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Can you explain everything other than the Kagemaru Himeno bit?

EX - Team Rocket Returns because Team Rocket... returned. XP

Yeah, Team Battle would be great to see return. What is really sad is that apparently, it hasn't been gone long. The official rules for Team Battle were present as recently as the November 2017 version of the Play! Pokémon Pokémon Trading Card Tournament Game Rules and Formats document. Which...

It isn't being banned in Standard, so I'm curious about Mismagius (UNB). You're down a Prize, but you aren't out a Bench-space (well, at least not for long). Dusk Stone provides both dedicated search and Evolution acceleration, allowing a T1 use of "Mysterious Message." Oh, and despite the...

Didn't the BW-era rule changes and XY-era rule chances hit a little before that era's "base set" released? Not a lot before, just saying it might officially go into effect prior to the official release date of the first Sword & Shield set (but well after the our final SM-era set). Why do...

You just named one of the many reasons I never got into MtG. Another was the idea that they "needed" to intentionally design and release cards that weren't intended to be useful, for the folks who like to "discover" what is good, or want to come up with creative uses for bad cards. That is...

Saying almost any deck takes "no skill" is being salty, not hyperbolic. However @CrownAxe right: @ZABOKI . you'll need to learn to accept that folks do such things. Unless you yourself were engaging in hyperbole to spin your claim, in which case don't do that. XD For the record, at present...

Aye, @JakeTheGearHeart while I don't agree with everything you just said, going into those differences would be mere quibbles. The powers-that-be have designed the game in this manner, whether intentionally or not. What excites one player doesn't excite another, and while I can't speak for...

Most of what I'd like is for certain mechanics to be removed, not more added. Short version is I think a big problem with the game is the powers-that-be spend too much time on gimmicks instead of nailing down the fundamentals of the game. That doesn't seem very on topic, let alone plausible...

Okay, so just about everything else was cleared up by Merovingian's last post, except this Not quite sure what you're saying here. Literally, I'm having a bit of a reading comprehension fail. XD If you're saying that we'll get used to having no T1 Supporter... I agree. If you're saying it...

@Merovingian I just deleted a massive response to your comment, wondering if perhaps I read it in an incorrect tone. Yes, bigger than what I'm actually posting. Had to edit this one after posting as well, because I just didn't make things as clear or concise as I wanted. There is a...

Just quoting myself for an addendum to clarify; there have been mill decks accused of being solitaire decks. The one I remember is Durant (NVI) as it was control/mill, and I wasn't sure what to make of it. Unfortunately, it was big at a time I was barely able to play/follow the game, so my...

@The Last Shaymin Make sure you read this as well; I'm answering JakeTheGearHeart but I noticed you liked the posts being referenced... and even if I didn't disagree with most of what was said, they're still built upon a misunderstanding. When folks refer to a solitaire deck in the Pokémon TCG...

Due to its other uses in language, I think you make a fair point @orthusaku I think just referring to a deck as solitaire should suffice. I don't know if we need more than that for lock decks which operate in such a fashion. For tank decks that hit hard enough (and/or soak damage enough) that...

Attention please! @Everyone, but especially @JL_muserwolves @TokenDuelist @JakeTheGearHeart @orthusaku @Zeatap @Javi Blizz Always ask if you are okay losing to the deck you love playing. There can be more than one kind of "toxic" deck. I used to love locking down my opponent and seeing them...

Yeah, it is the same throwing out of the baby with the bathwater that the elimination of T1 attacks caused. I'd rather there was a rule that on either player's first turn, you ignored all damage done by attacks. Might have to be refined a bit, if attacks that score KO's via effect caused too...

How? Victini-V's "Fire Spreading" is an attack, not an Ability. Or did you mean "Player 2's turn." and not Turn 2 e.g. Player 2's first turn? It isn't really that impressive a combo in the case of the latter, is it? I hear ya. I honestly wouldn't mind the recycling if it was done well, in...

Wouldn't it make more sense to prevent any Energy attachments except for your manual from-the-hand Energy attachment? The big issue with the Pokémon TCG is pacing: I think we agree there. However, how much of that is due to fundamental game rules, and how much of it is due to questionable card...

At least the powers-that-be finally realized what should have occurred to them by XY, if not earlier; if the game has a frequently used archetypal character, name the card after the archetype and not the character. I kept saying that Professor Juniper and Professor Sycamore ought to each...

The new Turn 1 rule may work out, but at first glance, it seems like they're repeating past mistakes. The powers-that-be created a metagame where the combination of first turn attacks, Trainer support, Basic attackers, and Energy accelration lead to a fast, brutal metagame. Twice. I just...