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    Discussion Dusknoir / Max Potion / Focus Sash

    So the idea is nowhere near close to being competitive, unfortunately. Not only do you lose to Toad, you lose to Xerosic (a staple), Lysandre (a staple), Hex Maniac (a staple) and to cards that do 130+ (since you have to waste the Max Potion anyway). You're also wrong in saying that most...
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    Discussion The Anti-Bench Meta

    None of the cards you list actually have an impact on your point. The card you should be listing is Lysandre. The thing is, this format has a bit of a reliance on the card, and is used for multiple reasons (stall, for example). On the topic you're discussing however, Lysandre is doing two...
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    Discussion N Reprint: its Effect on the Game

    Incorrect. If you're finding that N is more luck-based than it is skill-based, you need to learn how to deck thin appropriately. I think the root cause of the problem that you and some other people are having is that you keep saying it's an N to one card. Really, the values you can be N'd from...
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    Discussion N Reprint: its Effect on the Game

    The last thing that N is to the Standard format is unhealthy. Clearly you don't know how rare it is for a player to come behind and win in the Standard format. With N, that is made much more likely (theoretically, it shouldn't change much, but still, it's an increased chance nonetheless). N also...
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    Discussion N Reprint: its Effect on the Game

    It's not situational at all: Shaymin EX is just better than Octillery in every way. Shaymin EX allows you to be aggressive T1/2, has a surprisingly useful attack that KOs a lot of non-EX Basic Pokemon that have a decent impact on the meta or allows you to get perfect math, and is often a trap...
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    Discussion N Reprint: its Effect on the Game

    You've actually completely misread my post. I am in perfect agreement that N is healthy for the format, and is not in anyway broken. It wasn't even broken in the BW-era, it was just a good card given the other limited draw options. You also mention that N's release means that Octillery BKT is...
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    Discussion N Reprint: its Effect on the Game

    I've noticed that the people disagreeing with N's reprinting are generally (not all, but just generally) people who think the card is broken. And while it's certainly good, it's nowhere near a level that can be considered broken. N is literally what the Standard format needed: decent...
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    Good luck and have fun trying to stream the only theoretically sound attacker against Night March without discarding EXs to Target Whistle then. The issue is not streaming enough Yveltal XY (it's been proven that it can be done easily), it's that you also need a Muscle Band on EACH Yveltal, and...
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    Firstly, the deck doesn't have another attacker that can handle the consistent stream of Night Marchers. Not only does Zoroark's OHKO not matter when I target your EXs, but it also can be KOed before evolving, if necessary. You also claim I've made a double standard, when it is in fact your own...
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    But if you use Manectric to power up Jolteon, then you have a target for me to KO instead. Judge/Red Card/Delinquent doesn't even matter, since the majority of cards in NM are draw, plus if I draw NMers off Red Card before you Delinquent, you actually help me out with hitting numbers.
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    Yveltal does KO Pumpkaboo with Muscle Band, but with only one or two, you won't be able to stream them enough to make the prize trade even enough. Even if you were able to, I can just Target Whistle + Lysandre your Shaymins and/or Yveltals. Also saying that Joltik is a minor annoyance is pretty...
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    I'm only discussing Standard (Expanded doesn't exist in my country, so I don't have a clue about what's going on there). In which case, the extra 40 HP makes A WORLD of difference in the GYZ, M Manectric and Entei matchups. GYZ is the easiest example, since now Yveltal XY can't OHKO your...
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    You're missing the point. It works in NM since now you don't have to Hex every turn to avoid Bats. Now, you can devote a Supporter to Sycamore or something else rather than Hex almost every turn.
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    Wrong again. Most decks WILL struggle to KO it, due to the ridiculous early game pressure of 210, sometimes on a Pokemon of your choice. As the game goes on, the 40 HP becomes more irrelevant, sure, but if the game goes past T4, NM probably already lost.
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    Discussion Disappointed with Fighting Fury Belt

    Thanks for proving my point, since you almost always attack with Pumpkaboo instead of Joltik. In the case of Jolti, however, +40 is still extremely relevant, as now it doesn't get KOed by Sneaky Bite + Swoop Across on T2.
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