Mightyena
(Kalos
Starter Set)
Y’know,
I do get the purpose behind the
Beginning Set releases in Japan (and
their equivalent here). They contain
simple Pokémon without complex combos
and mechanics that are a good
introduction to the game for the new,
younger players who discover the TCG
alongside the latest video game.
It’s good
when this type of card gets released
outside of a main set too: that way
players can choose whether or not to buy
them and the sets don’t contain so much
useless filler and wasted
rares.
That said,
this Mightyena
is bad even by starter set standards. A
low HP Stage 1 with a single, deeply
unimpressive attack in the shape of Hard
Bite: for two Energy
you get a base damage of 40 with a
coinflip for
20 extra. To put it another way, you
need heads just to KO most evolving
Basics.
If it weren’t for that
coinflip
bonus though, this card would be a
serious contender for one of the worst
of modern times (which is post-Diamond
and Pearl for me). However, when the
best thing you can say about a card is
that it isn’t as bad as the
catastrophically awful
Arcanine SV,
it’s time to move swiftly on. I
seriously hope this is the worst XY card
that I have to review in the coming
months.
Rating
Modified: 1 (move along please, nothing
to see here)
Limited: 1.5 (if you end up playing
this, you’ve pulled really badly)
