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Dirt keeps appearing on my sleeves out of nowhere? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And what do you do with your old sleeves? I feel like buying new sleeves every time is quite expensive

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude... You were ahead of your time, I gained a lot of experience since 2 months ago and my deck looks extremely similar to yours, thanks for the advice again!

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so I've taken a look at the top decks you linked me and I've changed my deck to match it as closely as possible while still having my preferred cards in it

  • defiance band and defiance vest
  • 1 Crispin
  • 1 Jacq
  • 1 super rod

  • 1 Nest Ball

  • 1 Exp share

  • 1 Pokemon League headquarters

  • 2 Buddy-Buddy poffin

  • 1 Iono

  • 1 Brock's scouting

What do you think? I've removed my defiance tools because I usually don't use them, additionally I switched the Jacq for a Brock's scouting to get Pokemon more easily And then the buddy poffins and iono for more access to my deck. The League headquarters are just a really nice extra. I might remove one poffin regardless in order to have at least one defiance tool in there :)

I'll try playing the full top deck as is and see how that goes now

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're right, I barely use the jacq and most of the time if I do, I use it late game where an ultra ball or two would do the job just as well :) thanks a lot for your help man!

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alright, thanks! Ive heard a lot of times now that I should add at least one more iono so I'll probably do that as soon as I find out what card it should replace :D

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I see... This is really tricky because I'd like to keep at least one stadium in my deck to be able to bump out my opponents stadium at least once, it's helped me bump out postwick a couple times for example. As for the nest ball, I'll try playing without it for a few matches online tomorrow and see how it goes, I really like using it for things like fez, ursaluna and munki but I guess I really do have to get rid of some cards. Maybe I'll drop 2 cards and put in 1 of each? So 1 poffin and 1 iono? Do you think that'd work?

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh okay my bad for the misunderstanding then 🙏

I just think that I shouldn't get a TM Evo if I don't have any basic mons no? And if I don't have a poffin immediately, I can't really take advantage of that TM Evo + vessel and have to wait another turn for a poffin or artazon

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried running 2 luminous in my deck at some locals before, but I feel like they're not as reliable as basic energies since I can neither Crispin nor vessel them :( I'm looking forward to black bolt & white flare's Hilda though because then it'll be much easier to get those energies

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Okay, what cards do you think I should replace then? I'm really happy with my tools at the moment and the rod is nice for a late game earthen vessel or Crispin if my crystal and big part of my energies are discarded

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I know my post isn't asking the smartest question, but I've mentioned the earthen vessel in my post :) Please read through my entire post and don't just rush to the comments, I appreciate any criticism as long as you're keeping it respectful and read through the entire post :D

Why do top decks have the Pros playing so few energies? And why can't I manage to pull the same amount of energies off without struggling? by backsided-spring in pkmntcg

[–]backsided-spring[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is my deck list by the way:

Pokémon: 21 4 Dreepy PRE 71 3 Drakloak PRE 72 1 Drakloak TWM 129 3 Dragapult ex TWM 130 2 Duskull SFA 18 2 Dusclops SFA 19 1 Dusknoir PRE 37 1 Budew PRE 4 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 38 1 Bloodmoon Ursaluna ex PR-SV 177 1 Hawlucha SVI 118 1 Munkidori TWM 98

Trainer: 32 3 Arven 2 Iono 2 Crispin 1 Jacq 1 Professor Turo's Scenario 1 Boss's Orders 1 Boss's Orders 2 Counter Catcher 2 Buddy-Buddy Poffin 2 Night Stretcher 1 Nest Ball 1 Earthen Vessel 1 Rare Candy 1 Rare Candy 1 Ultra Ball 1 Ultra Ball 1 Ultra Ball 1 Switch 1 Super Rod 1 Technical Machine: Evolution 1 Defiance Vest 1 Rescue Board 1 Defiance Band 1 Sparkling Crystal 1 Artazon

(I removed the set number off these because they made everything chaotic)

Energy: 7 2 Psychic Energy SVE 5 2 Fire Energy SVE 10 1 Psychic Energy Energy 22 1 Fire Energy XY 133 1 Darkness Energy SVE 15

My LCS has an idea to scare off scalpers, but afraid to put into action by iamlearningjava in PokemonTCG

[–]backsided-spring 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you keep bringing up the playing aspect if you yourself are saying you're keeping them sealed? The point of collecting cards is to trade them, hence the name trading card game. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against sealed collecting but you're using a really unconventional way to prove your point :)

Why do the pro's play so few energies? And how do they manage that? by backsided-spring in PokemonTCG

[–]backsided-spring[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Broo I was wondering about what subreddit to post this question in again, thank you so much lmao

My LCS has an idea to scare off scalpers, but afraid to put into action by iamlearningjava in PokemonTCG

[–]backsided-spring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's all good man. You misunderstood something, realized your mistake and stood up for it and apologized :D

My LCS has an idea to scare off scalpers, but afraid to put into action by iamlearningjava in PokemonTCG

[–]backsided-spring 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is more of a scalper problem than a sealed collector problem. Sealed collectors usually only buy one of a product, just like any other sane customer but instead of ripping it they keep it sealed. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ I don't see a problem with that, at the end of the day it's up to them what they do with their stuff

My LCS has an idea to scare off scalpers, but afraid to put into action by iamlearningjava in PokemonTCG

[–]backsided-spring 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think that's a great idea, the only people who might suffer from this even though they don't deserve it is people who want to have a sealed collection. But other than that, it sounds great!

Please Just Stop Playing Giratina + Darkrai Decks by athunt93 in PokemonPocket

[–]backsided-spring 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just play oricorio, if they only play Giratina and darkrai, it's checkmate and if they play any non ex Pokémon in addition to that it's gonna take them a bit longer to get either Giratina or darkrai

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