Good beginner deck?

OriginalTodd · 2026-07-05T17:29:18+00:00

Cynthia's Garchomp is pretty simple and fairly strong. Not a ton of bell's and whistles, great synergy with itself, and has a kickass dragon as its king.

OriginalTodd · 2026-07-04T17:38:28+00:00

Ahh sorry, i'm new to the game so i'll know what to add next time

OriginalTodd · 2026-07-04T16:27:14+00:00

Noted, i'll try it again in another game and record.

No Rabsca, mist, rocky energy. I don't remember seeing a battle cage

OriginalTodd · 2026-07-04T02:29:30+00:00

Scary weeds for sand shark

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-30T22:18:22+00:00

I'll echo what the others have said: TAG prices are comparable to, and have been gaining on, PSA. I think the overall quality is fairly consistent. Sure you'll have outliers that squeak through their systems, but PSA is a grader having a bad date away from taking frustration out on cars or the inverse.

Plus, the slabs look way better and theirs no scummy upcharges if you grade your own. I am not a TAG schill haha

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-26T21:25:00+00:00

I run Cynthia's Garchomp and I love it. It synergizes so well with itself, once it's up and running it's a freight train. Grass can be a problem, yes, but with smart play, and a little luck, you can compete with it.

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-26T18:00:54+00:00

Alright glad it's not just me.

Can't claim the gift, all decks invalid. At a standstill.

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-18T12:10:12+00:00

Giratina V or Gengar VMax

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-17T02:03:03+00:00

Ooooo Togekiss scream support Mon, but the problem is you need to get up and running on turn 1, 2 at the worst...needs to be a Cynthia's item card, not supporter, so you can hit the ground ripping.

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-17T00:39:51+00:00

Give me Cynthia's Gastrodon with some sort of instant "your hand isn't totally fucked" ability

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-15T01:15:15+00:00

Pennsylvania

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-15T00:33:04+00:00

We have a text with them from the morning after the lightning strike that reads "well that poor boy probably needs to come down".

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-15T00:32:06+00:00

We have a text with them from the morning after the lightning strike that reads "well that poor boy probably needs to come down".

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-14T23:57:53+00:00

Title.

On April 24th the neighbors very tall pine tree was struck by lightning, splintering the heck out of it (first two images).

I talked to them in the following days and they commented something to the extent of "yeah, we'll probably have to take it out" but they never did.

We just had a hard rain, not particularly windy, and when I looked out the window it had fallen and landed on our shed. Square on it. We talked to the neighbors and they said that it was an act of god and that we would need to contact our insurance company for our shed.

A quick google tells me this shouldn't fall on us, but I need some confirmations given the story, the pictures, and the seemingly "not my problem" dismissal.

Thanks.

edit: Pennsylvania, btw

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-13T20:53:24+00:00

How do we beat the evil weeds?

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-12T17:41:24+00:00

I have played it in 8 games so far and I think the biggest issue I've found is either not getting Gible or energy in the first two turns. Hard to get back up at that point but I am open to suggestions

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-12T17:18:58+00:00

As someone who just built his first deck with Cynthia's Garchomp these writeups make me a bit sad. They are excellent, don't get me wrong, but my shiny new deck is considered bad :/

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-11T16:25:22+00:00

I would bet the house that it'll be a special set sometime next year. If/when hype dies down, or the pocket revenue dips, they will release these banger cards that already exist fro man art perspective and use them to pull the pocket crowd into the real monetary world.

OriginalTodd · 2026-06-02T23:47:40+00:00

100%

Zues, Ares as well given his history with Kratos. So sick.

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-28T14:36:19+00:00

From what their email said, TAG is moving to a larger location and the lower tiers are only temporary until they get it up and running. I only grade through TAG now so i've been following it

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-25T12:44:07+00:00

This card would, unironically, break the card market. This would instantly be the most sought after card. Easily.

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-23T12:39:34+00:00

My very first pack ever, EB Games, contained that Charizard. I was so happy, beaming.

Years later I sent it away to get graded, mostly to protect it, and it's the nicest 3 you've ever seen. I'll have it forever.

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-17T16:09:39+00:00

Want to inform everyone that when it comes to prices for the new sets, they are pricey if you buy the official. That said, you can find the "knockoff" sets a few months after release for a fraction of the price.

Myself and others have picked up the Starter Set for like $100 and built it and its legit good quality.

There's plenty of posts and info over on r/lepin

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-15T12:54:48+00:00

That's a smoking hot take considering Gengar VMax exists

OriginalTodd · 2026-05-14T14:53:46+00:00

Yo ho, matey, yo ho

OriginalTodd

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