FIRE
1Red Potan
Archetype:
Potan
ATK:
100
DEF:
200
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You can target 1 "Potan" monster you control; treat it as a Tuner until the end of the next turn. If a monster is Synchro Summoned while you control this monster: You can Special Summon 1 "Potan" monster from your hand or Deck. You can only use each effect of "Red Potan" once per turn.
Red Potan — Power Evaluation
Final Score: 46 ± 8 · Confidence: Medium
- Intrinsic: 45 · Deck: 46 · Meta: provisional
- Primary role: Combo Enabler · Secondary: Searcher, Material body
Why it scores here
Red Potan serves as a specialized enabler within the Potan archetype, converting existing Potan monsters into Tuners for Synchro lines while providing search value on successful Synchro Summons. Its modest score reflects its narrow accessibility as a Level-1 body without inherent search, moderate combo conversion dependent on existing board setup, and complete lack of opponent interaction. The fragile 100 ATK/200 DEF and conditional effect triggers severely limit resilience; however, it provides utility as a named archetype member with clean Tuner-material value.
Axis scores
| Axis | Score | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 35 | Level 1 100-ATK body requires deck support to access reliably; limited to Potan archetype context in available evidence (observed) |
| Combo & Conversion | 45 | First effect enables Synchro Summons by treating targets as Tuners; second effect searches on Synchro trigger, but requires existing board setup and another Potan monster (inferred) |
| Resource Economy | 50 | Search effect provides mild tutoring value, roughly evening card cost; no inherent card advantage generation (verified) |
| Effect & Interaction | 5 | No disruption, negation, or removal capabilities; purely offensive/enabling in nature (verified) |
| Material Utility | 60 | Level 1 Tuner with Potan name synergy; usable as generic Synchro material or Tuner component even when negated (inferred) |
| Resilience & Flexibility | 35 | Fragile 100-ATK body on field vulnerable to removal; both effects are conditional on Potan presence and Synchro triggers (verified) |
| Deck-Building Efficiency | 55 | Level 1 Fairy fits into Potan strategy cleanly at 1 copy; requires archetype support for full value but does not lock the deck (inferred) |
Calculation
Weight profile: 0.7 Combo Enabler + 0.3 Searcher. Intrinsic ≈ 45, Deck ≈ 46, Meta = provisional. Modifiers: none. Final formula: 0.40*Intrinsic + 0.60*Deck
Strengths
- Potan archetype search trigger on any Synchro Summon
- Level 1 Tuner enables Potan-based Synchro strategies
- Named archetype member with confirmed deck synergy
- Tuner conversion effect adds flexibility to existing Potan bodies
Weaknesses
- Extremely low ATK/DEF (100/200) limits material utility outside Tuner role
- No inherent search capability—requires existing Potan monster on field
- No disruption or opponent interaction whatsoever
- Fragile to removal; loses search value if removed before Synchro trigger
- Accessibility bottlenecked to archetype—not a generic staple
Counters / choke points
- Effect negation (Imperial Order) blanks both effects
- Removal (Ash Blossom, Forbidden Droplet) prevents Synchro trigger
- Archetype disruption cards blocking Synchro Summons or Potan searches
Best use
Synchro enabler and archetype search generator. Decks: Potan, Generaider (Potan variant). Suggested copies: 1.
Evidence & gaps
- Verified: Red Potan has two once-per-turn effects with clear conditions (card text); Level 1 Fairy type, 100 ATK/200 DEF (card stats); Appears in Generaider deck with 1 copy (deck data); Both effects target/trigger on Potan-related board states; No built-in search; search depends on Synchro trigger and Potan presence
- Observed: 1 of 1 Generaider decks in sample ran Red Potan at 1 copy (100% single-archetype inclusion); All 15 top partners are Generaider bosses, True Kings, or Generaider-support cards (strong archetype dependency); Zero appearances across any recorded combo boards (no combo conversion evidence)
- Inferred: Tuner conversion enables Potan-based Synchro strategies via the first effect; Search effect provides tutoring on successful Synchro while Red Potan is on field; Level 1 Tuner utility extends to generic Synchro decks beyond pure Potan archetype; Card accessibility depends on Potan-specific search support or general Fairy searchers; Material utility as Tuner persists even when card effects are negated
- Data gaps: No combos supplied — combo conversion is text-only inference No guides supplied — no human strategy context No banlist token — assumed unlimited (3 copies per format) No usage statistics (StatisticsCard) — archetype inclusion % inferred from single deck sample only Extremely limited deck sample (1 deck, 1 archetype) — cannot confirm cross-archetype viability No metagame context for any format — cannot assess meta relevance in TCG, OCG, Master Duel, or Duel Links