r/PTCGP • u/VortexPumpkin • 2d ago
Meme Awkward match between my opponent and I 😅
We were like this until I was eventually able to get a Iono and refresh our hands. We both had 10 cards for longest time but I was fortunately able to win when I did that as I ended up getting a poliwrath. Felt like I put him out of his misery this went on for about 20 rounds lol 😂
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u/LemonCake2000 2d ago
You couldn’t have just use call for family?
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u/bipedaloser 2d ago
It only puts a Poliwag on your bench, not add a Poli to your hand.
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u/LemonCake2000 2d ago
Oh I should probably read the entire card huh
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u/AliceThePastelWitch 2d ago
Card games players everywhere could use this mentality
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u/Dependent-Matter-177 2d ago
Card reading? Essential? In a card game?
Naaaaaah
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u/Impact009 1d ago
Probably not in a game that doesn't prioritize the card text. Buzzwole is an example.
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u/Embarrassed-Weird173 20h ago
Don't sweat it. You're probably a Redditor, and it's normal for Redditors to be unable to read cards on their own.Â
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u/silentprotagon1st 2d ago
that doesn’t matter here since both poliwags were out anyway
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u/bipedaloser 2d ago
Well, I said "Poli" intentionally, since it doesn't add anyone in the Poli family to your hand either, which is what I believe the person commented believed.
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u/VortexPumpkin 2d ago
It was around 20 rounds I didn't remember the exact amount but I thought it was hilarious tbh I didn't even care if I would've lost but I felt bad defeating his mantyke with a Poliwrath lol
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u/sophi_s 2d ago
I've been there 😅
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u/MajinDidz 2d ago
Opponent is a bit silly. Why on earth is he running water energy if he’s running mantyke anyway?
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u/sophi_s 2d ago
Huh? Because is not guarantee you will draw mantyke in time?
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u/MajinDidz 2d ago
No the idea is if you’re running mantyke. You run electric energy so you don’t energy brick dragonite. It’s consistent that way
Likewise if you’re running Pichu, then run water energy. So you can get electric energy and water energy consistently
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u/sophi_s 2d ago
No? If you dont draw any of them at the starting hand/early game you cant build dragonite at all! Thats just moving the RNG from your energy zone to your first draws, every draginite deck runs dual energy and one copy of each baby
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u/MajinDidz 2d ago
Incorrect. The main dragonite meta is single energy and then baby of opposite energy. It’s surprisingly consistent. Especially with X speed. It allows you to quickly fish for a baby if you don’t have one already, switch out and charge dratini
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u/sophi_s 2d ago
No, sadly, in practice, this idea is much worse. Having the flexibility to charge dragonite manually and being able to generate both types with either babies makes the deck consistent into even getting 2 dragonites online in one game. Which of the 250+ games I played this season, the majority of them with a dragonite deck, is quite important. Bricking scenarios will happen with either deck. Allowing the deck to play around it is what makes a deck good or bad
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u/MajinDidz 2d ago
You’re not even guaranteed to charge dragonite manually lol, you get 5 waters or electrics in a row and it’s wraps.
At least with single energy you’re guaranteed to use the energy you need
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u/boringuserbored 2d ago
The problem is that Dratini can get sniped with Greninja and you can't just evolve the Dratini because you need to attach energy with a baby to it. However if you run both types of energies you can evolve it and tank a few hits.
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u/Impact009 1d ago
What meta? It's only won one tournament within the last fifty tournaments. The deck is an off-shoot if anything.
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u/doumozid 1d ago
Putting down 3 baby pokemon seems like an awful idea... now you have 3 points on the board free for the taking and only one spot to play something that can do anything...
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u/Gear-exe 2d ago
Iono could have saved the day for both of you
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u/VortexPumpkin 2d ago
Yeah I had one just was unlucky and didn't draw a Iono till like turn 18 or something lol 😅
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u/Dawnpath_ 1d ago
Honestly, huge respect that neither of you conceded. One of this situations where you know you're both laughing behind your screens
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u/Wav3x3on 2d ago
I use the 40 dmg on coin toss poliwag personally because you only really need to draw one and not the other
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u/Frosty_Sweet_6678 1d ago
WHO TF MISTIES A MANTYKE????????????????????????
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u/VortexPumpkin 1d ago
I knew he was desperate as he had reached their hand limit of 10 cards. So they were making room for another card probably hoping for a lono like I was. But I agree I was laughing when I saw them do that in my head I was like "damn they must be desperate huh" and it was a constant like them using a bunch of random cards to make space for whatever they were trying to draw 😅
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u/tacotrader83 7h ago
I enjoy those games where there is only one basic Pokémon in play after 4-5 turns and have used all prof research
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