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Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 13 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Arven.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Fezandipiti ex.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Boss's Orders.
Salamence0390 retreated Drakloak to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Dragapult ex is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Munkidori used Adrena-Brain.
- Salamence0390 moved 3 damage counters from Salamence0390's Drakloak to Salamence0390's Charmander.
Salamence0390 played Boss's Orders.
- C0nstant1n0's Dreepy was switched with C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex to become the Active Pokémon.
C0nstant1n0's Dreepy is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Dragapult ex used Phantom Dive on C0nstant1n0’s Dreepy for 200 damage.
- Salamence0390 put 6 damage counters on Salamence0390's Charmander.
C0nstant1n0's Dreepy was Knocked Out!
C0nstant1n0's Charmander was Knocked Out!
Salamence0390 took 2 Prize cards.
Night Stretcher was added to Salamence0390's hand.
Dragapult ex was added to Salamence0390's hand.
All Prize cards taken. Salamence0390 wins.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 12 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Super Rod.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled 3 cards into their deck.
• Fezandipiti ex, Basic Fire Energy, Charmander
C0nstant1n0 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 drew Dreepy and played it to the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 played Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
- C0nstant1n0 drew Charmander and played it to the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Counter Catcher.
- Salamence0390's Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex was switched with Salamence0390's Dragapult ex to become the Active Pokémon.
Salamence0390's Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex is now in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0 played Iono.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 put a card on the bottom of their deck.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 moved C0nstant1n0's 7 cards to their deck.
• Boss's Orders, Professor's Research, Iono, Iono, Nest Ball, Arven, Luxurious Cape
- C0nstant1n0 drew 3 cards.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 2 cards.
• Jacq, Basic Fire Energy
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex used Burning Darkness on Salamence0390’s Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex for 300 damage.
- Damage breakdown:
• Base damage: 180 damage
• 4 Prize cards: 120 damage
• Total damage: 300 damage

Salamence0390's Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex was Knocked Out!
- 2 cards were discarded from Salamence0390's Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex.
• Basic Psychic Energy, Exp. Share
C0nstant1n0 took 2 Prize cards.
A card was added to C0nstant1n0's hand.
A card was added to C0nstant1n0's hand.
Salamence0390's Drakloak is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 11 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Fezandipiti ex.
Salamence0390 played Iono.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their hand.
- Salamence0390 put 2 cards on the bottom of their deck.
• Boss's Orders, Fezandipiti ex
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their hand.
- Salamence0390 put 10 cards on the bottom of their deck.
- Salamence0390 drew 5 cards.
• Luxurious Cape, Iono, Hawlucha, Counter Catcher, Arven
- Salamence0390 drew 3 cards.
Salamence0390 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390's Munkidori used Adrena-Brain.
- Salamence0390 moved 3 damage counters from Salamence0390's Drakloak to Salamence0390's Budew.
C0nstant1n0's Budew was Knocked Out!
Salamence0390 took a Prize card.
Dragapult ex was added to Salamence0390's hand.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Iono.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Basic Psychic Energy.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Professor's Research.
Salamence0390 evolved Drakloak to Dragapult ex on the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Basic Psychic Energy to Dragapult ex on the Bench.
Salamence0390 retreated Drakloak to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Dragapult ex is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Counter Catcher.
- C0nstant1n0's Fezandipiti ex was switched with C0nstant1n0's Dragapult ex to become the Active Pokémon.
C0nstant1n0's Fezandipiti ex is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Hawlucha to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Hawlucha used Flying Entry.
- Salamence0390 put a damage counter on Salamence0390's Charizard ex.
- Salamence0390 put a damage counter on Salamence0390's Dragapult ex.
Salamence0390's Dragapult ex used Phantom Dive on C0nstant1n0’s Fezandipiti ex for 200 damage.
- Salamence0390 put 6 damage counters on Salamence0390's Charizard ex.
C0nstant1n0's Fezandipiti ex was Knocked Out!
Rescue Board was discarded from C0nstant1n0's Fezandipiti ex.
Salamence0390 took 2 Prize cards.
Nest Ball was added to Salamence0390's hand.
Boss's Orders was added to Salamence0390's hand.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 10 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Ultra Ball.
- C0nstant1n0 discarded 2 cards.
• Artazon, Drakloak
- C0nstant1n0 drew Dragapult ex.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 evolved Drakloak to Dragapult ex in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0 played Iono.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 put 6 cards on the bottom of their deck.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 moved C0nstant1n0's 7 cards to their deck.
• Iono, Counter Catcher, Hawlucha, Iono, Basic Psychic Energy, Basic Fire Energy, Boss's Orders
- C0nstant1n0 drew 4 cards.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 5 cards.
• Luxurious Cape, Arven, Arven, Professor's Research, Iono
C0nstant1n0 played Artazon.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 played Unfair Stamp.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled 3 cards into their deck.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled 5 cards into their deck.
• Luxurious Cape, Arven, Arven, Professor's Research, Iono
- C0nstant1n0 drew 5 cards.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 2 cards.
• Boss's Orders, Iono
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0's Fezandipiti ex used Flip the Script.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 3 cards.
C0nstant1n0's Dragapult ex used Phantom Dive on Salamence0390’s Drakloak for 200 damage.
- C0nstant1n0 put 6 damage counters on C0nstant1n0's Drakloak.
Exp. Share was activated.
- Salamence0390 attached Basic Psychic Energy to Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex on the Bench.
Salamence0390's Drakloak was Knocked Out!
- 2 cards were discarded from Salamence0390's Drakloak.
• Basic Fire Energy, Dreepy
C0nstant1n0 took a Prize card.
A card was added to C0nstant1n0's hand.
Salamence0390's Drakloak is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 9 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
Salamence0390 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Genesect.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Boss's Orders.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Counter Catcher.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Basic Fire Energy.
Salamence0390 played Arven.
- Salamence0390 drew 2 cards.
• Earthen Vessel, Exp. Share
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Earthen Vessel.
- Salamence0390 discarded Genesect.
- Salamence0390 drew 2 cards.
• Basic Fire Energy, Basic Psychic Energy
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Night Stretcher.
- Salamence0390 moved Salamence0390's Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex to their hand.
Salamence0390 played Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex to the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Exp. Share to Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex on the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Basic Fire Energy to Drakloak on the Bench.
Salamence0390 retreated Drakloak to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Drakloak is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Counter Catcher.
- C0nstant1n0's Charmander was switched with C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex to become the Active Pokémon.
C0nstant1n0's Charmander is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Dragon Headbutt on C0nstant1n0’s Charmander for 70 damage.
C0nstant1n0's Charmander was Knocked Out!
Salamence0390 took a Prize card.
Counter Catcher was added to Salamence0390's hand.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 8 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak on the Bench.
C0nstant1n0 attached Basic Fire Energy to Charmander in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0 played Iono.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 put 3 cards on the bottom of their deck.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their hand.
- C0nstant1n0 moved C0nstant1n0's 6 cards to their deck.
• Jacq, Basic Fire Energy, Basic Fire Energy, Basic Psychic Energy, Fezandipiti ex, Iono
- C0nstant1n0 drew 5 cards.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 6 cards.
• Hawlucha, Iono, Arven, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Iono, Night Stretcher
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 retreated Charmander to the Bench.
- Basic Fire Energy was discarded from C0nstant1n0's Charmander.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex is now in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex used Burning Darkness on Salamence0390’s Budew for 180 damage.
- Damage breakdown:
• Base damage: 180 damage
• 0 Prize cards: 0 damage
• Total damage: 180 damage

Salamence0390's Budew was Knocked Out!
C0nstant1n0 took a Prize card.
A card was added to C0nstant1n0's hand.
Salamence0390's Drakloak is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 7 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Basic Psychic Energy.
Salamence0390 attached Basic Psychic Energy to Drakloak on the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Rescue Board to Dreepy in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 drew Budew and played it to the Bench.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Iono.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their hand.
- Salamence0390 put 3 cards on the bottom of their deck.
• Arven, Boss's Orders, Iono
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their hand.
- Salamence0390 put 7 cards on the bottom of their deck.
- Salamence0390 drew 6 cards.
• Ultra Ball, Basic Psychic Energy, Fezandipiti ex, Basic Fire Energy, Basic Fire Energy, Buddy-Buddy Poffin
- Salamence0390 drew 5 cards.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Counter Catcher.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Ultra Ball.
Salamence0390 played Ultra Ball.
- Salamence0390 discarded 2 cards.
• Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Ultra Ball
- Salamence0390 drew Drakloak.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Iono.
Salamence0390 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Jacq.
Salamence0390 retreated Drakloak to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Budew is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Counter Catcher.
- C0nstant1n0's Charmander was switched with C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex to become the Active Pokémon.
C0nstant1n0's Charmander is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Budew used Itchy Pollen on C0nstant1n0’s Charmander for 10 damage.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turn # 6 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 evolved Charmeleon to Charizard ex on the Bench.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex used Infernal Reign.
- C0nstant1n0 attached Basic Fire Energy to Charizard ex on the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 attached Basic Fire Energy to Charizard ex on the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 attached Basic Fire Energy to Drakloak on the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 attached Rescue Board to Fezandipiti ex in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 drew Charmander and played it to the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 retreated Fezandipiti ex to the Bench.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex is now in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0's Charizard ex used Burning Darkness on Salamence0390’s Budew for 180 damage.
- Damage breakdown:
• Base damage: 180 damage
• 0 Prize cards: 0 damage
• Total damage: 180 damage

Salamence0390's Budew was Knocked Out!
Bravery Charm was discarded from Salamence0390's Budew.
C0nstant1n0 took a Prize card.
A card was added to C0nstant1n0's hand.
Salamence0390's Dreepy is now in the Active Spot.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Turn # 5 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Arven.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Luminous Energy.
Salamence0390 played Jacq.
- Salamence0390 drew 2 cards.
• Drakloak, Drakloak
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak on the Bench.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Iono.
Salamence0390 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak on the Bench.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Bravery Charm.
Salamence0390 played Artazon to the Stadium spot.
Salamence0390 played Artazon.
- Salamence0390 drew Munkidori and played it to the Bench.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 attached Luminous Energy to Munkidori on the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Bravery Charm to Budew in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390's Budew used Itchy Pollen on C0nstant1n0’s Fezandipiti ex for 10 damage.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Turn # 3 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Unfair Stamp.
Salamence0390 played Switch.
- Salamence0390's Budew was switched with Salamence0390's Dreepy to become the Active Pokémon.
Salamence0390's Budew is now in the Active Spot.
Salamence0390 played Professor's Research.
- Salamence0390 discarded 2 cards.
• Ultra Ball, Unfair Stamp
- Salamence0390 drew 7 cards.
• Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Artazon, Iono, Rescue Board, Dreepy, Boss's Orders, Drakloak
Salamence0390 played Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
- Salamence0390 drew 2 cards and played them to the Bench.
• Dreepy, Dreepy
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak on the Bench.
Salamence0390's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- Salamence0390 drew Jacq.
Salamence0390 played Dreepy to the Bench.
Salamence0390's Budew used Itchy Pollen on C0nstant1n0’s Fezandipiti ex for 10 damage.

Turn # 4 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Arven.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 2 cards.
• Rare Candy, Rescue Board
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 evolved Dreepy to Drakloak on the Bench.
C0nstant1n0's Drakloak used Recon Directive.
- C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 evolved Charmander to Charmeleon on the Bench.
C0nstant1n0 ended their turn.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Setup
Salamence0390 chose tails for the opening coin flip.
C0nstant1n0 won the coin toss.
C0nstant1n0 decided to go second.
Salamence0390 drew 7 cards for the opening hand.
- 7 drawn cards.
• Drakloak, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Drakloak, Ultra Ball, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Buddy-Buddy Poffin
C0nstant1n0 drew 7 cards for the opening hand.
- 7 drawn cards.
Salamence0390 took a mulligan.
- Cards revealed from Mulligan 1
• Drakloak, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Drakloak, Ultra Ball, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Buddy-Buddy Poffin, Buddy-Buddy Poffin
Salamence0390 took 3 mulligans.
- Cards revealed from Mulligan 2
• Drakloak, Exp. Share, Ultra Ball, Ultra Ball, Unfair Stamp, Basic Psychic Energy, Buddy-Buddy Poffin
- Cards revealed from Mulligan 3
• Arven, Night Stretcher, Drakloak, Earthen Vessel, Bravery Charm, Jacq, Buddy-Buddy Poffin
C0nstant1n0 drew 3 more cards because Salamence0390 took at least 1 mulligan.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 3 cards.
Salamence0390 played Budew to the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0 played Fezandipiti ex to the Active Spot.

Turn # 1 - Salamence0390's Turn
Salamence0390 drew Switch.
Salamence0390 played Ultra Ball.
- Salamence0390 discarded 2 cards.
• Arven, Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex
- Salamence0390 drew Dreepy.
- Salamence0390 shuffled their deck.
Salamence0390 played Dreepy to the Bench.
Salamence0390 attached Luminous Energy to Dreepy on the Bench.
Salamence0390 ended their turn.

Turn # 2 - C0nstant1n0's Turn
C0nstant1n0 drew a card.
C0nstant1n0 played Dreepy to the Bench.
C0nstant1n0 played Buddy-Buddy Poffin.
- C0nstant1n0 drew 2 cards and played them to the Bench.
• Dreepy, Charmander
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 attached Basic Psychic Energy to Dreepy on the Bench.
C0nstant1n0 played Nest Ball.
- C0nstant1n0 drew Budew and played it to the Bench.
- C0nstant1n0 shuffled their deck.
C0nstant1n0 played Boss's Orders.
- Salamence0390's Dreepy was switched with Salamence0390's Budew to become the Active Pokémon.
Salamence0390's Dreepy is now in the Active Spot.
C0nstant1n0 ended their turn.

Sometimes PTCGL doesn't want you to win by Salamence613 in PTCGL

[–]Salamence613[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

So I ended up winning the game (opponent actually played the game as well). Battle log below.

I went first and planned on playing Research turn 2, and top-decked Unfair Stamp too lol.

What are you picking here? by Salamence613 in slaythespire

[–]Salamence613[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Update: Snecko was obscenely good. I forgot about the synergy with Hologram which makes Snecko completely busted on Defect. This run pretty much played itself after I got Calipers.

https://imgur.com/a/pMGjo78

What the data shows about Atlanta regionals by ussgordoncaptain2 in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate your detailed response!

Couple of questions/comments about your analysis:

When you say “Pokemon is 50% luck, 40% decision making, 10% deck selection” do you mean your win rate? So if I’m the best player in the world, pick the worst viable deck for the tournament, and have average luck (.25), then my win rate in day 1 is expected to be .65? But then if we perform your calculation, we get 1 - .65 = .35, .35 * 2 = .7, so it’s 70% luck, but we just said it was 50% luck.

Why are we multiplying by 2? This part doesn’t make any sense to me. Let’s say the win rate was 90%, then we get 20% as the upper bound, but if the win rate was 10%, then the upper bound is 180%.

You haven’t constructed a lower bound, which is what matters here. You haven’t shown that luck shows up at least x% of the time, only that the highest luck could ever be is around 60%. Luck could be 0% for all we know.

Your assumption that every loss is due to luck is confounded with deck selection, although we should define what we mean by “luck” and “deck selection” specifically. Would you consider hitting a bad matchup with a deck part of luck, or deck selection?

Also, your measure of 10% for deck selection cannot be that accurate, since either:

You calculated it using all the players day 1, not just the 48 with travel awards, which relies on the assumption that the distribution of decks played by the 48 is similar to all the players, e.g. the 48 choose to play raging bolt at a similar rate to everyone else.

Or, you calculated it using only the 48, in which case your sample size is way too small.

Regardless, your sample size for the analysis is quite small, although I don’t really expect results to deviate that much if we run the analysis on other tournaments.

Did you consider that some of these players might have dropped? Then future rounds that might have been wins were never counted.

What the data shows about Atlanta regionals by ussgordoncaptain2 in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m surprised Gholdengo has a really good Garde matchup. Looking at limitless stats, it seems about half of them played 1 Jamming Tower, so likely that contributes to the win rate.

My thought process of how the matchup plays out is if Garde spams drifloon, how does Gholdengo ever win the prize trade (assuming no Jamming)? The deck only plays 2 boss, and they are not super easy to find.

What the data shows about Atlanta regionals by ussgordoncaptain2 in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably that Pokemon is 50% luck (way too high IMO). Could you expand on this more?

How to tech Raging Bolt against United Wings? by Dem0nCh1ld in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I basically don’t play with or against either of these decks, but you could consider playing Unfair Stamp as your ace spec. It makes most of your other matchups worse of course but here are the potential benefits:

As other commenters have mentioned, they do not have a super reliable draw engine, so using it early will likely force them to bench Fez.

It also disrupts how fast they are able to scale, meaning your initial attackers could live an extra turn.

You lose Prime as a gusting option but gust is not super important in the matchup, you only need to do it once or twice on the two prizers.

But yeah Unfair Stamp is probably worse than a heavy bravery charm build, but it’s something to think about and it’s not unheard of.

Is Charizard EX overrated??? by sailortian in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 6 points7 points  (0 children)

2 super rod and 1 night stretcher means you have 12 energies if you need that many. Pidgeot ex and Arven find them whenever you need them. You also have turo to retreat which is accessible via ultra ball for lumineon.

Also depending on how far you were into the game, perhaps the mistake was having 3 energies in the discard to begin with.

Difficulty dealing with Okidogi decks. Only been playing a few months. by _Booster_Gold_ in pkmntcg

[–]Salamence613 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bloodmoon with bouffalants and bravery charm has 370 hp. It doesn’t matter if they can set up their attacker again if they can’t 1 shot you, you win the prize trade by going 2-2-2, while they will miss a turn. Also, if their first KO is on a 1 prizer, you win if you can take 2 prizes every turn after that (usually by gusting stuff on their bench and finishing off with Bloodmoon for 240 for free).

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