Hi Beachbums! Time again for my monthly review. In April, I went 225-206, a win percentage of 52%. I played an unbelievable number of different decks – 48 in total. Many of these decks have 0-5 or 1-4 records – a dozen of these decks actually had five matches or less and only one (or zero) wins. My best decks this month:
· Decidueye Tauros Vileplume 32 wins, 9 losses, 78%
· Decidueye Tauros (no Vileplume) 12 wins, 4 losses, 75%
· Volcanion 16 wins, 6 losses, 73%
I had the advantage 138 times (32%), neither of us had the advantage 138 times (32%), and my opponent had the advantage 153 times (36%). In case you’re doing the math, I did count two matches I played against friends. I won 57% of the time when I had the advantage, 53% when neither of us had the advantage, and 46% when my opponent had the advantage.
What is interesting is that this is the first time in a while that my opponent has had the advantage more than I’ve had the advantage. I’m not sure if this is because my win percentage was lower because I was playing so many bad decks. I have wondered if there’s anything more to the algorithm than just won-loss percentage. If I have no GX’s or EX’s and I go up against a deck that’s loaded with them, does the algorithm see that and give my opponent the advantage? I still think that it just looks at straight won-loss percentage, but I’m starting to wonder if there’s some additional logic.
Since SUM’s release on February 4th, I’ve won 64% when I have the advantage, 54% when neither of us have the advantage, and 44% when my opponent has the advantage.
So here’s one of the most interesting stats of the month: against decks with abilities, I went 149-163 (48%). Against decks without abilities, I went 76-43, 64%. This is a HUGE discrepancy and should make you think twice about playing decks without abilities. I faced decks with abilities 72% of the time (312 out of 431 matches), which is less than last month’s 75%. Since SUM, I’m 61% against decks without abilities, 52% against decks with abilities, and I’ve gone up against decks with abilities 74% of the time.
And one of the oddest stats: I went 44 and 26 against decks that ran hammers (Crushing, Enhanced, Flare Grunt, or Skull Grunt are what I count as hammers). I won 63% of my matches against decks running that kind of disruption. I went 181 and 180 against decks that did not run hammers. That seems so odd to me, it seems completely backwards that I do better against decks with hammers than those that don’t have hammers, but the stats are what they are. In April, I faced decks with hammers only 16% of the time. Since SUM, I’ve seen decks with hammers 17% of the time. Since SUM, I win 55% of the time against decks with hammers and 54% of the time against decks without hammers.
But probably the biggest swing in stats was with special energy. I saw decks with special energy only 51% of the time in April (222 times in 431 matches). Last month it was 55% and since SUM 54%. In April, I won 49% of the time when my opponent played special energy and 56% when he did not. Since SUM, I win 52% of the time when my opponent plays special energy and 57% of the time when he does not.
The most common Pokemon I saw in April and the number of times I faced them:
Tauros GX_33
Oranguru_31
Lurantis GX_23
Lapras GX_20
Decidueye GX_19
M Mewtwo EX_18
Solgaleo GX_17
Espeon GX_14
Passimian_14
Volcanion EX_13
Volcanion_13
Umbreon GX_13
Vileplume_12
Manaphy EX_12
Garbodor_10
Mew_10
Darkrai EX_10
Talonflame_9
Lugia EX_9
Wobbuffet_8
Octillery_8
Yveltal_6
Yveltal EX_6
Regice_5
M Rayquaza EX_5
Vaporeon_5
Palkia EX_5
And how well Pokemon did against me in April (Pokemon, Wins, Total, Win Pct):
Vaporeon_5_5_1
Volcanion EX_13_17_0.76
Manaphy EX_12_16_0.75
Lurantis GX_23_32_0.72
Palkia EX_5_7_0.71
M Rayquaza EX_5_7_0.71
Vileplume_12_17_0.71
Garbodor_10_15_0.67
Primarina GX_4_6_0.67
Flareon_4_6_0.67
Decidueye GX_19_30_0.63
Lapras GX_20_32_0.63
Mew_10_16_0.63
Umbreon GX_13_21_0.62
Wobbuffet_8_13_0.62
Passimian_14_23_0.61
Talonflame_9_15_0.6
Yveltal EX_6_10_0.6
Mewtwo_3_5_0.6
Dragonair_3_5_0.6
Diancie EX_3_5_0.6
M Scizor EX_3_5_0.6
Greninja Break_4_7_0.57
Solgaleo GX_17_30_0.57
Tauros GX_33_60_0.55
M Mewtwo EX_18_33_0.55
Oranguru_31_58_0.53
Lugia EX_9_17_0.53
Regice_5_10_0.5
Dragonite EX_4_8_0.5
Unown_4_8_0.5
Vespiquen_4_8_0.5
Espeon EX_3_6_0.5
Lugia_3_6_0.5
Ariados_3_6_0.5
Zoroark Break_4_9_0.44
Zoroark_4_9_0.44
M Alakazam EX_3_7_0.43
Raichu_3_7_0.43
Shiinotic_3_7_0.43
Mew EX_3_7_0.43
Typhlosion_3_7_0.43
Octillery_8_20_0.4
Yveltal_6_15_0.4
Lycanroc GX_2_5_0.4
Giratina EX_2_5_0.4
Garchomp_3_8_0.38
Darkrai EX_10_27_0.37
Espeon GX_14_38_0.37
Gumshoos GX_4_12_0.33
Glaceon EX_2_6_0.33
M Gardevoir EX_3_12_0.25
Lunala GX_2_9_0.22
Houndoom EX_1_8_0.13
Again, something to keep in mind was that a pretty good number of these matches came against decks that were pretty much uncompetitive. That may skew these numbers a bit.
Since SUM, the most common Pokemon and the number of times I’ve faced them:
Tauros GX_83
Oranguru_56
Lurantis GX_47
Darkrai EX_44
Decidueye GX_39
Garbodor_39
Volcanion EX_35
Volcanion_35
M Mewtwo EX_35
Lapras GX_33
Umbreon GX_31
Espeon GX_30
Vileplume_29
Manaphy EX_27
Passimian_26
Solgaleo GX_25
Yveltal EX_24
Yveltal_23
Octillery_23
Mew_20
Talonflame_19
Lugia EX_16
Giratina EX_15
M Rayquaza EX_15
Zoroark Break_12
Glaceon EX_12
Vespiquen_11
M Gardevoir EX_11
Zoroark_11
Dragonite EX_10
Wobbuffet_9
Typhlosion_9
Lycanroc GX_9
Regice_9
Carbink Break_9
Articuno_9
Gumshoos GX_9
Starmie_9
Flareon EX_9
Xerneas Break_8
Greninja Break_8
Unown_8
Shiinotic_8
Jolteon EX_8
M Scizor EX_8
Flareon_7
M Alakazam EX_7
Rainbow Road_7
Palkia EX_7
Raichu_6
Primarina GX_6
Golduck Break_6
Lunala GX_6
And since SUM, how well the top decks have done against me (Pokemon, wins, total, pct):
Jolteon EX_8_11_0.73
M Rayquaza EX_15_21_0.71
Magearna EX_5_7_0.71
Vikavolt_5_7_0.71
Lycanroc GX_9_13_0.69
M Scizor EX_8_12_0.67
Vileplume_29_45_0.64
Rainbow Road_7_11_0.64
Decidueye GX_39_62_0.63
Vaporeon_5_8_0.63
Xerneas Break_8_13_0.62
Volcanion EX_35_58_0.6
Passimian_26_43_0.6
Articuno_9_15_0.6
Tauros GX_83_141_0.59
Garbodor_39_67_0.58
Lurantis GX_47_83_0.57
M Altaria EX_4_7_0.57
Umbreon GX_31_55_0.56
Wobbuffet_9_16_0.56
Volcanion_35_64_0.55
Yveltal EX_24_44_0.55
Mew_20_37_0.54
M Alakazam EX_7_13_0.54
Dragonite EX_10_19_0.53
Carbink Break_9_17_0.53
Shiinotic_8_15_0.53
Lapras GX_33_63_0.52
Vespiquen_11_21_0.52
Manaphy EX_27_53_0.51
Talonflame_19_38_0.5
Starmie_9_18_0.5
Zygarde EX_5_10_0.5
Salamence EX_4_8_0.5
Klefki_3_6_0.5
Regirock EX_3_6_0.5
Dodrio_3_6_0.5
Delphox Break_3_6_0.5
Entei_3_6_0.5
Coballion_3_6_0.5
Trevenant EX_3_6_0.5
Oranguru_56_115_0.49
Solgaleo GX_25_52_0.48
Zoroark Break_12_25_0.48
Flareon EX_9_19_0.47
Flareon_7_15_0.47
Darkrai EX_44_96_0.46
Golduck Break_6_13_0.46
Espeon GX_30_67_0.45
Typhlosion_9_20_0.45
M Mewtwo EX_35_79_0.44
Octillery_23_52_0.44
Primarina GX_6_14_0.43
Sceptile EX_3_7_0.43
M Audino EX_3_7_0.43
Latios EX_3_7_0.43
Espeon EX_3_7_0.43
Dragonair_3_7_0.43
Lugia EX_16_38_0.42
Giratina EX_15_37_0.41
Glaceon EX_12_29_0.41
Gumshoos GX_9_22_0.41
Yveltal_23_57_0.4
Raichu_6_15_0.4
Raikou_4_10_0.4
Garchomp_4_10_0.4
Palkia EX_7_18_0.39
M Gardevoir EX_11_29_0.38
Regice_9_24_0.38
Hypno_5_13_0.38
Spinda_3_8_0.38
Mewtwo_3_8_0.38
Greninja Break_8_23_0.35
Zoroark_11_32_0.34
Unown_8_24_0.33
Ariados_4_12_0.33
Slowking_3_9_0.33
Rattata_2_6_0.33
Ho-Oh EX_2_6_0.33
Pidgeot EX_2_6_0.33
Incineroar GX_2_6_0.33
Bunnelby_5_16_0.31
Lugia_4_13_0.31
Mew EX_4_13_0.31
Houndoom EX_3_10_0.3
Gyarados_3_10_0.3
Lunala GX_6_23_0.26
Jolteon_2_8_0.25
Gengar_2_8_0.25
M Blastoise EX_2_8_0.25
Xerneas_2_10_0.2
Raticate_1_6_0.17
Dragonite_1_6_0.17
M Charizard EX_1_6_0.17
Electrode_1_8_0.13
I know there’s a lot to crunch here this month. Thanks for reading. As always, I hope this adds insight to your game prep.
· Decidueye Tauros Vileplume 32 wins, 9 losses, 78%
· Decidueye Tauros (no Vileplume) 12 wins, 4 losses, 75%
· Volcanion 16 wins, 6 losses, 73%
I had the advantage 138 times (32%), neither of us had the advantage 138 times (32%), and my opponent had the advantage 153 times (36%). In case you’re doing the math, I did count two matches I played against friends. I won 57% of the time when I had the advantage, 53% when neither of us had the advantage, and 46% when my opponent had the advantage.
What is interesting is that this is the first time in a while that my opponent has had the advantage more than I’ve had the advantage. I’m not sure if this is because my win percentage was lower because I was playing so many bad decks. I have wondered if there’s anything more to the algorithm than just won-loss percentage. If I have no GX’s or EX’s and I go up against a deck that’s loaded with them, does the algorithm see that and give my opponent the advantage? I still think that it just looks at straight won-loss percentage, but I’m starting to wonder if there’s some additional logic.
Since SUM’s release on February 4th, I’ve won 64% when I have the advantage, 54% when neither of us have the advantage, and 44% when my opponent has the advantage.
So here’s one of the most interesting stats of the month: against decks with abilities, I went 149-163 (48%). Against decks without abilities, I went 76-43, 64%. This is a HUGE discrepancy and should make you think twice about playing decks without abilities. I faced decks with abilities 72% of the time (312 out of 431 matches), which is less than last month’s 75%. Since SUM, I’m 61% against decks without abilities, 52% against decks with abilities, and I’ve gone up against decks with abilities 74% of the time.
And one of the oddest stats: I went 44 and 26 against decks that ran hammers (Crushing, Enhanced, Flare Grunt, or Skull Grunt are what I count as hammers). I won 63% of my matches against decks running that kind of disruption. I went 181 and 180 against decks that did not run hammers. That seems so odd to me, it seems completely backwards that I do better against decks with hammers than those that don’t have hammers, but the stats are what they are. In April, I faced decks with hammers only 16% of the time. Since SUM, I’ve seen decks with hammers 17% of the time. Since SUM, I win 55% of the time against decks with hammers and 54% of the time against decks without hammers.
But probably the biggest swing in stats was with special energy. I saw decks with special energy only 51% of the time in April (222 times in 431 matches). Last month it was 55% and since SUM 54%. In April, I won 49% of the time when my opponent played special energy and 56% when he did not. Since SUM, I win 52% of the time when my opponent plays special energy and 57% of the time when he does not.
The most common Pokemon I saw in April and the number of times I faced them:
Tauros GX_33
Oranguru_31
Lurantis GX_23
Lapras GX_20
Decidueye GX_19
M Mewtwo EX_18
Solgaleo GX_17
Espeon GX_14
Passimian_14
Volcanion EX_13
Volcanion_13
Umbreon GX_13
Vileplume_12
Manaphy EX_12
Garbodor_10
Mew_10
Darkrai EX_10
Talonflame_9
Lugia EX_9
Wobbuffet_8
Octillery_8
Yveltal_6
Yveltal EX_6
Regice_5
M Rayquaza EX_5
Vaporeon_5
Palkia EX_5
And how well Pokemon did against me in April (Pokemon, Wins, Total, Win Pct):
Vaporeon_5_5_1
Volcanion EX_13_17_0.76
Manaphy EX_12_16_0.75
Lurantis GX_23_32_0.72
Palkia EX_5_7_0.71
M Rayquaza EX_5_7_0.71
Vileplume_12_17_0.71
Garbodor_10_15_0.67
Primarina GX_4_6_0.67
Flareon_4_6_0.67
Decidueye GX_19_30_0.63
Lapras GX_20_32_0.63
Mew_10_16_0.63
Umbreon GX_13_21_0.62
Wobbuffet_8_13_0.62
Passimian_14_23_0.61
Talonflame_9_15_0.6
Yveltal EX_6_10_0.6
Mewtwo_3_5_0.6
Dragonair_3_5_0.6
Diancie EX_3_5_0.6
M Scizor EX_3_5_0.6
Greninja Break_4_7_0.57
Solgaleo GX_17_30_0.57
Tauros GX_33_60_0.55
M Mewtwo EX_18_33_0.55
Oranguru_31_58_0.53
Lugia EX_9_17_0.53
Regice_5_10_0.5
Dragonite EX_4_8_0.5
Unown_4_8_0.5
Vespiquen_4_8_0.5
Espeon EX_3_6_0.5
Lugia_3_6_0.5
Ariados_3_6_0.5
Zoroark Break_4_9_0.44
Zoroark_4_9_0.44
M Alakazam EX_3_7_0.43
Raichu_3_7_0.43
Shiinotic_3_7_0.43
Mew EX_3_7_0.43
Typhlosion_3_7_0.43
Octillery_8_20_0.4
Yveltal_6_15_0.4
Lycanroc GX_2_5_0.4
Giratina EX_2_5_0.4
Garchomp_3_8_0.38
Darkrai EX_10_27_0.37
Espeon GX_14_38_0.37
Gumshoos GX_4_12_0.33
Glaceon EX_2_6_0.33
M Gardevoir EX_3_12_0.25
Lunala GX_2_9_0.22
Houndoom EX_1_8_0.13
Again, something to keep in mind was that a pretty good number of these matches came against decks that were pretty much uncompetitive. That may skew these numbers a bit.
Since SUM, the most common Pokemon and the number of times I’ve faced them:
Tauros GX_83
Oranguru_56
Lurantis GX_47
Darkrai EX_44
Decidueye GX_39
Garbodor_39
Volcanion EX_35
Volcanion_35
M Mewtwo EX_35
Lapras GX_33
Umbreon GX_31
Espeon GX_30
Vileplume_29
Manaphy EX_27
Passimian_26
Solgaleo GX_25
Yveltal EX_24
Yveltal_23
Octillery_23
Mew_20
Talonflame_19
Lugia EX_16
Giratina EX_15
M Rayquaza EX_15
Zoroark Break_12
Glaceon EX_12
Vespiquen_11
M Gardevoir EX_11
Zoroark_11
Dragonite EX_10
Wobbuffet_9
Typhlosion_9
Lycanroc GX_9
Regice_9
Carbink Break_9
Articuno_9
Gumshoos GX_9
Starmie_9
Flareon EX_9
Xerneas Break_8
Greninja Break_8
Unown_8
Shiinotic_8
Jolteon EX_8
M Scizor EX_8
Flareon_7
M Alakazam EX_7
Rainbow Road_7
Palkia EX_7
Raichu_6
Primarina GX_6
Golduck Break_6
Lunala GX_6
And since SUM, how well the top decks have done against me (Pokemon, wins, total, pct):
Jolteon EX_8_11_0.73
M Rayquaza EX_15_21_0.71
Magearna EX_5_7_0.71
Vikavolt_5_7_0.71
Lycanroc GX_9_13_0.69
M Scizor EX_8_12_0.67
Vileplume_29_45_0.64
Rainbow Road_7_11_0.64
Decidueye GX_39_62_0.63
Vaporeon_5_8_0.63
Xerneas Break_8_13_0.62
Volcanion EX_35_58_0.6
Passimian_26_43_0.6
Articuno_9_15_0.6
Tauros GX_83_141_0.59
Garbodor_39_67_0.58
Lurantis GX_47_83_0.57
M Altaria EX_4_7_0.57
Umbreon GX_31_55_0.56
Wobbuffet_9_16_0.56
Volcanion_35_64_0.55
Yveltal EX_24_44_0.55
Mew_20_37_0.54
M Alakazam EX_7_13_0.54
Dragonite EX_10_19_0.53
Carbink Break_9_17_0.53
Shiinotic_8_15_0.53
Lapras GX_33_63_0.52
Vespiquen_11_21_0.52
Manaphy EX_27_53_0.51
Talonflame_19_38_0.5
Starmie_9_18_0.5
Zygarde EX_5_10_0.5
Salamence EX_4_8_0.5
Klefki_3_6_0.5
Regirock EX_3_6_0.5
Dodrio_3_6_0.5
Delphox Break_3_6_0.5
Entei_3_6_0.5
Coballion_3_6_0.5
Trevenant EX_3_6_0.5
Oranguru_56_115_0.49
Solgaleo GX_25_52_0.48
Zoroark Break_12_25_0.48
Flareon EX_9_19_0.47
Flareon_7_15_0.47
Darkrai EX_44_96_0.46
Golduck Break_6_13_0.46
Espeon GX_30_67_0.45
Typhlosion_9_20_0.45
M Mewtwo EX_35_79_0.44
Octillery_23_52_0.44
Primarina GX_6_14_0.43
Sceptile EX_3_7_0.43
M Audino EX_3_7_0.43
Latios EX_3_7_0.43
Espeon EX_3_7_0.43
Dragonair_3_7_0.43
Lugia EX_16_38_0.42
Giratina EX_15_37_0.41
Glaceon EX_12_29_0.41
Gumshoos GX_9_22_0.41
Yveltal_23_57_0.4
Raichu_6_15_0.4
Raikou_4_10_0.4
Garchomp_4_10_0.4
Palkia EX_7_18_0.39
M Gardevoir EX_11_29_0.38
Regice_9_24_0.38
Hypno_5_13_0.38
Spinda_3_8_0.38
Mewtwo_3_8_0.38
Greninja Break_8_23_0.35
Zoroark_11_32_0.34
Unown_8_24_0.33
Ariados_4_12_0.33
Slowking_3_9_0.33
Rattata_2_6_0.33
Ho-Oh EX_2_6_0.33
Pidgeot EX_2_6_0.33
Incineroar GX_2_6_0.33
Bunnelby_5_16_0.31
Lugia_4_13_0.31
Mew EX_4_13_0.31
Houndoom EX_3_10_0.3
Gyarados_3_10_0.3
Lunala GX_6_23_0.26
Jolteon_2_8_0.25
Gengar_2_8_0.25
M Blastoise EX_2_8_0.25
Xerneas_2_10_0.2
Raticate_1_6_0.17
Dragonite_1_6_0.17
M Charizard EX_1_6_0.17
Electrode_1_8_0.13
I know there’s a lot to crunch here this month. Thanks for reading. As always, I hope this adds insight to your game prep.
