2012-05-29 DE Volcarona 022

[waynegg]

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[gal=53061]2012-05-29 DE Volcarona 022[/gal]​

 

[AlmightyGoldenGarchomp]

let's see here... The art is neat. 3 retreat is bad, especially with no skyarrow, so you have to burn a switch to move it anywhere. Weakness to water shouldn't be too much of a problem unless you're facing Kyogre-EX or Kyurem or something. The attack is a little expensive, but has some nice synergy with Typhlosion prime. 70 is alright, but I think the attack could be better spent. 110 HP isn't nearly enough in this format. It can escape a Volt Bolt or a couple of dual splashes but that's about it. The ability makes it interesting, but burns aren't too common from what I've seen. The attack would burn, but of course this can only take 1 or 2 hits so I wouldn't be running it, especially with its stage-1 status.

Limited: 6/10 - Might be fun to play around with, but discarding energy isn't nice nor is the huge retreat.

Modified: 4/10 maybe? With the right deck (typhlosion/reshiram/magby or something) it could be a pain, but its still not too good.

Unlimited: 0/10 Playing this card in a competitive unlimited format would be an amateur mistake. Don't do it.

 

[I Am Neb]

The retreat is pretty pricey but if u got heavy balls u can do fast search i can see it just sitting on my bench with a houdoom prime next to is so i can just burn the enemy every turn so ill give it an overall 7/10

 

[koolkidhp]

Has a small amount of potential as a bench sitter, but it is pretty frail and, if a bench sitter, is catcher bait.

5.5(possibly 6)/10
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[thepliskin5005]

I would use this as a tech. But i would also use this as an attacking pokemon it could a lot of damage on the second turn. 7.5

 

[ShadowCard]

An improvement on Rapidash (FRLG)'s Fiery Aura that had to be active, Volcaronais good as a bench sitter, as koolkidhp, because its Scorching Scales are usable from the bench. No, it doesn't stack and it is unfortunately not too much better.

The problem with Burn is that you do not know if it will hit or miss and the opponent can attack through it without hinderance. Burn is better as condition that works in combination with the other conditions (Poison and any of the ones that force a turn of the active).

Obviously, it is best used with a Pokemon that can auto-burn. 110HP takes it out of sniping range of most pokemon, so it will have to be Catchered. That means the opponent needs a Switch-Catcher combo to get rid of the Burn or attack anyway despite the Burn. As a stage 1, it wouldn't be too hard to set up 2 at the same time.

If you have a deck that can block retreat would also be suitable. Perhaps Houndoom Prime? It too is a stage 1 so easy to set up. Flip for burn from the active and bench with its Power, and then trap the pokemon active while burned with your attack. Dark Patch will help the deck accelerate energy. If you end up attacking with Volcarona, discard :dark: so you can Dark Patch it later. Perhaps it could see fun play at a battle road or league tournament.

I'm still not entirely sure what a Volcarona is. It looks like a stink bug, which gets it my thumbs down.

 

[Frost]

Volcarona's a moth, as its Japanese name is Ulgamoth (Urugamosu).