Hello, I'm a new Pokemon player who has been playing for about three weeks now. I like to get very competitive in card games and have been playing a lot online. After many games, I wanted to know if my initial impression is correct: is the competitive meta basically EX Pokemon vs Non-EX Pokemon decks?
More specifically, it feels like it's decks that can go Ultra Ball --> Hoopa --> 2 EX Pokemon that are the basis of the deck + 1 Shaymin, and decks that can't. This series of plays is so easy and yet it seems like it is the best play any deck can do in the game right now (plus, consider the Sycamores, Max Elixers, Fighting Fury Belt/Float Stone, etc.). It makes me feel like it's so powerful that every competitive player has to use an EX-based deck.
I feel regret buying a Greninja Break deck as my first deck and then seeing many decks going off attacking on their first turn with a full board and full hand just off of one Ultra Ball. Am I wrong about this? What am I not seeing?
More specifically, it feels like it's decks that can go Ultra Ball --> Hoopa --> 2 EX Pokemon that are the basis of the deck + 1 Shaymin, and decks that can't. This series of plays is so easy and yet it seems like it is the best play any deck can do in the game right now (plus, consider the Sycamores, Max Elixers, Fighting Fury Belt/Float Stone, etc.). It makes me feel like it's so powerful that every competitive player has to use an EX-based deck.
I feel regret buying a Greninja Break deck as my first deck and then seeing many decks going off attacking on their first turn with a full board and full hand just off of one Ultra Ball. Am I wrong about this? What am I not seeing?