PokeCommunity Card of the Day (July 8th, 2011) - Emboar BW 19/114

[donavannj]

Welcome to PokeCommunity's (Un)Official 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 July 8th, 2011 - Emboar 19/114 Black and White Set

Spoiler:

(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: Emboar
Set: Black and White
Collector's Number: 19/114
Rarity: Rare Holo
Illustrator: Kouki Saitou
Pokedex Entry: It can throw a fire punch by setting its fists on fire with its fiery chin. It cares deeply about its friends.
Type: Fire
Evolution Stage: Stage 2
HP: 150
Ability: n/a
Poke-Power: n/a
Poke-Body: n/a
Attack 1: (1 Fire 2 Colorless) Heat Crash (50 Damage)
Attack 2: (2 Fire 2 Colorless) Flare Blitz - Discard all Fire Energy attached to this Pokemon. (150 damage)
Weakness: Water x2
Resistance: n/a
Retreat Cost: 4

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!

(Yes, I have chosen yet another Fire type)

 

[Rocket_Executive]

This card is being called "bad emboar" around here, just to differentiate it from the emboar with the ability. However, people actually do run this alongside the ability emboar because it does do 150 damage and the energy can be dropped while the ability emboar is on the bench. This enables it to one-shot every single pokemon in the format, except one (tyranitar prime, if you're curious). Four retreat cost isn't really a big deal for an emboar deck, after attaching the four energy with the other emboar and discarding to retreat, you basically set up the use of a fisherman to recycle those energy and attack with the next pokemon. The main draw back of this card is that it is PERFECT for zoroark revenge kill. Flare blitz does 150 damage, emboar has 150 HP... zoroark will foul play that for the one hit knock-out. It's actually super useful for the rest of us that don't play emboar. Art is meh, nothing life-changing.
9/10

 

[donavannj]

I like it, myself, but its prohibitive costs are what keep me from wanting to use it in anything not running the other Emboar.

The art is better than the other Emboar, but not by a whole lot.

7/10.

 

[The Nightmare]

That emboar would be very good for my deck and it has also got good hp and attack and not much energy needed.
9/10 (Haven't got black and white cards yet but still their good).