Hello, all you Charizard lovers out there. I'd like to compare your favorite
card (base set Charizard) with another widley used card, but much
better(Ninetales). First off, Id like to explain WHY so many people think
Charizard is good. I'll highlight the reasons.

Charizard
Stage 2 (evolves from Charmeleon)
Type: fire
HP: 120
PP: Energy burn
all energies attatched to Charizard become Fire energies for the rest of
this turn. This power cant be used if Charizard is Asleep, Confused, or
Paralyzed.
Fire Spin:     4 Fire                     100
Discard 2 Fire energy cards in order to use this attack
Weakness: Water
Resistance: Fighting
Retreat cost: 3

Charizard is only very popular because of his attack and HP, and the picture
of him on the card. All of those are overrated. Now, take a look at
Ninetales and compare them:

Ninetales
Stage 1 (Evolves from Vulpix)
Type: Fire
HP: 80
Lure       2 Colorless
Choose one of your opponents Benched Pokemon and switch it with thier active
Pokemon
Fire Blast     4 Fire
Discard 1 Fire Energy card to use this attack
Weakness: Water
Resistance: None
Retreat cost: 1

NOWWWWWWWWW...........
Why Ninetales is better than Charizard

1.) HP: Ninetales has 80 (Good for stage 1) and Charizard has 120 (a little
above average for Stage 2)

2.) Attack: Charizard's attack costs 2 discard and Ninetales's costs 1.
Thats only 20% less power at half price! Ninetales's attack is better and
can be used every turn, unlike Charizards

Ps: Charizards Poke Power can work with DCE, but you need to discard both
DCE at the end of the turn.

3.) Retreat cost: Whoa! 2 less energy wasted! Advantage: Ninetales

4.) Evolution line: Vulpix isn't the best, but Ninetales is only a stage 1,
while Charizard is a stage 2

Overall:

Ninetales comes out quicker, attacks faster, less wasteful, and more often
than Charizard, and retreats easier.

NINETALES IS BETTER OVERALL!

Thank you


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Hope I've solved something~~

Kev

P.S.S. Dragonfire5, I have blocked your address