Attack triggers are another way for aggressive decks to apply pressure
The madness cost will make it pair well with any kind of self-discard effect, to include the aforementioned Wheels
There are a few differences between Blaziken and Infernape, but besides the lack of Split Bomb, I find Blaziken to be an overall more effective Pokmon for a few reasons: First of all, Blazikens attacks are all much more energy efficient than Infernape, do more damage, and have more options to them (30 or 60 for 1, drag and burn, or the smash for 80)
There were no Pokemon cards, no plushies, or anything else for that matter
The particularly powerful element of Crushing Hammer is if you win your coin flip, you can discard any type of Energy from your opponents Pokemon, not just a Basic or special
See Decking Out below.) We suggest not considering Weakness or Resistance in Raid Format