N's Rhyperior
Aspiring Trainer
Full Arts, obviously. They've changed the pattern now. AR -> FA -> SAR -> GOLD
Tinkaton ex, Treasures of Ruin Special Illustration Rares from “Snow Hazard” and “Clay Burst!”
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N's Rhyperior
Aspiring Trainer
Nope. Still not good. Stall is ded af. No one plays it.
Shinx/Luxio/Luxray - wish it was 230 to make it warrant of its ability. No one is dealing flat 180 in 2023.3/3/3
Delivery Drone - the reprint Old PC? 1
Motivational Drink - the card is less motivating. 1
Reversal Energy - all we need an Evo card that can compete with all the 2-prized Pokemon in the meta. 5
Tinkatink/Tinkatuff/Tinkaton ex - people will play 4 Iono once the set is available in Japan, meaning this deck hurts a lot. Also, a Stage 2. I hate Stage 2s with no consistent draw engine. "wE'Re iN a sLOweR fOrmAt!" ya arce. Never gonna happen. Everything is fast-paced. 3/3/3
Shinx/Luxio/Luxray - wish it was 230 to make it warrant of its ability. No one is dealing flat 180 in 2023.3/3/3
Delivery Drone - the reprint Old PC? 1
Motivational Drink - the card is less motivating. 1
Reversal Energy - all we need an Evo card that can compete with all the 2-prized Pokemon in the meta. 5
As a control player I'm glad to inform you crushing hammer has a G regulation mark with it's SV printing
Crushing hammer is reprinted in SV base
It's actually F as well because it got reprinted in Crown Zenith.
I always wanted the format to return to coinflips on Turn 1/2 deciding the outcome.
And the hilarious part is that you can still play Rare Candy + Tinkaton ex if you fail your flips and need to pivot to Prizes.
This is indeed a Wo-Chien Moment, fellas ?
Reversal energy is good but very useless for Lugia 
looks like takes time before Lugia gets new good special energy. Also Reversal energy is good for Gardevoir (non ex) while it gives extra 90 damage and make it easier to take huge ko. Garde is easy behind prize cards from early to mid game
looks like takes time before Lugia gets new good special energy. Also Reversal energy is good for Gardevoir (non ex) while it gives extra 90 damage and make it easier to take huge ko. Garde is easy behind prize cards from early to mid gameNeeds to be on a evolution Pokemon so it doest work with regis
If lugia ever starts playing dudunsparce, this could get real annoying real quickReversal energy is good but very useless for Lugia
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Scramble Energy Returns! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
(Ecstatic seizures.)
I didn’t even think this was possible! This truly is an attempt to make evolved Pokémon more playable! They even balanced Luxray in light of the new special Energy and leaked it in the same reveal!
Also, the new Tinkaton ex actually has decent synergy with the Tinkaton from Triplet Beat, which, in turn, can now dunk on Single Prize Pokémon with the new Special Energy.
(I wonder if Single Prize decks will now play Diance to force your opponent to take the first prize in order to play from behind. Not all of them will want to use Forretress ex or will benefit from it.)
As for whether Luxray or Tinkaton ex will ever be good, N’s Rhyperior has already given his pro competitive player insights. I’m just excited about what reintroducing Scramble Energy means for future archetypes. To be fair, Luxray might become more relevant if we get an influx of evolving single prize Pokémon into the competitive scene. I agree that Defiant Band doesn’t help it take down most double prize Pokémon, however.
Now we’re starting to see the ex era focusing on comebacks more than ever before! The pieces of the puzzle are all clicking together! Solid Rage successor, Rocket’s Admin Successor, Electrode ex successor, and now a Scramble Energy successor! *Fake nostalgia intensifies!* (Fake, because I wasn’t actually playing Pokémon in 2006.)
Scramble Energy Returns! \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/
(Ecstatic seizures.)
I didn’t even think this was possible! This truly is an attempt to make evolved Pokémon more playable! They even balanced Luxray in light of the new special Energy and leaked it in the same reveal!
Also, the new Tinkaton ex actually has decent synergy with the Tinkaton from Triplet Beat, which, in turn, can now dunk on Single Prize Pokémon with the new Special Energy.
(I wonder if Single Prize decks will now play Diance to force your opponent to take the first prize in order to play from behind. Not all of them will want to use Forretress ex or will benefit from it.)
As for whether Luxray or Tinkaton ex will ever be good, N’s Rhyperior has already given his pro competitive player insights. I’m just excited about what reintroducing Scramble Energy means for future archetypes. To be fair, Luxray might become more relevant if we get an influx of evolving single prize Pokémon into the competitive scene. I agree that Defiant Band doesn’t help it take down most double prize Pokémon, however.
Now we’re starting to see the ex era focusing on comebacks more than ever before! The pieces of the puzzle are all clicking together! Solid Rage successor, Rocket’s Admin Successor, Electrode ex successor, and now a Scramble Energy successor! *Fake nostalgia intensifies!* (Fake, because I wasn’t actually playing Pokémon in 2006.)
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Hurray for One Prize Evolution Decks! ??? I wonder if they will bring back Counter Catcher with a twist.. ???
These arts are amazing!
I forgot that guy but Jet Energy may be too bad for that. most decks gonna play it. garde probably don’t because they need rather only psychic. then paralyze is not so effective as it would
N's Rhyperior
Aspiring Trainer
It has Archeops and Weakness Removal Dunsparce, make sense
Unless we get more Paradox Pokémon (and single prize ones at that), or Pokémon changes Dragon types back to Colorless types, or we get a Dudunsparce in Clay Hazard as well as Snow Warning, it’s almost certainly going to be an as-yet unrevealed Farigiraf. I just checked, and, although evolution lines are grouped together in spite of National Pokédex order, Leafeon appears after Carnivine in Dark Explorers, marking the beginning of a pattern that continues up to Wyrdeer in Astral Radiance (both in the main set and the Trainer Gallery) of Pokémon that evolve from a Pokémon from a previous generation still appearing in correct National Pokédex order when they’re not attached to a pre-evolved form of the same type.
Never mind. I just remembered that Girafarig and Farigiraf are both Psychic Normal types, and it would be kind of weird for them to include a Normal type Farigiraf with a Psychic type Girafarig. I don’t remember any historical precedent suggesting they’d include a Normal type evolved form with a Psychic type evolving basic, which would also be weird because then it would lose its ability to hit for weakness. Perhaps they’re only including 11 Art Rares? Back to the radar display…
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