pretty decent starter Pokemon card for a fire type deck.  I would include up to four of these in my deck and hope to get a Chimchar card into the active Pokemon spot immediately to start the game.  As soon as Chimchar is in the active Pokemon spot I would attach a fire energy card to it, if there already isn't one on it, and use Flare every turn.  While Chimchar is in the active Pokemon spot I would be busy setting up my bench Pokemon so I could retreat Chimchar in a few turns and move that better Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very solid basic Pokemon card and a basic Pokemon card that can be used in a deck without its evolutions.  I like this card's retreat cost, and its only move which is quick and can do a good amount of damage.  However, Chimchar can't do anything more than the one move that does just 20 damage a turn.

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