Southern Islands

Primeape

SI18· Common
Primeape SI 18

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HP
60
Type
Fighting
Stage
Stage 1
Retreat cost
1
Weakness
×2
Number
18/18
Set
Southern IslandsSI
Illustrated by
Naoyo Kimura

Its attacks

Low Kick

20

Rampage

20

Does 20 damage plus 10 more damage for each damage counter on Primeape. Flip a coin. If tails, Primeape is now Confused (after doing damage).

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

    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.

  2. A strength

    Low Kick hits for 20 on 1 Energy. Nothing in Southern Islands hits harder for that price.

  3. Keep in mind

    None of the 4,126 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

    Weakness Psychic ×2. Against a Psychic Pokémon, apply that to the damage it takes — it climbs fast. Of the 4,126 tournament lists we have read, 2,400 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

Southern Islands landed here on 31 July 2001.

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