Showing posts with label Heatran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heatran. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Heatran -- Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Review

Heatran Phantom Forces Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Heatran from the Phantom Forces Pokemon Card Set.  Heatran is a basic, metal type Pokemon card with an hp of 130, it has a x2 weakness to fire type Pokemon, a -20 resistance to psychic type Pokemon, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Heatran does not have an Ability but it does have two moves, the first move that this card has is called Steel Drop, for three energy cards, two colorless and one metal, this move does 40 damage plus 40 more damage if there is a Stadium card in play.  Heatran's second move is called Steam Blast, this move requires four energy cards to use, two each of metal and colorless, and does 130 damage, however you must discard an energy attached to Heatran after using this move.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Heatran 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, I would definitely not recommend using more than one of these cards in a deck since they are so slow on the attack.  If you decide to use one of these cards in your deck, set it up on the bench and get at least four energy cards on it.  That way, you can use Steam Blast multiple turns in a row.  I would recommend this card more if you use a Stadium card in your deck, if you do, feel free to use up to two of these cards, since you'd be able to do 80 damage a turn with Steel Drop.  But because this card is so slow on the attack and neither move is that great, I wouldn't recommend using this card in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 2 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a below average Basic Pokemon card from the Phantom Forces set.  Even though this card has a very high HP and two moves that potentially can do a lot of damage, I'm giving this card a below average rating because both moves this card has are extremely slow to use and both moves are not that great in my opinion.  So unless you need a slow, but somewhat powerful card in your deck, I would avoid this card altogether.

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

Free Pokemon TCG Online Code Cards:
Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
True or False?  Heatran has both been an ex and an EX in the English sets.
Please respond by including the correct answer and a link to your YouTube channel.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Heatran EX Full Art -- Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Review

Heatran EX Full Art Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card
Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Heatran EX Full Art from the Plasma Freeze Pokemon Card Set.  Heatran is a basic, EX, fire type Pokemon card with an hp of 180. It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a three colorless energy card retreat cost.  Heatran EX does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Heat Boiler, this move requires three energy cards, two colorless and one fire and does 60 damage, unless Heatran is affected by a special condition, then this move does 120 damage instead.  Heatran's second move is called Dynamite Press, this move requires four energy cards, two each of colorless and fire, and does 80 damage plus does 10 more damage for each damage counter on the defending Pokemon if you have a Plasma Energy card attached to Heatran EX.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, because Heatran 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.  Because Heatran EX's fastest move requires three energy cards, I would suggest keeping this card on the bench until it has at least three energy cards on it.  When you move it to the active Pokemon spot you'll want to use Dynamite Press whenever you can.  I actually may not use this EX card in a deck because it is so slow and neither of its moves are anything too special.  So if I were to use this card in a deck, I definitely wouldn't use more than 1, but I probably wouldn't use even 1 in a fire type deck.

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 much at all, besides the artwork.  This card is not powerful enough in my opinion to merit an EX annotation.  So of the EX cards I've reviewed in the recent sets, this is definitely one of the worst ones out there.  It has too high of a retreat cost, too high of energy costs for its moves, and the moves just aren't that good.

Tomorrow's Pokemon Card:
So thanks for reading today's Pokemon card review of Heatran EX Full Art from the Plasma Freeze set, stay tuned for tomorrow's card review of Litwick which is from this same set. Make sure to check below for the Free Pokemon TCG Online Codes!

Free Pokemon TCG Online Code Cards:
Today's Quiz for a Pokemon TCG Online Code Card --
What are the other EX Full Art cards from this set?
Please respond by including the correct answer and a link to your YouTube channel.