K2theAblaM
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Attack? Typhlosion can do better. -1 energy for ten less damage, to get a powerful effect.
Retreat? Typhlosion does this twice as effectively. Agreed.
Switch? TyRam doesnt even NEED to play switch because of low retreat costs all around. You don't play switch in Tyram? You're doing it wrong.
Tyram is more consistent. Please explain how it's more consistent then Emboar. I'm really curious to see how it's easier to set up 2 stages 2's than just a single emboar.
It takes better advantage or Outrage. Lol, the only thing that single damage counter can do is guarantee that another reshiram or zekrom won't need a plusPower to knock you out. Other than that, I'll pass on the extra 10 damage when 9/10 I'm using Blue Flare anyways.
Ty is a better attacker than boar. Need I say more? I used to think Boar was better, but that was before I tested with TyRam. Now my opinion has changed. Up for debate, but even with the "better" attack, you have no access to Emboar 19 with a 150 attack. I would argue that getting dual emboars up will trump getting 2 typhlosion any day.
You didn't even bother to read my post before you responded. Anyone can tell you that 2 retreat is better than 4, that's not the point. The point is Emboar's positives far outweight his negatives by a far margin.
Forget attacking with Typhlosion/Emboar. If you ever get to the point where you need to attack with any of these guys in a RESHIRAM deck, then you're playing the deck wrong, point blank period. Never mind that when you attach energy to Typhlosion to retreat, you can't power up another Reshiram to attack that very turn. Never mind that you have to build up at least 2 Typhlosion to maximize his potential. By the time it takes you to build up 2 Typhlosion, I can have an Emboar 20 AND an Emboar 19 with a 150 attack ready to roll. Typhlosion has no counter to Donphan prime, RDL, Magnezone, and any pokemon with more than 120-130 hp. You guys tell me how discarding a single energy is helpful when any pokemon worth while hits with little to no energy to begin with.
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I don't even know why this is still being discussed. Nationals answered this question already. Reshphlosian was much less played and still did much better. The theorymon shows the differences are small, but in practice those small differences in consistency, space, and dependency on a supporting Pokemon make the difference between 6-3 decks and 7-2 decks.
You have these numbers and figures available? Because I've never even seen the Emboar vs Typhlosion count for nationals.