PokeCommunity Card of the Day (August 10th, 2011) - Magby TM 41/102

[donavannj]

Welcome to PokeCommunity's Card of the Day series!

Basically, this is a series of threads where you rate a given card based on several factors, including how useful it is in various decks, which cards it combos well with, and its art. So, basically, you're rating all aspects of the card.

Card of the Day for August 10th, 2011 - Magby 41/102 HS Triumphant Set

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(This pic is just being used to show the art. I can't find the power cable for our scanner here at the moment, otherwise I'd have used a scan)

Card details:

Spoiler:

Name: Magby
Set: HS Triumphant
Collector's Number: 41/102
Rarity: Uncommon
Illustrator: Masakazu Fukuda
Pokedex Entry: It is found in volcanic craters. It's body temperature is over 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, so don't underestimate it.
Type: Fire
Evolution Stage: Basic
HP: 30
Ability: n/a
Poke-Power: n/a
Poke-Body: Sweet Sleeping Face - As long as Magby is Asleep, prevent all damage done to Magby by attacks.
Attack 1: (No energy cost) Play with Fire - The Defending Pokemon is now Burned. Magby is now Asleep.
Attack 2: n/a
Weakness: none
Resistance: none
Retreat Cost: 0

Some questions to get you started:
What decks is this useful in?
What cards does it combo well with?
What do you think about the card's capabilities?
What do you think about the card art?

Now get your rate on!

 

[Tanaki]

He's probably most useful in a fire deck, or decks like Leafeon/Roserade where status conditions hurt, but realistically he could be used in any deck, I suppose.

Since most of the good status hitters are gone this format, he's only a good stall tactic unless you by chance happen to take advantage of his poke-body and stay asleep on your opponent's turn, wake up on your turn, free retreat to a Leafeon, hope that your opponent hasn't switched out by then and attempt to do 50 damage. Not the best, although babies are always a good setup for twins.

As a baby pokemon, it's really only good as a staller, and it's not particularly great. Since your opponent can switch to get rid of the status, can even avoid burn damage with a coin flip, and will most likely have at least 1 pokemon on their turn that can 1-hit Magby, he's by no means the greatest card ever.

As for his art, it's cute and all but a little bland. Also strange to not that he's stanced fairly awkwardly like he's just learning to balance, and doing it in a puddle of all places. What's up with that?

 

[lloebet]

i have so many of those but they are in all of my decks i love them i also love the mime.Jr which is sorta identical.The pokepower is very good but can be broken by umbreon.

 

[Tanaki]

Regardless of whether Umbreon can negate Magby's attack, Magby has free retreat. Magby is much more versatile and outclasses Umbreon in a big way. The only thing holding Magby back last format were pokemon such as Dialga G lvX and SP pokemon in general. Umbreon has a huge disadvantage in this format because of his type, mediocre HP and low attack power, and with the introduction of pokemon catcher in the following weeks to come he'll be completely terrible, but Magby will stay the same.