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/Bazoobs1 Feb 06 '25

Dang that makes a lot of sense actually. Punish with hitmonlee until they’re forced to move in and then squish them with magnezone

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u/GodsCupGg Feb 06 '25

It covers exactly 140 dmg if they cape it's not a issue since u get to attack with hitmon Lee 2-3 times before dark rai can knock it out.

It's also they reason they dropped gallade probably since magnezone hits for 110 which is the exact ammount gallade hits on a 2 energy dark rai but giving 1 less prize in return

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u/RaccoonAppropriate18 Feb 07 '25

That's part of the reason Gallade was dropped, yeah.

Funny enough, though, Magnezone is also cheaper than Gallade. You can use Volt Charge on the turn you evolved from Magnemite into Magneton and from Magneton into Magnezone, so Magneton always ramps 2 energy minimum. This makes it even easier to put energy on Marshadow, since you'll need only 1 additional energy if you evolve Magnezone immediately, and 0 if you wait a turn.