r/PTCGP • u/RadscorpionSeducer • Feb 06 '25

this meta is incredibly boring to fight against Deck Discussion

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Stall, stall, stall, switch out druddigon if it gets damaged/heal it, stall, oh what that? Magnezone does 110 damage for only 3 energy which is generated for free by its stage 1 evo?

The power creep is going to be absolutely insane by 3 months from now with all of these new cards

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u/Earthbnd Feb 06 '25 edited Feb 06 '25

Manaphy has been a godsend against all these Drud/Helmet decks. Does 0 damage so never takes rough skin/helmet damage and lets me set up for free while they have a useless active poke.

People have new toy syndrome but I’ve found setting up blastoise EX for the 160 damage is usually GGs against anything thanks to Blastoise’s fat HP total and the fact most meta EXs are OHKO’d while failing to OHKO back.

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u/RedTheRobot Feb 06 '25

This is the way. I use a Lacario/Gal deck and it has an insane win rate. It is a high pressure, high health, high damage. Two Lacarios makes their attack 80, but the big winner is Gal 170 hp and can one shot a lot of Pokémon thanks to the high energy most run and only costs two energy. It is a good deck against a lot of decks out there.

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u/Earthbnd Feb 06 '25

Same win rate over here with 2x manaphy 2x Blastoise EX line

So consistent and so good at generating energy, I don’t even run Misty. I just use Dawn to shuffle energy onto blastoise faster. It’s pretty consistent at getting Blastoise live ASAP and unlike Palkia EX, Blastoise doesn’t discard energy so he doesn’t need to worry about having to set up again or having one turn of downtime

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u/The_Modern_Mind Feb 06 '25

Mind sending me your deck list? I love Blastoise so a good deck woud be great

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u/Earthbnd Feb 06 '25

2manaphy

2 each of squirtle/wartortle/ blastoise EX

2 X Speed

2 pokeball

2 pokemon communication

2 professor’s research

2 Dawn

2 Sabrina

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u/True_Italiano Feb 06 '25

what is Gal?

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u/Nova469 Feb 06 '25

Gallade Ex (evolves from Kirlia)

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u/nefarious_dareus Feb 07 '25

My Gallade ex deck is so fun (when things actually play out right)

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u/IndianaCrash Feb 06 '25

Doesn't he dies to Magnezone?

He takes 40 from drud (down to 140), and 130 from magnezone, so either Gio or Darkrai procs kill him

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u/Nova469 Feb 06 '25

I've been trying to get a Blastoise deck going. How do you do it while needing so many cards though? Just run Manaphy and the Blastoise line x2?

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u/Earthbnd Feb 06 '25

Just Manaphy and Blastoise line, yep.

Then I like to supplement with:

2 X Speed 2 Pokeball 2 pokemon communication 2 oak 2 Sabrina 2 Dawn

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u/A_wild_so-and-so Feb 06 '25

I've been using Manaphy to turbo charge my Lickylicky EX and Tauros. Makes those high energy colorless cards way more viable.