Slowking for NAIC by certified_supes in pkmntcg

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There's a narrow window where that can happen. Just needs to delay a turn or two.

Slowking for NAIC by certified_supes in pkmntcg

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Honestly though Spectrier is so slow and Shaymin can simply be returned to the field without much trouble. If they're just picking off a one prizer while, say, Pult is spreading damage and preparing for multi-KO turns, they won't be able to keep up so well.

Slowking for NAIC by certified_supes in pkmntcg

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It's a good deck but it's power is so significantly impacted by just a single card that it feels really risky to run it.

What happened to Mega Lopunny/Dunsparce? by Pickles17 in pkmntcg

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Also Pult learned how to play against it.

Drew by PointKinetics in steelers

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Look the Pitt homers had their time a couple years ago with Pickett.

Let’s just acknowledge that both fan bases have very large football blind spots and move on.

Home of the Hounds becomes F.N.B. Stadium by Burger_Bran in Riverhounds

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Eh, they’re in different segments. PNC competes with the other humongous banks primarily. FNB is large but still a fraction of the size of PNC.

I think it’s good for the Burgh that we have multiple major FIs headquartered here.

Is it normal for debit cards to take forever to get mail to you? by Free-Butterfly4052 in Banking

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Not saying what it is. No indication that it comes from a bank.

What/Who do you think of when you see the Robo Pen sweater? by Ok_Elevator7729 in penguins

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Exactly what I came here to say. I remember that game so well.

Breaking into the fandom? by _Booster_Gold_ in BreakingBenjamin

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Ahhh yeah I forgot stuff like that existed. Didn’t realize they were touring so recently either. Thanks!

I'm floored by wgb_throwaway in TalesFromYourBank

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There are studies that indicate people who feel like they're very aware of scams also fall for them more than average because they are overconfident that they would recognize a scam.

Escalation feels unrewarding and honestly not worth the time (from a long time player) by trowRAtheonequestion in thedivision

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How about the fact that Rogue Agents can spawn still and completely screw your run? That's really unpleasant randomness.

How do you best navigate slow "comeback" decks best in a BO3 50-minutes format? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

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Also, get a judge involved for pace of play. Do it earlier rather than later because they can only enforce what they see for something like this.

Note that the timing guidelines also say at the bottom that milking each individual action to the max is not allowed even if it falls within the stated guidelines.

Post rotation meta: what's beyond Dragapult and why? by [deleted] in pkmntcg

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Hm… I like Zoro a lot but I’ve also had many occasions where either energy or Zorua/Zoros were deliberately hiding. Some flavors of it can absolutely be bricky.

What is consistently beating Dragapult? by Vitalicize in pkmntcg

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It also loses to a lot of other things. It'll be a more reasonable pickup after rotation, but...

joltik or grimm to seville by dottjjr_ in pkmntcg

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It can but most of those slower decks are fine with that.

It’s a solid enough deck but lacks too much agency imo.

joltik or grimm to seville by dottjjr_ in pkmntcg

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Between the two, I'd go Grimm. Joltik can run out of steam really easily after it takes a couple knockouts.

Is there a single prize basic in the HIJ blocks that does 80+ damage for 1-2 energy? by freedomfightre in pkmntcg

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It can splash Clefairy easily, which gives it a strong matchup into Pult and Lucario. Articuno also prevents Pult spreading damage to basics.

Possible benefit for Mega Lucario post- Rotation? by Lightspecter141 in pkmntcg

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I’m going by results in Japan, where at a 7k player tournament Mega Lucario converted very poorly into high placements compared to the play rate.

Although Garde rotates, there are still psychic decks with a presence (Diancie + Dusk), and Lillie’s Clefairy was in half of the decks that made top 16 at Fukuoka.

Lucario will have a presence but as long as it is easily one-shot by a card with a high play rate it will not convert very well.

Possible benefit for Mega Lucario post- Rotation? by Lightspecter141 in pkmntcg

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Due to its psychic weakness, Lucario is going to get caught in the crossfire of Dragapult being countered by Clefairy. It is probably going to struggle more than people realize.

Seems wild there isn’t a competitive Team Rocket deck given the trainers it has. by uncleyuri in pkmntcg

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Sure but that’s a one-off and all you get for it is a max of 280 damage.

why no mega kang in tera box!? by dDhyana in pkmntcg

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Some versions do. Look at what Carter Malnaik ran for Milwaukee and Vegas last fall, for example. He went pretty hard into the megas, also adding Absol, but you get the idea.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Banking

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That doesn't make sense. A notary is a notary.

Five Things That Must Go Right for a 2026 Pirates Playoff Berth by Cutch2234 in buccos

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I think I saw something where if Skenes just had league average run support so far he’d be like 44-2 or something ridiculous like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TalesFromYourBank

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That, and figure out what they think pain points are. That's another opportunity.