Metapod -- Flashfire Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Metapod from the Flashfire Pokemon Card set.  Metapod is a stage 1, grass type Pokemon card, with an hp of 70.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a two colorless energy card retreat cost.  Metapod's Ability is called Adaptive Evolution, this allows you to evolve Metapod on the first turn you play this card.  Besides the Ability, Metapod has one move called Harden, this move requires two colorless energy cards and prevents all damage done to Metapod by your opponent's active Pokemon if that Pokemon does 60 damage or less.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Metapod is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Caterpie into play (I reviewed Caterpie from this set yesterday) and then evolve Caterpie into Metapod.  Metapod does have a stage 2 evolution in Butterfree 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 Metapod is the final evolution in this line.  So if you read yesterday's review of Caterpie, you'll know that I thought the card was below average and quite limited in what it could do because it had such a low hp and only one move.  But because you can utilize Caterpie's Ability and evolve it into Metapod right away this should help if you're looking to use the first two Pokemon in this line.  However, this Metapod card is quite similar to Caterpie in that it can evolve right away into Butterfree which you'll more than likely want to do, but because I haven't reviewed that card yet this Ability won't help us.  Your only option with this card is to use Harden every turn which never does any damage, only prevents your opponent from attacking you.  So the only way I could see someone wanting to use this Pokemon in a deck is if they think they can set up their benched Pokemon extremely quickly, so you would get Caterpie and then Metapod into the active Pokemon spot to start the game, use Harden every turn until your benched Pokemon is ready and then move one of those Pokemon into the active Pokemon spot.  I personally would stay away from this line at all costs.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is an extremely poor stage 1 Pokemon card from the Flashfire set.  If you want to use this card without using Butterfree this card is absolutely horrendous because you can't attack with it and it has a low hp.  But if you think you can accomplish a lot with a defensive card go for it and use this card.  But in my opinion, both of the first two Pokemon in this lot are pretty bad, both individually and as a group these Pokemon get 1s from me.

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Caterpie -- Flashfire Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Caterpie from the Flashfire set.  This is the first card in the Flashfire set and the first of many Flashfire reviews to come.  Caterpie is a basic, grass type Pokemon card with an hp of 40.  It has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Caterpie's Ability is called Adaptive Evolution and says that you can evolve Caterpie as soon as it is put in play if you like.  The only move Caterpie has is called Bug Bite, this move requires one grass energy card and does 10 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Caterpie is a basic Pokemon card with a stage 1 evolution in Metapod and a stage 2 evolution in Butterfree, 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, this card isn't that great.  I say this because you can't utilize its Ability and evolve it right away if you're using this card on its own.  And if you can't evolve it, this card is quite limited in just being able to use Bug Bite.  This move isn't all that bad, but with only 40 hp on the card, you'll get knocked out quite quick later in games.  So I would not recommend using this card in a deck on its own.  If you choose to, make sure to not use very many of these and use Bug Bite as soon as possible, and retreat Caterpie as soon as you get a Pokemon set up on your bench.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 1 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card from the Flashfire set and puts a bad taste in your mouth regarding cards from this set.  But really, the only thing bad about this card is its extremely low hp, otherwise this card's Ability is good as well as its only move, it is just limited.

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Furfrou -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Furfrou from the X and Y Pokemon Card Set.  Furfrou is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 90, it has a x2 weakness to fighting type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Furfrou's Ability is called Fur Coat and says that any damage done to Furfrou by attacks is reduced by 20.  Besides the Ability, Furfrou just has one move called Energy Cutoff, this move requires three colorless energy cards and does 80 damage. Plus, if you get a heads when you flip a coin, you may discard an energy card attached to the defending Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Furfrou is a basic Pokemon with no evolutions, you only have to use this Pokemon in your deck if you want to use this card.  With that being said, because the only move on this card requires three colorless energy cards to use, you shouldn't use more than one of these in a deck.  You'll want to get this card onto your bench and put three energy cards on it so you can move it to the active Pokemon spot and use Energy Cutoff every turn.  This move is an above average move and it may prevent your opponent's active Pokemon from attacking as well if you can discard some energy cards from it.  I would definitely recommend using this card in a deck because Furfrou's attack and Ability are both good and because this card is a colorless type card it will work in any type deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average to slightly above average basic Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  There isn't anything I don't like about this card, but nothing out of this card is that out of the ordinary that I would give the card an above average rating.  This doesn't prevent me from wanting to use this card in a deck because I definitely would consider using it in almost any type deck I'm building.

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Fletchling -- Pokemon X and Y Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:

Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Fletchling from the X and Y Pokemon card set.  Fletchling is a basic, colorless type Pokemon card with an hp of 50.  It has a x2 weakness to lightning type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to fighting type Pokemon, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Fletchling does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Me First, for one colorless energy card this move allows you to draw a card.  Fletchling's second move is called Peck, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 20 damage.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Fletchling is a basic Pokemon with a stage 1 evolution in Fletchinder and a stage 2 evolution in Talonflame, you'll probably want to use this card with its evolutions.  I have actually reviewed those two Pokemon earlier in the month and you can read those reviews yourself.  Both of those cards are average to slightly below average so this Pokemon family isn't a Pokemon line that is a must have for any deck.  If you just plan on using this Fletchling in your deck as a starter type Pokemon, it is an average card to use.  Because it does have two moves, you can move it to the active Pokemon spot early in the game, then use Me First the first turn and Peck after that.  I personally wouldn't use this card in a deck, or the Pokemon family because it has too low of hp, but it wouldn't be the worst card you could use in your deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is an average to slightly below average basic Pokemon card from the X and Y set.  I like this card because it has two decent moves, but I am giving this card a below average rating because it has a lower hp, and neither move Fletchling has are that great.

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