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{R} → Fire Tail Slap : 20
Use this attack only if there are any {R} Energy cards attached to Blaine’s Charmander. Flip a coin. If tails, discard 1 of those cards.
illus. Ken Sugimori · LV.18
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Quarter-Turn
That’s very complicated wording for a very simple effect.
WilliamH.
One would think a “Fire” energy would HAVE to be attached before any player would even contemplate attempting to use its attack.
Blob Takeshi
Why even make a weak move with such weird effect?
flagrama
Metronome will only ignore requirements that use the exact text “in order to” so by using this slightly more awkward phrasing it keeps Metronome from copying the attack unless the Metronoming Pokémon has a [F] Energy attached. I’m not sure if it is relevant at the time this card was released, but reducing the energy costs for attacks is also not an uncommon effect in the modern version of the game.