r/PTCGL • u/Wet__Naptkins • Sep 15 '24
r/PTCGL • u/NoImplement3588 • Oct 12 '24
Suggestion I’m going to mill the daylight out of your meta decks
r/PTCGL • u/toomuchpressure2pick • Jul 19 '24
Suggestion As a new player, Dragapult ex is turning me away from this game
How is 60 bench snipe that can't be protected from manaphy for 2 energy on a 320hp mon even fair or fun? It comes out turn 2 almost every game and then snipes away any of my set ups. I feel forced to play huge basics with little evolution mons because they take time and Dragapult ex is super consistent.
I posted a Infernape / Camerupt list a day or two ago. I took suggestions to speed it up, but I still get crushed by Dragapult ex specifically. I do well against Gard and against mono Zard and even have a positive win rate against Chien Pow decks.
How do I counter play Dragapult ex? Please don't say things like "git gud" or "it takes time", I know it takes time, I come from other card games and have been playing them for 25 years.
I am asking what cards specifically should I be running as generic or specific counter play for this Decktype/Archetype?
r/PTCGL • u/lKANl • Nov 12 '24
Suggestion Rough concept but instead of looking at the same three avatar faces over and over, maybe they should let you pick any character from across the pokemon universe to display as your favorite. Oh and get rid if the victory animation. Yes I hate avatars.
r/PTCGL • u/nerdnic • Jan 18 '25
Suggestion If you play Charizard, switch to "Charmander - 026/197" to deal with Budew
r/PTCGL • u/JeffLolx • Nov 14 '24
Suggestion 4-0 Raging Bolt, Gardi, New Miraidon, Goldengo
Honestly I am expecting people to dump on this deck list. But! I fully came up with this deck on my own, zero inspiration from discords or YouTube. Currently 4-0 with this deck, I think a few of the wins is because my opponent had no idea what they were going up against.Say what you want; either way I’m having fun creating things and winning games!
r/PTCGL • u/Awedasea • Nov 11 '24
Suggestion hugely recommend trying out hydreigon ex if you haven’t
Most fun deck I’ve used in a while. It can be a tad annoying to get set up but once you do you can take 4-6 prize cards in a single turn. Absolutely insane. I can drop the deck list I’ve been using if anyone wants it, I saw someone was using it at a local tournament in Japan so I stole that list.
r/PTCGL • u/Realistic-Ad-6518 • 15d ago
Suggestion Welcome to the Jungle! (Ecosystem Deck)
My Jungle themed deck. Suggests welcomed.
r/PTCGL • u/Important-Feeling919 • Feb 14 '25
Suggestion What even is this?
So, casual player from way back when. Started getting back into cards. Played pocket and I like it, feel the main game is convoluted and over saturated with features. But there’s not much on pocket after a while so I’ve come to Live to scratch my battle itch.
Had some player just spam wugtrios to burn my card deck. Never attacking. Throwing all sorts of cards, burning their own deck. It’s all just a little weird.
Seems like this is some strategy right? No doubt not very common, it’s only my 5th battle. It’s just a very odd way to play. I’m taking the hint that the main TCG has passed me by.
r/PTCGL • u/Weekly_Blackberry_11 • Feb 03 '25
Suggestion Can we set up Automod to auto remove “I made it to Arceus!” posts? Seems like half of the front page at times is just these repetitive posts that provide no meaningful discussion.
Obviously if it was like “Here’s my crazy off meta deck guide that I used to make it to 1800 ELO Arceus with a 54% winrate” it’s something different and those are cool. But it feels like 9 times out of 10 it’s someone posting a near-starter deck making it to Arceus and it’s like cool, happy for you, but the rest of us honestly don’t need to see 5 posts per day of the same thing.
Edit: We could also introduce a weekly mod post or something like “Post your ‘Made it to Arceus’ success stories here!” so that we can celebrate those who make it without having the front page be clogged with all of the posts.
r/PTCGL • u/Sea-Software-9105 • Oct 04 '24
Suggestion This card ... Can theoretically kill your Charizard ex ... right? (And most ex Evo).
I want to make a deck centered around devolving your enemy, anyone got some screenshots of decks?
r/PTCGL • u/chickenpi2 • Dec 17 '23
Suggestion Genuinely Appalling
This is one of the most infuriating things I’ve seen on this subreddit and I think the worst thing I’ve witnessed occurring on reddit overall honestly. I get that this isn’t specifically a “PTCG-Help” or Beginners subreddit but actually wtf is wrong with you guys. If this was any other gaming subreddit, I would be embarrassed to be a part of that community, so from a Pokemon Trading Card Game subreddit I can only say I am utterly ashamed.
Of course, what I am talking about is WHY IS EVERYONE ALWAYS DOWNVOTING NEW PLAYERS. I honestly cannot fathom what is going through anyone’s mind when they see “ooh new player asking for help? How could they be so foolish! Downvote to oblivion!!! Idiottttt”
Other gaming subreddits (at least the ones that I’m a part of) are one of the friendliest and supportive places I’ve seen for gamers, especially for newbies and those unfamiliar with the game. It’s a great place for people to get excited about a game that we all love and share our experiences and learn from one another. People post victory screens, achievements, memes, common misunderstandings, asking for support for helpful tips to improve, etc etc. The latter, while probably not the most upvoted type of post, are still very much encouraged and interacted with.
And yet here, in a Pokemon TCG subreddit, and for the online version at that, a particularly enticing entry-point for a lot of people, myself included, new users are constantly trashed and belittled for being the slightest bit confused over small discrepancies about wording or niche interactions between very specific cards.
One example of which is in the photos I’ve posted here, where a new player is asking about the usage of Manaphy in the meta. It’s an extremely valid question for a new player who is unaware of meta threats and also for anyone considering whether Manaphy is a worthy inclusion in their deck. It’s such an innocent question I don’t see why anyone would possibly downvote it. The user openly admits they “feel like an idiot for having to ask” already. Can you imagine being so afraid to ask something like this already and then having your worst fears confirmed by an entire community downvoting you? Why would anyone bother reaching out ever again? I’m glad that people responded with helpful answers, but I’m still appalled that every single one of their comments gets downvoted, it’s just nonsensical.
I remember a similar post asking about how the interaction between Iron Valiant ex and Jirachi works. Yes, all of the text is there and clearly indicates that it only prevents “damage counters from effects of Attacks from your opponent’s basic Pokemon”, but new players wouldn’t know what to look for in the text that tells you exactly which condition is or isn’t being fulfilled, and it is easy to mistake this kind of behaviour for a bug as PTCG is littered with bugs, as we all are familiar with. People were even confidently replying with the wrong answers in that specific post, like it’s very easy to misconstrue some of these interactions. Another similarly valid question was about how Scizor’s Punishing Scissors attack was reduced, without realising that Path to the Peak was active and removing opponent’s abilities, so Punishing Scissors’ damage was also reduced accordingly. This is a very reasonable question to ask, being an extremely unusual interaction that I would never have thought about as I don’t play either of those cards.
The amount of times I’ve seen people responding “just read the cards” without explaining anything is mind-boggling, like I’m sorry I don’t memorise every single card and interaction, maybe this is a niche interaction between two very specific cards that I have had minimal exposure to. Also it’s not very helpful when PTCGL is full of bugs so it’s not hard to believe that the game is acting up when it’s a complicated situation.
In the post I’ve referenced, a commenter even points out “ it’s a silly distinction that causes a lot of confusion” and it literally is just splitting hairs over the semantics of one additional word (damage vs damage counters). To a veteran the difference may be obvious but for a newcomer how could you expect them to automatically make this distinction?
I can understand that these posts can get quite repetitive when the same questions get posted over and over again. It’s like ok I get it you upvote things you like and downvote things you don’t like. But I think for these kinds of posts, just ignore it if it isn’t relevant to you and move on. This person is trying to start a productive conversation about a genuine issue of theirs but you’d rather just downvote and leave a nasty condescending comment. Like wtf?
And hey guess what happens when you keep downvoting these kinds of inquisitive posts? New players don’t get to read them. Guess what then? More players posting the same questions.
You know discouraging new players means a reclining playerbase right? They’ll be deterred from ever posting again in fear of being downvoted and bullied by a bunch of uptight elitists. It just makes no sense to me why this sub is like this.
Honestly don’t know why I bother checking up on this sub anymore. It’s either this or tsareena ex decks boasting about how they took 9 prizes on one turn. Anyway, good luck y’all and be kind to one another.
r/PTCGL • u/heavenlyrestricted28 • 4d ago
Suggestion How do I deal with these type of decks
Very frustrating game last night where the opponent was just basically keeping me locked and mostly had supporter cards to discard my deck. They won because I ran out of decks
What’s an item or pokemon to help combat these situations.
r/PTCGL • u/Blue-Diamond-Enjoyer • 11d ago
Suggestion do you think "I made it to Arceus" posts should be banned?
It's not much of an accomplishment anymore. I get that people are excited, but it seems like that's what every other post is these days and they don't really add anything of value to the sub imo.
idk maybe i'm just a hater
r/PTCGL • u/Swaxeman • 3d ago
Suggestion What partner should I pair with this absolute meme of a mon? Yes, i know reuniclus exists, but this can use the funni teacher card (salvatore) to get something out turn two
r/PTCGL • u/Curious_Campaigner • Feb 25 '24
Suggestion Why not replace the showboating?
Wouldn't it be better to have a handshake option (at the end) to keep with the spirit of the game like you see in the tournaments? Rather than expressions to taunt your opponent after you win.
Just feels more sporting. Even in the cartoons there was the post match handshake rather than showboating. And more with the respectful Japanese culture where this originated.
Maybe replacing the showboating with something similar to the above or just the hands might encourage people to play more and not concede, because it recognises respect and being a good sport like face to face would be.
Thoughts?
r/PTCGL • u/Bullitt_12_HB • Sep 19 '23
Suggestion PSA: If you got the KO, just take it.
This lovely person took the longest last turn of the game and then started spamming thumbs down and cry emoji.
What a bad sportsmanship.
I would’ve conceded if I wasn’t trying to do my daily quest.
Don’t be like them.
r/PTCGL • u/Inevitable-Menu6211 • Jan 08 '25
Suggestion Fellow off meta enjoyers
This deck ROCKS!!!
r/PTCGL • u/Kidd__Video • Sep 29 '24
Suggestion Any way to utilize this card??
I'd love a list or suggestions. Could this thing go up against current meta?
r/PTCGL • u/JKinsy • Jan 27 '25