Countering the Counters: How to Adapt with Lugia VSTAR

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Hello everyone! We’re only at the beginning of what could be a long stretch of the Silver Tempest meta, and yet we’ve already seen a remarkable spread of decks in our tournament results thus far.
When this format began at the LAIC, things were somewhat normal. Lugia VSTAR proved to be a top contender, and it dominated the opening event, both in meta share and in results. At the LAIC, Lugia VSTAR made up over 50% of the Day Two meta, with that percentage getting even higher if you break things down further into Top 32, Top 16, or Top 8. Without a doubt, Lugia VSTAR was the deck to beat — and that’s exactly what people did. Fast forward to the most recent set of Regional Championships in Brisbane, Stuttgart, and Toronto, and the meta at the top looks completely different! In the three Top 8s of those Regionals, Lugia VSTAR only made up five of the 24 spots, which is fewer than the number of...
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Would playing a Path allow Lugia Vstar to hit Alolan Vulpix? It would technically mean Lugia wouldn't have an ability.
 
Don't forget about spiral energy - can be attached to remove the paralysis (though only once since it is instantly discarded).
 
snoopy369 said:
Don't forget about spiral energy - can be attached to remove the paralysis (though only once since it is instantly discarded).
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I actually only learned about this neat interaction late last night - definitely another one to consider! Spiral Energy has an advantage over the other anti-Paralysis stuff I mentioned in that it can be grabbed at any time with Archeops (so you don't have to have anything in-hand or on the board in advance), but like you said, it does only work once, so it wouldn't quite get the job done against a deck like Articuno that aims to paralyze over and over again, not unless you added multiple. I haven't tried out that particular tech, but that downside and the lack of use in other matchups would likely make me still opt for the Big Parasol. With that said, it could be interesting if you were to also add in a Rapid Strike Pokemon that could utilize it in other matchups, perhaps something like Empoleon V.
 
What do you do against Duralodon Vmax with your sample list once Yveltal is gone? Dura is my biggest fear to meet in bracket so I want to make sure I’m covering my bases.

Loved the article!
 
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