Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Stormfront Infernape Revealed!

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This Infernape (Stormfront, 3/100) is unique because it is a Fighting-type Pokémon rather than the Fire-type Infernape we've seen in the past. Bid a fond farewell to Water-type Weakness! Infernape powers up very quickly, thanks to its Blaze Dance Poké-Power. Blaze Dance allows you to flip a coin when Infernape comes into play, and if you get heads, you can search your deck for up to 4 Fire Energy cards and attach them to your Pokémon in any way you'd like. Attach them to Infernape, and you can immediately launch its Spreading Fire attack for 80 damage. You have to discard 2 Fire Energy cards to use it, but the attack also does 20 damage to each of your opponent's Benched Pokémon. No wonder this is Infernape is a Fighting-type!
 
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Card number 3, eh? Lol. It's number 4 on mine so hmmm... I guess I need to switch a rare around, eh? Ugh.
 
No, it would need to say "You may discard two :fire: Energy," but it doesn't have "may" there, so there is no choice.
 
It'll be interesting to see how to fit this monkey in the same deck with the other monkeys. It seems slower than the other ones, tho...
 
the pokepower COULD be awesome, but being flippy, it has the same potential to be meaningless and disappointing, and a one time deal since you cant ssu and put it down down next turn in the similar manner as moltres md. but this power can be applied to other pokes, which makes it viable.
the fighting type does it no favors, since heatran lvl.x cant make spreading fire into an awesome, every-turn deal, and that psychic weakness is unfortunate, since dusknoir and gengar will get a lot of play in addition to amu.
and the cherry on the top (of all this disappointment) is that first attack. you wont be t2ing and attacking with a poor move like that.
ill pass, but again the power does call attention.
 
Infernape Lv. X + Heatran Lv. X = Infinite Spread Fire.

Not much HP gain, and Ape X's attack still isn't the greatest, but Lv. X + Heatran means you can use anything you get from Blaze Dance efficiently.
 
infinite spread fire with lvl. x? for 4 energy, and an HP (120) that's in range of nearly everything out there, you will hardly be using this an infinite number of times.
 
If the Spreading Fire discard were optional then this would be a super good card. But, sadly, it's not an option, making this a merely good card with a terrible weakness.

With Gengar and Kingdra looking to be well played this Ape is going to be on the sidelines a lot.
 
renfield89 said:
infinite spread fire with lvl. x? for 4 energy, and an HP (120) that's in range of nearly everything out there, you will hardly be using this an infinite number of times.
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4 Energy you say? Infernape has a 50% chance of allowing that each time it comes into play. Swarm Apes to increase your chances. If you run 4-2-3-1(Lv. X), you basically have 3 50% shots. Statistically that means you WILL get a successful Blaze Dance.

And you know what I mean by "infinite." I mean "It can use it every single turn that it is out because the discard is canceled out by Heatran Lv. X."

If you get lucky you can even use it as a donk.
 
bullados said:
It'll be interesting to see how to fit this monkey in the same deck with the other monkeys. It seems slower than the other ones, tho...
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slower? turn one (second player) rare candy a chimchar into infernape. flip that coin, if heads, place all four fire cards on infernape and you can do 80 turn one. you can do 60, and then 90 or 110 the next turn.

free retreat cost coupled with heatran lv x means that you're quickly doing 80 every turn, plus 20 to the bench.

but it is flippy.
 
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