Raichu (Prime) from Undaunted (#83) [5/3]

[dmaster]

Guiding questions:
1. How does the card stand on its own? Is it good, bad, or have potential? Is it worth being played?
2. What popular metagame decks could it be used in?
3. What combos can you use it with? How so?
4. Give it a rating, and explain why you have given it that rating. You can also rate the card by rating the thread itself (out of 5 stars).
5. How's the artwork?

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[Drigo Toes]

1.- This card surely can't stand in its own, it can make one attack and nothing else without a partner. I'll say that is a good card anyway.
2.- No one metagame deck use it.
3.- Pachirisu COL, Raichu Lv X SF and Bronzong SF; maybe Rayquaza LA, if you have enough lucky. I used it with Regigigas Promo + Lv X.
4.- I'll say 2,5-3/5. It is a good card in its own deck; but until now, its deck isn't enough consistent. Maybe with Zekrom can be a very playable deck.
5.- It's like Raichu look at you saying "you don't have enough HP... GG". 5/5.

 

[CarlosDuranJr]

1. How does the card stand on its own? Is it good, bad, or have potential? Is it worth being played?
on its own it's rather slow, it's ok and has some potential. TBH, regular Raichu from HG is better IMO, 2 instead of 3 energy for 100 instead of 120. 10 less HP, but free retreat. not to mention iron tail. Raichu prime has a great poke power tho.
2. What popular metagame decks could it be used in?
none, but it may see play as a tech against blastoise with defender to keep it from dying on the bench, or plus power to OHKO pretty much anything.
3. What combos can you use it with? How so?
not prime Raichu, Pachirisu, another pachirisu.
4. Give it a rating, and explain why you have given it that rating. You can also rate the card by rating the thread itself (out of 5 stars).
2/5 since the non prime is better
5. How's the artwork?
4/5 the artwork from the Raichu in the Trainer kits is better as well. sad that this is one of the instances where the non prime is better than the prime.

 

[Tylertyphlosion]

1. How does the card stand on its own? Is it good, bad, or have potential? Is it worth being played?
First off, this card on it's own will be fairly slow, just as ANY other card would be. With a few combinations though, this card can be a major threat that can shell out 120 every turn or every other turn. Definitely worth being played if you know how to combo it well.

2. What popular metagame decks could it be used in?
With the current format situation, I don't feel like this card has any meta decks currently circulating.

3. What combos can you use it with? How so?

Let's start off with the whole variety, it is honestly up to you what to combo it with. Raichu Prime, Pachirisu COL, Fisherman/Seeker etc. Drop 2 Energy to Pachi with its Power, then move them on up to Raichu with its power. You can attach for turn as well as equip those 2 energy. Fisherman is to get them back. Seeker up your Pachi on the turns you need to reuse it.

4. Give it a rating, and explain why you have given it that rating. You can also rate the card by rating the thread itself (out of 5 stars).

HGSS-ON (4.5/5) LOTS of potential.
MD-on (3/5) Too much out there to work around it (Power Spray)


5. How's the artwork?
Nice look, would have like it to have more of a fur texture. 3/5