A 200 attack boost isn't going to do anything and you have to flip it up yourself to return their monster to their hand. It's not a flip effect like Hane-Hane and Gale Lizard. It's like if you mix Star Boy (which is only good because it's able to be special summoned by Hammer Shark btw) and Hane-Hane but made each of them significantly worse
no it does not lmfao. if a card's effect is activated when it gets attacked and goes from face down -> face up it has to say "FLIP:" at the start of its text. go read this card again? do you see that? no. you do not. please do not act like you know what you are talking about when you don't. i want a 3 page single spaced essay giving me an apology for you being 🔥ed. due tomorrow. 🔥ing idiot
You're misreading. If a monster says "When this card is flipped face up" it counts as a flip-effect. If it said FLIP: At the start, then the Water monsters gaining 200 attack would be dependent on the flip. It is not. The ATK gain is not flip-activated, the bounce is. If it had said "When this card is flip summoned," like it does for Swarm of Locusts, then you would be right.
1. This card's ATK boost effect is not dependant on flipping. You can simply Normal Summon this card and the boost will apply.
2. This card's bounce effect activates when this card is flipped face-up regardless of how this card is flipped face-up. Flip Summon, flipping up via a card effect, and flipping up due to battle, all activates this card's effect.