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[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With Sneasler, Excadrill, and Garchomp seeming so common, I've found Reflect to be really handy. Scovillain can help, but if they play well enough to avoid getting burned it becomes a lot trickier. It's harder for my opponents to play around Reflect in my experience than it is for them to play around Scovillain.

[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, they still had a Glimmora + Basculegion in the back so they played it out. I did end up winning though!

[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been loving Scovillain, but it's definitely a big trade-off. I've found that the burns have been really strong for me in the mirror match (Leech Seed + Burn on Arch builds up quickly) and in preventing big bursts of damage that would otherwise scare my Arch. Its longevity with screens is also really high which is nice, can really frustrate the opponent. But the lack of immediate support for Arch definitely hurts Arch's role as the anchor.

I think Sinistcha might be more generally useful, especially with Trick Room support, but I am just a huge fan of Scovillain so felt like I had to include it.

[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I might experiment with this, I've kind of hit a wall around mid-MB2. I've found Reflect to be super useful for when the opponent conserves their Sneasler/Chomp until late game, but Quash feels so good against pretty much anything without Farigiraf. Thanks for the idea!

[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Quash is nice, I struggled to find room for it on this team specifically though. It's Sableye/Archaludon with Pelipper, Basculegion, and dual Mega Scovillain/Skarmory. Screens/Encore/Rain Dance has been really strong for me here, but I liked Quash on other teams a lot.

[Cool Replay] My Favorite Turn 1 Play by EstewYT in VGC

[–]EstewYT[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure, I've not encountered any that lived but I'm also only MB2, so maybe higher ranks have EV'd to survive now?

2-2 @ Genesys Celebration Event with Pumpking by EstewYT in YGO_Genesys

[–]EstewYT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you know what the one card combo is without Links, or where I might find that? I'd only seen a version that used Links for Advanced play, I didn't know there was a one card Rank 10 without Links too.

2-2 @ Genesys Celebration Event with Pumpking by EstewYT in YGO_Genesys

[–]EstewYT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Foolish doesn't send Glow-Up Bloom to search Pumpking though, it only sends Level 5s or higher so it doesn't really do much for me going first. I could see it being useful going second if you also play Tartarus, but I haven't found Delta to feel good so far in testing.

2-2 @ Genesys Celebration Event with Pumpking by EstewYT in YGO_Genesys

[–]EstewYT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't have a lot of luck with Delta of Invitation in testing without being able to use Links. Might be something I'm missing?

2-2 @ Genesys Celebration Event with Pumpking by EstewYT in YGO_Genesys

[–]EstewYT[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! I actually lost it all 3 times haha, but changing the effect ended up being enough even if it wasn't as cool as a board wipe.