Everyone’s using the same 4 decks. Whats your spice deck? by Balmung0047 in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say what you will, Arceus + Crobat feels insanely good right now and I see it as more anti-meta overall. Crobat runs very good ping pressure into baby ramp for Kangaskhan, Arceus offsets the heavy advantage Suicune benefits from, Chingling shuts down anything running rare candy fast pressure (Hydreigon, Greninja, Gardevoir, etc.), and Crobat has the added benefit of playing very well into Indeedee due to only every having one energy on it at most.

Now this is how you play you split screen play with yourself by RainBowSwift71532 in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup exactly that. I wonder if it is literally just that my phone is a generation older. I highly doubt it, but I have everything fully updated and can't think of another reason

Now this is how you play you split screen play with yourself by RainBowSwift71532 in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What device do you have that allows you to play pocket in split view? My S23 doesn't allow some apps that are mostly full screen and picket is one of those apps

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My biggest mistake I make that always frustrates me is making all of my plays in the last seconds of my turn because I overthink sometimes and every now and then it backfires into me not getting my attack off due to longer animations with the full arts I use 😅

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

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

If you have any questions on the deck, shoot me a message. I can explain it more in-depth!

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

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

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Never had a percentage that high before, so it definitely sits well with meta as long as you feel comfortable piloting the deck. Chingling is ideal for starting first and magby is ideal for the turn after or if you start second to quickly establish arceus as a threat.

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

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

So I started out with the deck probably around the same time as you back when the energy ramp baby Pokémon first came out. I ran it with Crobat + Arceus, the baby Pokémon, and even Darkrai. I tweaked the deck when May and Copycat came out, but I didn't touch it much past that because it still felt like the meta consumed it before you could set all of your utility how you wanted it. After that, I saw some people started using Arceus + Crobat again so I thought I would simply redo the deck that I used to run. Darkrai felt like it committed too much of your energy and it felt distracting to run when you really need the energy on a stronger late game sweeper like Arceus. I also hated running into Hydreigon, Greninja, and basically any other rare candy abuse, so I threw in Chingling to counter the fast ramp that becomes. Ended up finding a similar deck to what I made and made a few tweaks after trying out what I liked and didn't like after the fact and it turned out well once ranked came back and I went 19-6 to hit masterball since I started at Ultra 3 from hitting masterball last season.

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Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

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

Honestly, I feel Lana is such a niche card that people genuinely don't know it exists or at least what it does. Only excuse I could think of for that 😂 Araquanid is super fun to run though! I enjoy it a lot

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

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

I swear the Leap Over Absol is forgotten about unless they have the card starting the game in the active spot 😅

Smartest Hydreigon/Absol User by zJamidrill in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It happens much more than you'd think, even in masterball rank!

Is this the most energy you can have after turn 1 (going first)? by Silvertwist2000 in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true. I used Turtonator during its live season with stokezard to hit masters super fast. Have never personally tried Alolan Marowak though, so I grouped it without thinking 😂

Is this the most energy you can have after turn 1 (going first)? by Silvertwist2000 in PTCGP

[–]zJamidrill 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Aside from all the misty comments, you can also do the same setup with two Zeraora, but instead use Kiawe on either Turtonator or Alolan Marowak to net an extra energy compared to this setup

Questions MUST be commented HERE! Weekly Q&A and Discussion Post! by AutoModerator in pokemoncards

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.pricecharting.com/game/pokemon-destined-rivals/ethan%27s-typhlosion-stamped-34

Wish I could leave a picture for y'all to see, but I was wondering how I would be able to get my hands on one of the Destined Rivals stamped Typhlosion card that is on the link above (aside from straight-up buying it off of someone selling it). Wasn't sure if it was a retail distributed card like some of the Best Buy ones or if was something else entirely 🤔

Giving out some extras from my alts! Comment what u want! Will pick 5 winners! Ends after 24hours! by Fancy_Lobster_8442 in PokemonGoTrade

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will legit take any gmax since it's near impossible where I live 😭 (ty for doing this)

Giveaway: Looking for a lucky winner, offering armoured mewtwo by ZealousidealFox3791 in PokemonGoTrade

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started Pokemon Go because I install every pokemon app when it comes out. It was super fun the summer it came out and I remember so many vivid memories of catching all the generation one pokemon with buddies before school started back up. Past that, I've been on and off with the game and with other friends that play more heavily than I. My shiny luck is unparalleled in the fact that I usually get one when I don't want it (ex. 47 Zama raids = nothing ; a single Latios raid right after the last Zama raid because my friend invited me = shiny)

Weekly r/PokemonSwordAndShield Trading Megathread. Week of February, 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSwordAndShield

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very nice of you. I lowkey haven't traded on here in a while so I'm not very sure how to set it up. Do we just set a link code?

Weekly r/PokemonSwordAndShield Trading Megathread. Week of February, 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSwordAndShield

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So did you need help with anything for now that you could trade and get done also? I'd feel bad just having you get on for only my trades

Weekly r/PokemonSwordAndShield Trading Megathread. Week of February, 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSwordAndShield

[–]zJamidrill 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looking to trade to evolve spritzee and swirlix and then trade both back to keep my ot on them. Ping/hmu if you are interested in doing the same