Rapidash -- Steam Siege Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rapidash from the Steam Siege Pokemon Card Set.  Rapidash is a stage 1, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90. It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a one colorless energy card retreat cost.  Rapidash does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Rear Kick, for one colorless energy card, this move does 30 damage.  Rapidash's second move is called Fire Blast, for two fire energy cards this move does 70 damage, however you must discard a fire energy card attached to Rapidash.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rapidash is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Ponyta into play (I reviewed Ponyta from this set yesterday) and then evolve Ponyta into Rapidash.  If you read yesterday's review of Ponyta, you'll know that I thought it was an average Basic Pokemon card overall, it had a solid HP, low retreat cost, and two moves, making the card usable early in the game or later in the game.  So knowing this about Ponyta and looking at this Rapidash card, if you are building a fire type deck, and especially if you're already including 4 Burning Energy, this is definitely a line to include in your deck.  Burning Energy and then Ponyta's move will help you get fire energy cards from the discard pile and make Fire Blast a move that you can use over and over again, and doing a significant amount of damage for only two energy cards.  Because Rapidash does discard energy, I would suggest using a 1-1 line of this Pokemon family in a deck.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 3 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion, this is a very solid Stage 1 Pokemon card from the Steam Siege set.  There really isn't any downfalls with this card, both of its moves are strong, it has a solid HP, and low retreat cost.  Combine this card with Ponyta from this set, and I would give both cards a 3 out of 5 rating, and would give them a strong look when deck building.

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Rapidash -- Flashfire Pokemon Card Review

Pokemon Card Overview:
Today's Pokemon Card Review is of Rapidash from the Flashfire Pokemon Card Set.  Rapidash is a stage 1, fire type Pokemon card, with an hp of 90.  It has a x2 weakness to water type Pokemon, no resistance type, and a free retreat cost.  Rapidash does not have an Ability but it does have two moves.  The first move that this card has is called Agility, this move requires one fire energy card and does 20 damage, plus if you get a heads when you flip a coin, all effects of an attack, including damage, are prevented when your opponent attacks Rapidash during their next turn.  Rapidash's second move is called Overrun, this move requires two colorless energy cards and does 40 damage, plus 20 damage to one of your opponent's benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Strategy:
So as far as strategy goes, since Rapidash is a stage 1 Pokemon card, you'll first have to get Ponyta into play (I reviewed Ponyta from this set yesterday) and then evolve Ponyta into Rapidash.  If you read yesterday's review, you'll know that I thought very highly of the Ponyta card from this set and I would highly recommend using it in a fire type deck even without this Rapidash card. But after giving an overview of the Rapidash card, I can highly recommend both of the Pokemon in this family.  If I were building a fire type deck or a deck that did spread damage, like the Meowstic theme deck, I would definitely include this family.  I would include a 4-2 line of Ponyta and Rapidash.  I would try and get Ponyta into the active Pokemon spot right away then evolve it into Rapidash.  Once Rapidash has attacked for awhile with Overrun or allowed you to set up your benched Pokemon, retreat Rapidash for free and put in your benched Pokemon.

Pokemon Card Rating:
I would give this card a 5 out of 5 rating.  In my opinion this is a very good stage 1 Pokemon card from the Flashfire set.  I gave Ponyta a 5 out of 5 rating as a basic Pokemon card and as a stage 1 card, this card is even better plus it has a free retreat cost.  So I would highly recommend both Ponyta and Rapidash to anyone trying to build there own deck.  You definitely can't go wrong by using this family in your deck.

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