XY Black Star Promos

M Salamence-EX

XYPFRXY171· Promo
M Salamence-EX XYP XY171

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What the card itself says

Its characteristics and effects in play, with the original text when available.

HP
230
Type
Dragon
Stage
MEGA
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
XY171/211
Set
XY Black Star PromosXYP
Illustrated by
5ban Graphics

Its attacks

Savage WingAile Sauvage

100

Discard as many basic Fire Energy attached to this Pokémon as you like. This attack does 40 more damage for each Energy card discarded in this way.Défaussez autant d'Énergies attachées à ce Pokémon que vous voulez. Cette attaque inflige 40 dégâts supplémentaires pour chaque carte Énergie défaussée de cette façon.

What to make of it

Have a look at what it does well, then at what will get in your way. After that you'll know whether it belongs in your deck.

  1. A strength

    230 HP, and nothing in XY Black Star Promos goes higher. That is the wall your opponent has to break through before taking a Prize.

  2. A strength

    Retreat cost 1. One Energy to discard and it is back on the Bench, which matters a lot on the turn you need to swap attackers.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read runs it. That does not make it a bad card — it means we have not seen it on a table yet.

  4. Keep in mind

    It is an ex card. The turn it goes down your opponent takes 2 Prizes instead of one, and games do turn on exactly that.

  5. Keep in mind

    Weakness Fairy ×2. Against a Fairy Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 3,811 tournament lists we have read, 0 run at least one Pokémon of that type.

Who plays it

None of the tournament lists we have read mentions this card. That happens with a card that has just come out, or one players have not tried yet.

When it came out

XY Black Star Promos landed here on 12 October 2013.

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The other cards of this Pokémon

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