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Cards/Infernape V
Infernape V card from the SWSH Black Star Promos set
Card image via the Pokémon TCG API.
Basic Pokémon

Infernape V

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A powerful fire fighter with high risk attacks.

Fire200 HPBasicBeginner to play

What this card does

Infernape V has 200 hit points and costs Fire energy to play.

Meteor Punch flips a coin repeatedly until it lands on tails, dealing 30 damage for every heads before that.

Bright Flame deals 200 damage but requires you to discard two energy cards from the Pokémon.

Signature attack

Bright Flame

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon. (200 damage)

The Meteor Punch attack relies on luck because you keep flipping a coin until you get tails. This means it can deal very little damage or a huge amount depending on how many heads you flip.

Attacks

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Meteor Punch30×

Flip a coin until you get tails. This attack does 30 damage for each heads.

FFC
Bright Flame200

Discard 2 Energy from this Pokémon.

Which deck it belongs in

This card suits aggressive decks that want to end games quickly with big hits. It works well in Fire type strategies where you have plenty of energy to discard for Bright Flame.

Strengths
  • High damage potential
  • Basic stage play
  • Promo rarity
Watch out for
  • Weak to Water types
  • Unpredictable attacks
  • Discards energy
Pro tip

Use Bright Flame when you have excess energy cards that are not needed for other moves.

From the Pokédex

Infernape is known for its fiery fists and agile fighting style.

Note for the parent

Explain to your child that Meteor Punch is unpredictable and they might get very lucky or very unlucky with the coin flips.

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