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Standard Mono-Grass Golisopod GX

John InCENAroar

John InCENAroar

Praising the Vish, Praying for Sableye V
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Pokemon (20):

  • Wimpod GUR (3)
  • Wimpod BUS (1)
  • Golisopod GX (4)

  • Fomantis (3)

  • Lurantis SM25 (2)

  • Lurantis GX (1)

  • Morelull (2)

  • Shiinotic (2)

  • Tapu Lele GX (2)
Trainer (30):

  • Switch (3)

  • Guzma (3)

  • N (4)

  • Sycamore (3)

  • Wicke (2)

  • Ultra Ball (3)

  • Acerola (3)

  • Skyla (1)

  • Kukui (2)

  • Choice Band (4)

  • Revitalizer (2)
Energy (10):

  • Grass (6)

  • DCE (4)
I think there are a lot of trainer cards that give Golisopod switching potential, but I could be wrong. I know I could and (possibly) should run some Zoroark instead, but I think the Lurantis and Shiinotic lines add a sense of consistency that is different but similar. Mainly because Lurantis buffs damage and/or recovers energy and Shiinotic gets everything out faster. With the constant use of switching cards, you're ultimately doing more damage, and you don't need to run as many recovery cards thanks to Lurantis.
 
Doesn't use wicke... I can go over this more in depth... but just don't use wicke. Even sophcles is better in this deck, but really the quad Sycamore/ 3 N should be enough.
 
CaptZero said:
Doesn't use wicke... I can go over this more in depth... but just don't use wicke. Even sophcles is better in this deck, but really the quad Sycamore/ 3 N should be enough.
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Disclaimer, I'm still pretty new at this, but what makes Wicke so bad? Will it continue to be bad when N rotates? Sure I'd rather have N, but without Vs Seeker, or when the option is Wicke or no draw, I would choose Wicke.
 
Hiker Tony said:
Disclaimer, I'm still pretty new at this, but what makes Wicke so bad? Will it continue to be bad when N rotates? Sure I'd rather have N, but without Vs Seeker, or when the option is Wicke or no draw, I would choose Wicke.
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Well, it fails in the realm of getting you more cards, therefore failing as a draw supporter. However, it is still good in the case of... say... having a large, dead hand late in the game where N would be useless but there are still cards you want to have/ don't have a Sycamore.
 
So then in this deck it isn't a bad inclusion as a 1-2 of. use the N until you are ahead in prize cards and then Wicke can be good/better than loosing cards each hand. unless you are going to use an N/Octillery combo to lower your hand and draw some more...

Part of the value of N, Wicke, and Ilima is the ability to force the other player to redraw. in some matches, getting cards out of their hand is as powerful as getting cards into your hand(sylveon gx, big wheel (bad timing for Wicke!!) alolan vulpix, etc) as draw support I can see where Wicke has some downsides, but as disruption it's still there. it also has the potential to hurt your opponent for over playing their hand and only having a card or 2.
 
Hiker Tony said:
Disclaimer, I'm still pretty new at this, but what makes Wicke so bad? Will it continue to be bad when N rotates? Sure I'd rather have N, but without Vs Seeker, or when the option is Wicke or no draw, I would choose Wicke.
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Basically it's way too situational. It COULD be good (but honestly if we're talking about supporters that COULD be good Sophocles is way better especially if you want to discard things), but the number of conditions for it to be worth your supporter slot for the turn is extremely high. That fact that it gives you and your opponent the same number of cards you already had... If it swapped for example and you got to draw the number your opponent had in hand and they got the number of cards you had in hand it would be an infinitely better (and more interesting) card. But as it is right now it doesn't really alter the board state. If you have 3 cards and a Wicke... well you'll end up with three cards. If you opponent has 7 cards in hand? Well Wicke isn't going to reduce their resources for the next turn either.

I love the art and it's really sad that the card doesn't live up to the quality of the character and the art... but unfortunately it's pretty much an unusable card. You're better off running 4-of-a-kind Hau.
 
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