So, this may just be a me thing, because I'm going into this game mostly cold...but I think it might be super helpful for new players if at some point during the deck, you mention which packs cards need to be pulled from. That way if a person is super stoked about a certain Pokemon, they can easily just go in and start ripping those specific packs and not have to do a ton of extra searching around for the answer.
I love Kabutops, but it should be reminded that Fossils don't count as basics for your opening guaranteed draw. So with the Machamp deck, for example, you will always have a Machop in your opening hand. Kabutops is a very sticky fallback, but you should be prepared to always open with Machop, and hopefully through the rest of the line, to just keep cruising focusing solely on the Machop for the first few turns. You could also throw in some X-Speeds to get the Kabutops out, as well.
Centiscorch is just better Arcanine EX. It needing one more energy totally seems worth it. Poor Gengar is just so clearly inferior to the EX version, unlike seemingly every other non EX pokémon
I’ve had a lot of success with both Blastoise and Arcanine, and I think there are some things that need to be leaned into to make those decks work though. I think for blastoise, you want multiple basics that can attack for 1 energy so you’re not spending two energy to get attacks down while you’re building up the big turtle man. Seaking and Lapras have been working for me a lot because they both have 100 HP and can hit hard in the right circumstances, which gives you time. While Starmie is only 2 energy, being an ex means if it goes down, your blastoise better be ready cause you have to throw it in. Where as spreading those points among 2 Pokémon helps you have more time to get rocking. Arcanine is the opposite. I see it as mini charizard. Three energy is pretty easy to get to with a single moltres flip, so with good positioning and Sabrina’s, you can sweep usually before they’re set up. It usually melts Pikachu ex decks because you can get online faster than Char and still one shot pika and zap with a Giovani. I’ve been pairing it with a Flareon as an alternative in case I don’t get my Arcanine, but I’m not sure if that’s better than ninetails tbh
On the first Machamp EX version you showed, I believe it makes sense to drop the Farfetch'd and put in Kabuto, as it does the same damabe but has 30 more hp.
I really liked this and the rest of your videos, (especially the Dragonite deck video.) I still don't understand how dual deck energy works. Is the energy type random? Do you get any energy type you want, but get less energy? Is there a two type limit but you choose any energy type each turn? Is it something else?
1/2 chance for water and 1/2 chance for electric to show up.. for triple energy it will be 1/3 chance for each energy to appear.. you can see your next turn energy , its the mini energy beside the bigger energy ..
Wigglytuff 2 ex, 1 normal and 1 exeggutor ex and 2 normal 2 erika (1farfetchd) feels great. Koga is decent too. But super troll double sleep vileplume and wiggly lolol(1 caterpie)
I play Pikachu EX with raichu and magneton. Build up energy on magneton and when they have something I dont want to deal with switch into raichu, Lt Surge and thunderbolt. Switch back. Only problem is it takes Pikachu ex energy too, but its usually worth.
Liked most of the decks, but hypno is just trash, you need two coin flips for him to work, so at his best he takes 20% of your deck to work around 25% of your deck… in reality even less since he needs to evolve first
The second pokeball in the Machamp/Kabutops deck seems pretty weak. You are guaranteed a machop at start of game and only have 1 other Machop you could even grab with pokeball. One of the rare decks where one ball is probably better as you spend the other card on another supporter
New to the game here. Seems like these decks are very one sided. You’re either destroying or getting destroyed because of the elements. Is there a mixed deck strat?
@@dav1dpak first time for me playing TCG too; that’s a fair assessment and I’m not sure if decks can be as versatile as a game like Magic but I’m too new to make claims
thanks for your reply. it just doesnt make sense as the offering rates in rare packs equal 99.97% for 19 pack specific cards and exclude the other 2 crowns? id be stoked if i didnt already have pika and needed mewtwo 😂
Honestly, I kinda feel like the mewtwo decks are built wrong. Its not especially hard to take down a mewtwo and if you're trading their mewtwo EX for a single prizer they lose most of the time. Having a second cheap attacker in mewtwo helps a lot. I've kinda been liking clefable or jynx in the deck.
EX's are far too polarising and should never have been added this early. Yes, ppl experiment with no EX decks like I do but, let's face it, it's just Pikachu EX, Mewtwo EX, Moltres EX/Charizard EX, Starmie EX/Articuno EX. If these were never added until much later then it would be such a more enjoyable playing field with creative decks on equal power levels.
@@matt-ns8ze Ex count as 2 so it is not as bad. The issue I see is using two different EX that basically can count as "4" pokemon and that's why EX deck are the best decks. Probably Nintendo needs to make just a maximum 1 or 2 of EX per deck.
@@darkskyxgames I'm also of the opinion that a player needs 4 points to win, not 3, simply due to the EX presence. I understand that they offer 2 points on an EX knock out but most of the time 1 EX has created enough distance that even if that EX is knocked out, the last point is still hard to get before the opponent finishes off your softened remaining pokemon, or throws out their 2nd powered up EX. I agree with you that there should be a limit to how many EX's can be in a deck. The high predictable dmg for minimal energy requirement plus high hp is just unnecessary.
@@matt-ns8ze Yeah, 4 points would be balanced but also games would not be so fast. And there is still the issue of using 2 ex pokemon and 1 normal (counting as 5 points) vs 4 normal. My option is better, limiting EX per deck.
*There is no Arcanine deck. He was disgraced the most out of the entire set. Instead of the handicap they should have given him +20 Damage on super effective to make it a perfect counter to grass steel, but they are running out of ideas and respect for the IP that made them all that money. You would be far better off with just Blane's Rapidash, Magmar, and Ninetails.*
I’ve had a lot of success with both Blastoise and Arcanine, and I think there are some things that need to be leaned into to make those decks work though. I think for blastoise, you want multiple basics that can attack for 1 energy so you’re not spending two energy to get attacks down while you’re building up the big turtle man. Seaking and Lapras have been working for me a lot because they both have 100 HP and can hit hard in the right circumstances, which gives you time. While Starmie is only 2 energy, being an ex means if it goes down, your blastoise better be ready cause you have to throw it in. Where as spreading those points among 2 Pokémon helps you have more time to get rocking. Arcanine is the opposite. I see it as mini charizard. Three energy is pretty easy to get to with a single moltres flip, so with good positioning and Sabrina’s, you can sweep usually before they’re set up. It usually melts Pikachu ex decks because you can get online faster than Char and still one shot pika and zap with a Giovani. I’ve been pairing it with a Flareon as an alternative in case I do t get my Arcanine, but I’m not sure if that’s better than ninetails tbh
So, this may just be a me thing, because I'm going into this game mostly cold...but I think it might be super helpful for new players if at some point during the deck, you mention which packs cards need to be pulled from. That way if a person is super stoked about a certain Pokemon, they can easily just go in and start ripping those specific packs and not have to do a ton of extra searching around for the answer.
ive got a vid coming with great decks for people just starting.
Yooooo the illustration rare border on your screencam looks good 🔥
I love Kabutops, but it should be reminded that Fossils don't count as basics for your opening guaranteed draw. So with the Machamp deck, for example, you will always have a Machop in your opening hand. Kabutops is a very sticky fallback, but you should be prepared to always open with Machop, and hopefully through the rest of the line, to just keep cruising focusing solely on the Machop for the first few turns. You could also throw in some X-Speeds to get the Kabutops out, as well.
Centiscorch is just better Arcanine EX. It needing one more energy totally seems worth it. Poor Gengar is just so clearly inferior to the EX version, unlike seemingly every other non EX pokémon
Blaine had an Arcanine in the manga. He'd be viable if he could threaten 150 damage.
Hey! I really enjoyed it a lot. Thanks for the shoutout! :)
thanks for your insight!
I’ve had a lot of success with both Blastoise and Arcanine, and I think there are some things that need to be leaned into to make those decks work though. I think for blastoise, you want multiple basics that can attack for 1 energy so you’re not spending two energy to get attacks down while you’re building up the big turtle man. Seaking and Lapras have been working for me a lot because they both have 100 HP and can hit hard in the right circumstances, which gives you time. While Starmie is only 2 energy, being an ex means if it goes down, your blastoise better be ready cause you have to throw it in. Where as spreading those points among 2 Pokémon helps you have more time to get rocking.
Arcanine is the opposite. I see it as mini charizard. Three energy is pretty easy to get to with a single moltres flip, so with good positioning and Sabrina’s, you can sweep usually before they’re set up. It usually melts Pikachu ex decks because you can get online faster than Char and still one shot pika and zap with a Giovani. I’ve been pairing it with a Flareon as an alternative in case I don’t get my Arcanine, but I’m not sure if that’s better than ninetails tbh
we got illustration rare spragels with animation yuhuuu...also great vdo as always
Hey man, love your video. Question, where did you get those region posters you have on your background? Absolutely love them!
Just started playing yesterday! Been super happy so far!
On the first Machamp EX version you showed, I believe it makes sense to drop the Farfetch'd and put in Kabuto, as it does the same damabe but has 30 more hp.
Well done Spragels!! Ur my favourite Pocket tcg content creator ❤
Water decks sleeping on Mienshao... Splashable and hits lightning for weakness
I have so many good decks;
Marowack and kabutops
Golduck and Gyarados
Lapras greninja
I even have articuno Omnyte for new cheese+
Buenas barajas? Dirás pésimas barajas.
Serán buenas contra bots, no contra gente pensante
Good content for a lot of initial decks
Then as a complete beginner like me, what's the best deck to start with?
I've pulled a crown Zard and 2 immersive Zards, and I have not pulled a single Moltres. 😢
I really liked this and the rest of your videos, (especially the Dragonite deck video.) I still don't understand how dual deck energy works. Is the energy type random? Do you get any energy type you want, but get less energy? Is there a two type limit but you choose any energy type each turn? Is it something else?
1/2 chance for water and 1/2 chance for electric to show up.. for triple energy it will be 1/3 chance for each energy to appear..
you can see your next turn energy , its the mini energy beside the bigger energy ..
@@RvnFromJubilife Thank you!
I played against a articuno deck and as soon as the misty didn’t hit heads they quit everytime 😂😂
yuuuuuup
Why do people do this? There's no way they're actually having fun. Just degenerate try hards for no reason. Sad, really.
@@F0XD1E I think they just want to get the player lvl up. For more pack opens
@F0XD1E It's the reason coin flips are generally kind of bad for card games, it feels bad when it happens lol
Wigglytuff 2 ex, 1 normal and 1 exeggutor ex and 2 normal 2 erika (1farfetchd) feels great. Koga is decent too. But super troll double sleep vileplume and wiggly lolol(1 caterpie)
I play Pikachu EX with raichu and magneton. Build up energy on magneton and when they have something I dont want to deal with switch into raichu, Lt Surge and thunderbolt. Switch back. Only problem is it takes Pikachu ex energy too, but its usually worth.
IMO, two Starmie EX and two Greninja make the best water deck. Maybe with one Articuno EX in there too.
Love this game so much, but i hate my luck 😂. Lost a game because i couldn't draw out my Charizard
thats why its fun, play dragonite deck and youll see how random your attack did to your opponent.. 😅
What is the difference between pocket and ptcgl.
Liked most of the decks, but hypno is just trash, you need two coin flips for him to work, so at his best he takes 20% of your deck to work around 25% of your deck… in reality even less since he needs to evolve first
The second pokeball in the Machamp/Kabutops deck seems pretty weak. You are guaranteed a machop at start of game and only have 1 other Machop you could even grab with pokeball. One of the rare decks where one ball is probably better as you spend the other card on another supporter
Marowak and Machamp Ex try it! Just try it opponents rage quitting left right and center
New to the game here. Seems like these decks are very one sided. You’re either destroying or getting destroyed because of the elements. Is there a mixed deck strat?
@@dav1dpak first time for me playing TCG too; that’s a fair assessment and I’m not sure if decks can be as versatile as a game like Magic but I’m too new to make claims
hey spragels i just pulled a crown pika from a rare mewtwo pack. should that even be possible?
yup crown rares are in every pack
thanks for your reply. it just doesnt make sense as the offering rates in rare packs equal 99.97% for 19 pack specific cards and exclude the other 2 crowns? id be stoked if i didnt already have pika and needed mewtwo 😂
A good deck for Dragonite? :)
why farfetchd and not kangaskhan as the normal basic default filler?
Machamp with hitmonlee is really good
No, no es tan bueno, comparado con Starmie, Pikachu, Charizard o Mewtwo
What happened to the B tier this is now spragels pocket
cant wait
I bought the max gold to splash on the release, I got crown 2 pikachu ex and a crown mew two😂
the dark card of mew two looks better but to each their own :P
Honestly, I kinda feel like the mewtwo decks are built wrong. Its not especially hard to take down a mewtwo and if you're trading their mewtwo EX for a single prizer they lose most of the time. Having a second cheap attacker in mewtwo helps a lot. I've kinda been liking clefable or jynx in the deck.
@@jasonjarmoosh jinx is the way stops people from freely adding energy for fear off omega slap from the passive
@@BlueKidastic I also like Kanga as a tank that hits for cheap while you set up gardi
cant believe how much effort it must have taken ..thanks keep up the good work cowboy...maybe a non ex deck after this?
EX's are far too polarising and should never have been added this early.
Yes, ppl experiment with no EX decks like I do but, let's face it, it's just Pikachu EX, Mewtwo EX, Moltres EX/Charizard EX, Starmie EX/Articuno EX. If these were never added until much later then it would be such a more enjoyable playing field with creative decks on equal power levels.
@@matt-ns8ze Ex count as 2 so it is not as bad. The issue I see is using two different EX that basically can count as "4" pokemon and that's why EX deck are the best decks. Probably Nintendo needs to make just a maximum 1 or 2 of EX per deck.
@@darkskyxgames I'm also of the opinion that a player needs 4 points to win, not 3, simply due to the EX presence. I understand that they offer 2 points on an EX knock out but most of the time 1 EX has created enough distance that even if that EX is knocked out, the last point is still hard to get before the opponent finishes off your softened remaining pokemon, or throws out their 2nd powered up EX.
I agree with you that there should be a limit to how many EX's can be in a deck. The high predictable dmg for minimal energy requirement plus high hp is just unnecessary.
@@matt-ns8ze Yeah, 4 points would be balanced but also games would not be so fast. And there is still the issue of using 2 ex pokemon and 1 normal (counting as 5 points) vs 4 normal. My option is better, limiting EX per deck.
@@matt-ns8ze así es el meta carnal, llora nomás
@@elvismoisesgalvezmartinez7588 I had to translate your message. Your point is ignorant and irrelevant.
Our points for a healthy game are correct.
google pulls up all the meta decks in 2 secs
Is the game out? I still can't download it
Nope, it's out on the 30th, maybe 31st.
Yeah I don't got 2 of any EX
no timesstamp bruh
*There is no Arcanine deck. He was disgraced the most out of the entire set. Instead of the handicap they should have given him +20 Damage on super effective to make it a perfect counter to grass steel, but they are running out of ideas and respect for the IP that made them all that money. You would be far better off with just Blane's Rapidash, Magmar, and Ninetails.*
realy sad you talk about alternive cards like you can put this or this but dont show it .....
No way you skipped charizard 😭. Tbf I know his best deck but I just wanted to see it 😭also w content.
char is on here
did you just skip literally first minute of the video? lol
@@tryanotosehatsantoso8302 yeah 😭 I was procrastinating about studying
first cuh
I’ve had a lot of success with both Blastoise and Arcanine, and I think there are some things that need to be leaned into to make those decks work though. I think for blastoise, you want multiple basics that can attack for 1 energy so you’re not spending two energy to get attacks down while you’re building up the big turtle man. Seaking and Lapras have been working for me a lot because they both have 100 HP and can hit hard in the right circumstances, which gives you time. While Starmie is only 2 energy, being an ex means if it goes down, your blastoise better be ready cause you have to throw it in. Where as spreading those points among 2 Pokémon helps you have more time to get rocking.
Arcanine is the opposite. I see it as mini charizard. Three energy is pretty easy to get to with a single moltres flip, so with good positioning and Sabrina’s, you can sweep usually before they’re set up. It usually melts Pikachu ex decks because you can get online faster than Char and still one shot pika and zap with a Giovani. I’ve been pairing it with a Flareon as an alternative in case I do t get my Arcanine, but I’m not sure if that’s better than ninetails tbh