Blaziken RSH 100HP (R)
Poké-Power: Firestarter: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a R Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. This power can't be used if Blaziken is affected by a Special Condition.
[2R] Fire Stream (50) Discard a R Energy card attached to Blaziken. If you do, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness: Water
Retreat: CC
My question is do you need to discard a Fire Energy to use Fire Stream or is it optional. I ask this because a situation arose when I was playing jermy101 when I noticed the wording on the card. After it says "Discard a R Energy card attached to Blaziken." It says, "If you do...". Even though I am pretty sure its mandatory I just wanted to confirm it. Also would a Clefable without a Fire Energy be able to Metronome the attack? Thank you for your time.
~Ace28
Poké-Power: Firestarter: Once during your turn (before your attack), you may attach a R Energy card from your discard pile to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. This power can't be used if Blaziken is affected by a Special Condition.
[2R] Fire Stream (50) Discard a R Energy card attached to Blaziken. If you do, this attack does 10 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. (Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness: Water
Retreat: CC
My question is do you need to discard a Fire Energy to use Fire Stream or is it optional. I ask this because a situation arose when I was playing jermy101 when I noticed the wording on the card. After it says "Discard a R Energy card attached to Blaziken." It says, "If you do...". Even though I am pretty sure its mandatory I just wanted to confirm it. Also would a Clefable without a Fire Energy be able to Metronome the attack? Thank you for your time.
~Ace28