Friend ID Survey: https://forms.gle/AZyQQ2SfGeCKjXNh9>Friend ID Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DGhOfaMX6D_YUR-P39_OJdVmAl0uacohIRstE9oN9SQ/edit?usp=sharing>Tournament results/decklists: https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournaments/completed?game=POCKET>Deck Builder: https://my.limitlesstcg.com/builder>Datamines, etc.: https://ptcgp.raenonx.cc/>Luck calculator: https://porygonthree.github.io/ptcgp-luck-calculator/>Advanced card search: https://pocket.limitlesstcg.com/advanced>Paradox Drive card list: https://www.pokemon-zone.com/sets/b3a//vp/ battle passwords to battle with other Anons (consider writing a post to recruit players)>/vp/‘s own meta (no random effects, no ex): vpnx>meta decks or high level play: vpmeta>/vp/ anything: vpPrevious Thread: >>59358342
*blocks your ex*
what language should I pull shining revelry in for pokeball 2japanese is the obvious choice but chinese is lowkey funnier unless its called like "Das Ballenwerfen" in german
Day 1Using Miraidon17 games. Played approximately 10 sleep decksDay 2Using Mega Sceptile12 games. Played 0 sleep decksI used to think that algorithm conspiracy theorists were just bad at the game, but what the hell is this. Sleep decks completely vanished when I swapped to the hard counter deck.
>>59375166Language only matters for display on boards and binders. It won't matter in battle unless you change the app's language
what random theme will B3b have?
Finally, after months, they are all gone.
>>59375276according to last year's pattern, it will be something shit like the Eevee pack
>>59375276Pikachu Pantrymega raichu immersive, crown rares are "pikachu doll" which makes pikachu do 30 more dmg and pichu
>>59375304>pikachu doll>not light ballduel links refugee?
Miraidon is such a free win, almost nobody run how to run the damn deckMost people keep sending out Miraidon turn two only to get crippled in energy advantage and never recover from thereMy attacker has 90 HP what the fuck are you attacking me with 3 energies for
>>59375315light ball isn't a cute collectible that sells pokegold retard
>>59375276paldea shitmon revengeance
>>59375276Ditto & Friends.
>>59375413That's what the Pichu is for? Come on now.
Is meowscarada ex decent? I finally got a full art and a shiny and wanted to use them in a deck.
>>59375224I will face nothing but sleep and miraidon x magneton decks back to back but the very second I decide to play mega mawile for fun my opponents either play turn 1 oricorio or sunny castform with a field card every time. I'm sure with enough matches it evens out but it's funny regardless.
>>59375276I think we'll get the genies.
>>59375659why would be get Unova out of nowhere?
>>59375625Nice! It's a fun deck and anything with Teal Ogerpon is helpful for sleep scam.
>>59375662Because there's usually a hint in the previous boosters and we did get Tornadus already. And the genies would be a fun type to base a mini-set on, like Secluded Springs.
>>59375663Like the deck list, thanks! Is Giovanni better than Red? Seems like everyone plays EX and Mega
>>59375699>Giovanni is a cooler dude than Red>might not have a FA Red but has the GioThe defense rests your honor.
>>59375663weird listwhy gio without field blower?>>59375699gio matters more for meow because the flower trick > fighting claws combo already does 200 damage, with gio it does 210 which is enough to kill nearly every meta relevant pokemonit's usually ran with field blower though because that helps a lot with certain ranges, particularly caped mega sceptile which dies to the gio combo if you can remove its cape130 damage on fighting claws meow also means that gio takes care of 140 hp ex mons like suicune and miraidon just fine, red doesn't boost it enough to take out caped 140 mons so it doesn't matteri would recommend adding a field blower to the deck if you intend to use that list
>>59375699it lets the ex meow one-tap 90 HP mons like zeraora, espeon, and sawk. also floragato can oneshot deino with it. the extra ex damage red brings doesn't really matter because meow decks already totally demolish big ex cards.
>random 2* WP for a card i was considering trading for>hit it fuck yeah manthis game ain't so bad sometimes
>>59375224Yeah I think there's some type matchup rubber banding in this game, you notice even more if you swap decks multiple times
>>59375224i went on a 22 winstreak with futurebox and on my masterball promotion game I got matched into a top 1000 player who was conveniently running field blower as a tech card for iron boulderand then a crazy mega kangaskhan brew that had alolan muk on the bench turn 3 to turn off my iron valiantsand then sleepscam but i hit tails every single time
>>5937576>>59375754That's a good point, I think I will try it with field blower and see how it handles the regular decks. Ogerpon immunity is so good too, only played a couple of matches and it's saved my hide already.
I don't get the reasoning of most gold cards. Green butt plug? Pokeball? Sure, they'll see frequent use. Some random EX Pokemon? Sure, it's just extra rarity. But niche absolute shitmons? I don't get it.
>>59376130>Sabrina effect on a pokemon Neat. They probably guessed that it would see more play?
>>59376214The issue here is that it's stuck on a mon, which means you can be stuck with it as your opener.
>>59376130zoroark is this thing's only real use case and even then it's kind of a tough sell because a lot of the time you'd rather not have pokeball pull this guy instead of absol or darkrai
Just print an item that says heal any pokémon for 100 with no downsides, at least it won't take 5 minutes like lucky ice pop does every single FUCKING TIME
>>59376256ice pop should just flip all the coins at once and get it over with
>opponent building gyarados on bench>doesn't read flygon >suddenly plays two mantykeYou dumb bitch
>Fixing Ice Pop: if heads it returns to your hand but you can only use it one more time. Discard it afterwards
it sure is crazy how i'll see zero fighting decks for 20 games while playing altaria gourgeist but then the instant i try out miraidon it's nothing but fighting over and over
did they lower the rate of appearence of the event WP to make it more difficult to get the cards?
>>59376420are we seriously going to have this discussion again
>lose the game because my faggot opponent put my oricorio to sleep for literally 7 straight turns with his swablui will rape every single altaria niggermark my words
>>59376452Bro just draw the anti sleep card that makes you brick in every other match and you won't find against sleep scam
>>59376470it wasn't even sleep scam it was altaria greninja and i would have won if he didn't have a bajillion free turns to just poke me with greninja
>>59376290Make it force you to discard a different card or put it on top of your deck or some shit.
>>59375276Lumineon's Love
>>59376521Just make it a Misty. I don't understand why they didn't. Misty is also "fuck you, I win because of RNG" but it's one single shot and you fucking blow it. Even though it's still a powerful card, it got powercreeped not because its effect got overstepped but because it's simply too unreliable when you blow all your luck on a single gamble. The multiple coinflip shit lets them tank multiple turns for no god damn reason.
>>59376539that slutty fish is giving out more than just love
GIVE ME THE FUCKING CARD
>>59376676You know you can buy it in the store with a ticket, right?
A mirror match...
>>59376684Yeah, but I usually want a playset at the very least, so I'll need 1 from the battle payouts. And not that I use dust very often but I'm not get any from dupes either.
>Run non ex fighting deck>Get matched against sleep shit 80% of the matches, the rest being mostly altaria variants too anyway>Fine I'll fight cancer with cancer and play sleep altaria myself>First matchup is against a leading ogerpon exarhghhhgghhgARGHF
>it's a "hand is copycat, copycat, cyrus, sabrina, rare candy, rare candy, stage 2" episode>also you can't find the basics to use your rare candy on and your opponent magically has 1 card in his hand every turn
This deck is pretty fun. Once I lose I will go back to farming the promo packs for dust, I kinda want to get a shiny sprigatito now.
I love it when my heals are the literal last card in my deck.
Phew, didn't even have to use any hourglasses
>>59376974the flutter pack
Always go top center. Always!!
>>59377000Flutter and Flittle
I put my ID in the jewgle doc, but I could use some friends... I started playing a few days ago. Besides doing dailies and events, I've been ripping packs and nearly cleared the beginner step-ups. Probably playing inefficient, but I was trying to get enough marginally competent decks of various types to keep the hourglasses coming.Sorry if it is poor form to post the ID in the thread, but I take it there seems to be some advantage to adding people.2079092225433386
>>59377180added you. if you need any cards throw em up on your wishlist and i'll share you a spare if i have one.
>>59375111>>/vp/‘s own meta (no random effects, no ex): vpnxIs this even possible anymore lmfao. Every card has some random bullshit now. Honestly these should be removed from the OP, I've never seen anyone bother with these past the first expansion or two.
>>59377253yeah that shit is outdated as hell. noex in general died with extradimensional crisis and the rise of rampvally, and then hydreigon just pissed on its grave. a modern noex would just be hydreigonslop vs magnezoneslop vs sleep scam whatever, and maybe a guest star appearance by future box.
>>59377000Dodged the other FAs. Feel good about that.
>>59377008Top mid is always the play
I'm not tripping right? Sleep scam has ruined pocket completely. Yeah yeah people fucking complain about every set, but this is just ridiculous. I love playing this shit on the side and get top 10k most seasons, but this one I don't think i'm gonna even bother. lost to 3 sleep shit in a row>just run PCLeveryone does, but you never draw it when it matters and you still take the darkrai damage before you heal anyway. Seriously all they need is one heads and you're usually totally fucked. Not being able to fight back for a turn after the initial first couple of turns means you totally fucking lose. I don't enjoy pocket anymore and it feels like i'm being psyoped, so many fucking youtubers are trying to lie and say "this deck isn't actually all that good" fuck you dude you are being disingenuous and missing the point.
>>59377560Yea, it's ridiculous that the "counter" for sleep scam is "you're still going to take 30/50 damage to the fucking face before you even get a turn, and when you do then you better hope that PCL or Ogrepon is in your unbricked hand!!!"It's just ridiculous. The fact that they actually had the balls to buff it via Espeon is absolutely insane. They run a fucking conveyor belt where they start Igglybuff, go into Espeon, and then load Swablu in the back even though they had 2 Darkrai cause Altaria is such a cheap fucking attacker that you can literally just hold onto it until the end of the game and still attack with it. It's not fun losing a match you hardly even get to fucking play because HAHA you got tails so you may as well end your turn and hope for the best. My turn again...TAILS?? YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS :)))
>>59377572No one talks about how the coin flips that matter are the ones at the end of the game. You'll chop their altaria for 100+ damage, then they shit their pants and swap into sleep. Oh no you got slept and flipped heads, now your EX is at 130 or less because of sleep chip and the altaria will swap in and ohko you. This happens all the fucking time it's insane that they made a sleep box that can go 1-1-3 so easily.
>>59377560No everyone who pulls limitless win rate shit is annoying as fuck. >uhduhhh this deck isnt cancer because it has a sub 50% win rate in this one tourneysuck my fat fucking balls this shit is a million times worse than greninja slop
>>59377583The game allowing for so many lost matches to come back with a forced 50/50 luck interaction is really toxic.
4th time seeing this card in my 23h wonder pick, this game is absolutely trolling me at this point.
>>59377599just pull it bro?
>>59377599TOPLEFT
>>59377560sleep scam is objectively not good. it has a neutral or bad matchup into virtually every other top meta deck save for lucario, it's just a pubstomper deck, its winrate is massively inflated by low tier decks getting dunked.that's not to say it's okay, the deck is still a problem, but mainly because it sucks the fun out of the game more than any other deck rather than because it's actually oppressive from a winrate standpoint. if you get fucked by a lucky hydreigon player you know you lost when they play the rare candy on turn 3 and can just concede and go next. "dunked by hydreigon, whatever, it happens." nobody complains about hydreigon.now getting fucked by sleep scam is a lengthy, time-consuming process that makes you want to stop playing, and right up until the very final turn of the game there's the sword of fucking damocles hanging over you. it's terrible. same shit with ice pop.
>>59377618I think this anon described it perfectly >>59377594 where it's just another toxic deck that can usually force a 50/50 at the end of the game randomly. Lucky ice pop too, we have cards that make the whole game not matter
>could get rainbow Vaporeon for Mega Gengar right now>not enough dust, and need to save it for next set completion
>>59377625what are you guys spending all your dust on to perpetually not have anyi don't get it
>>59377628I spent 125k on big trades since the pack came out, plus another 10k at least on getting the 2star 24hr picks asap
>>59377640i guess sometimes i forget that there are newfags still getting their cyrus and stuff since i got all my staples during mega risingforgive me, i'm retarded
Got about enough left in me for three more trades once I pick up some dust. First come, first serve, ask for whatever you want and just hand off any fodder.
>>593777712/3
>>59377771>>593777753/3
>>59377771Erika or Korrina?7457953884386472
>>59377599I don't even play Terapagos, let alone 3 energy besides Fire/Water/Lightning dragons or sometimes Giratina/Magneton/Celebi, but it's gotta be a sign at this point, right?
>>59377560The only time I lose when using sleep is when I gigabrick and never see an Espeon, Darkrai, or Altaria until I'm already heavily on the backfoot.
>>59377821Meant that it's the same as me, but PLANETA Terapagos for some fucking reason. Just fumbled my fifth one this morning. Hell, my Wonder Pick luck during PD has been utter shit, it's a miracle I finished the set by now.>>59377775Willing to part with Leaf or Guzma?
>>59377818I can do one or both. Just sent you a friend request.
>>59377825>Willing to part with Leaf or Guzma?Sure am. Like I said, I'm giving as much away as I can. 8948858134493167
>>59377827Maybe just Erika then, so other anons can get a trade in. Thanks so much!
>>59377829Sure thing. Your selflessness towards the other anons is noted and respected. Sent you the trade request.
>>59377828Sweet, thanks lad.(am 9409386638327584)
>>59377831I say that, but then I remembered I only have enough dust for 1 trade anyways kek. Cheers m8
Oh, also, it's worth noting that I blew my stockpile of Hourglasses just now to pull for fun, so my Shinedust is now higher. I should have enough for five more 2* trades. (Four more after this one with 9409386638327584)>>59377832Sent you the trade request.
>>59377832Actually, I agree with >>59377829, I'll do just the one in case others want in.I'll send a Sada for Leaf.
>>59377833Hey, I respect your honesty. Most people would keep mum and just accept the compliment and I like that you're upfront. Cheers! >>59377836Trade done. Respect your thoughtfulness!
>>59377835>>59377836wait>>59377837Aw shieet, finally a waifu full art I might actually use for the first time since Sabrina during the first three months. Thanks again mate.
>>59377839No problem. Cheers!One and all, I've got four trades left in me! First come, first serve!
>>59377842Can I get Sabrina?8864725062615678
>>59377844Sure can. Just sent you a friend request.
>>59377846Can I get a Leaf or Sabrina?1037182488039739
>>59377847Sure, friend request sent.
>>59377844>>59377846Thank you, much appreciated!
>>59377853You're welcome, enjoy your new card. That Sabrina has been with me since nearly the beginning of the game. Hope she does as well for you as she did for me.
>>59377850Thanks King <3
>>59377866No problem, enjoy!Ladies and gentlemen, I've got two trades left in me! Everything must go!
>>59377777Checked and can I get Sabrina?4018498134728310
>>59377871You got a 1* Magby?
>>59377872uuuguuhhh PLAP!
>>59377872Hey, I remember you! Sure thing, sent you the trade request. >>59377874I'm afraid I don't. Sorry, fella. Any 2*s you're looking for, by chance?
>>59377880No 2-stars, I don't have any I'm willing to throw away at the moment.
>>59377882Gotcha. Sorry I couldn't help you out. One last trade, ladies and gentlemen! I can trade one last time!
>>59377885why are you quiting?
>>59377885DX Lillie still available? 1370484360822582
>>59377893I got fed up with both my pulls and with battling. On the first side, I just kept logging in and pulling garbage for straight weeks up until I made the decision to quit. And on the second side? Lucky Ice Pop is a travesty. Igglybuff + Darkrai is disgusting, and only keeps getting new cards that work with them. And DeNa's made it clear that they have no interest in changing any of that. That's how they want the game to be played, and if you don't like it or don't like playing against that, that's your problem. I wanna be able to enjoy myself when I play a game; if I'm more frustrated than not when I engage in it, what's the point?>>59377895She sure is! Sent you the friend request.
>>59377898Thank you sir :)
Thread doesn't move for days than someone gives away their stash and look at all the vultures kek
>>59377904You're welcome, enjoy!And with that, ladies and gentlemen, the grand finale giveaway comes to a close. Best wishes to all of you!
>>59377907>"how DARE people TRADE CARDS in Pokemon TRADING CARD GAME Pocket!!!">>59377908God speed Giveaway Anon
>>59377907The game sucks and there's nothing to talk about. It's ruined beyond repair, because they will never implement banlists for ranked.
Why do people complain about sleep decks with "I'm just trying to have fun"? Okay what if I find sleep decks fun? I'm having fun so why aren't you?
>>59377777O B S E R V E D
>>59377928It's fun for me to take your phone away during your turn. Why don't you like it? ;3c
>>59377928I find them to be incredibly sacky and obnoxious to play against, and generally don't enjoy games where only one person gets to have fun. But if it's in the game, it's an option available to you. DeNa made it clear that they're not only fine with the strategy, but will continue supporting it. >"If you don't like it, you can leave"And that's exactly what I'm doing.
>>59377932erm is that le heckin chud circle? Not cool
This makes up for missing literally every single wonder pick over the past two weeks
>>59377618It honestly doesn't even matter if the win rate is good or not. It's frustrating to play against because it takes your agency away. It's a card game, of course luck is going to be a big part of it, but when it literally just boils down to a "hey man, I heads I win tails you lose" then it feels like everyone's time was just fucking wasted (it was). And the deck runs on autopilot, because if you win your coin tosses the opponent literally just can't do anything anymore so you just follow your fucking flowchart; meaning that it'll see lots of play even if it isn't objectively good because it requires 0 effort or brain power for the person playing it. Which in the end makes a loss against it even more frustrating because you know your opponent didn't even do anything to win other than just watch you flip coins and put damage counters on your side for free. The win rate would have to be abysmally low to not matter, like those high oller Marowak dekcs of the past. But even with those they required setup before they get the ball rolling. This gets set up on turn 1 most of the time and makes the game really feel like it's not worth playing. The kind of person who PLAYS the deck is the kind of person you shouldn't be encouraging you play your game in the first place desu. It's an admission that you don't care about sportsmanship and just wanna win and get it over with even if it means your opponent doesn't get to play or have fun.
Sleep scam takes forever to play against too. Even when you win, it feels like a fucking waste of time because the game needs to literally pause for the coinflip interaction every turn, sometimes multiple times, and every fucking Darkrai ping needs to trigger each time. They really need to speed up these fucking animations. And for fuck's sake, just put a damn "next game" button at the endscreen, how can you have a modern game without learning people wanna move the fuck on and keep playing. The menu is laggy as fuck so at least let us skip that shit.
>>59377235Thank you for the friend addition, friend. Is there a way to wishlist cards I don't have? No problem if you can't spare any I am looking for though.
There is no need to be upset
>>59378004On what are you spending pack points?
>>59378116Initially I was going to save up for a pokeball then I pulled the first one at around 1250ish points. So I spent my points on Red (this was before trading), then of course decided I wanted a second pokeball and started opening SR packs again. I'm at 1125 points this time so I'll probably just keep going until I can get PCL. Maybe someday we can cash these cards in for dust.
>>59375699Giovanni fighting claws can one shot Oricorio.
>pocket killing my phone so bad it suggested doing a factory resetAm I the only one who gets massive lag? Is my phone that bad? Its only like 4 years old.
>>59378229somehow pokemon champions is perfectly optimized while TCGP is chinesium bullshit that tries to burn a hole in your phone just running it.
The opponent managed to high roll with Hydreigon, but I can still wing because I can do enough chip damage so that next turn they can't activate their ability <----- Clueless
>>59378220Yeah I've won some matches with gio so I definitely see why he's used. And now I feel tempted to hunt for a full art version
>>59378229I've been getting really bad lag the past couple days.
Flittle gang give me your strength...
>>59378078toggle the full card dex view in your cards tab, then you can wishlist from there.
>>59378350Praying for you to get the lizard guy or the spookyghost.
>>59378526It was the lizard.
>>59377599Same :(
>>59378648Very nice!
I never got a godpack, not even on WP. Playing since day 0
Copycat is the dumbest fucking card in the game in that, if you're behind or brick, it's either a side grade to Oak or actually worse, but it rewards you extremely hard if your opponent bricks. There's no coming back from your opponent getting fucking five cards because you had the bad luck of not having anything playable and they were able to dump everything on their first turn.
>>59378911copycat is dumb but the alternative is worsenobody wants to go back to the only viable decks being those that can fit draw engines like suicune or sylveon
>>59378004Damn nice congratz
I think this game is done for brahs, like obviously i'll still open and meme packs but i'm talking pvp. Sleep is literally just everywhere in top 10000 it's actually just over. Unless dena rapes this decks asshole and makes it unplayable, pocket won't be fun to paly anymore.
>>59379328Game has turned into a "open twice a day for packs and trade to complete sets" almost 4 months ago and honestly it's been way more fun this way than trying to climb ranked ladder.
>>59378768Same but I have 5 crowns at least. My friend that also played since the beginning has 0 crowns and 1 GP that had some meh cards. That's honestly much worse.
>>593797570 crowns since launch is fucking terrible, god damn. i've been playing since TL and i have 7. no godpack though.
I love making sleep babies ragequit. Sorry your babies and Espeon got walled by Ho-oh the entire match.
>>59379930based zardtard
>>59379328mega fug ex will save us
Surely you’re not having trouble winning 10 times in a row, right, anon?
>>59378911Copycat was part of the fix for going first sucking ass since in a world where you don't brick, you can slap down your entire hand and then replenish your resources to compete with your opponent having first Energy advantage. Doesn't matter though, game is cooked either way because now you have retarded fuck shit like Igglyrai
>>59379976>Sleep deckYou didn't win
>>59378350I could use one of those Flittles if you're willing to trade one away.
Wait so next set is Rayquaza? It doesn't come out at the end of June?
>>59380247No, it's B4 and at the end of June will be B3b
Okay, it's summer, where's the Deluxe ex rework
>>59380319>B3binb4 Kanto slop set
>>59375111after Champions mobile come out I lost every bit of interest left in opening packs even New set with mega Fug is what the needed to lure me back on board
>>59375224Fuck you. Idiots like you are why social media and Jews fuck over the world. Dur I too stupid too see it happen til it a problem for me. Go buy the New Gen 10 and remember to pay for coins and mats! Pay pig
>>59376130If he was less energy he might be good but as is he is shit
>>59376452>Gay shit complains about gay shit Wow you're both using the top two decks from tournaments very original youre so right anon he is the faggot not both of you
>>59380546>social media and Jews fuck over the world.It’s only degenerates who are online 24/7 who think this.Step away from the computer and talk to people and you’ll realise how nonsensical that is, because unsurprisingly everyone still lives normal lives.
>>59377771>>59377775>>59377777Newer to the game and I could use some of these if you're still dropping 2879414327442309
>>59380556America and Israel military are mergingI saw someone get shot at the grocery store You can't buy Pokemon cards in person anymore Everyone is broke or hyper rich which is bad sign. I go out more than you I promise
>>59380556The biggest stories of this WEEK are >Anti Christ secret society exposed! The Dialog society! >American and Israel Merge! >Everything is falling apart everywhere Go outside >Everything is expensive as shit >Stores has less each week >Gay niggers everywhere >California/New Yorkers leaving in drones for the burbs >Mass surveillance cameras everywhere >Can't smoke anymore, but junkies can shoot up if they can't it's because police are insane so chose filth or extreme bootlicking >Video games and movies are bad Tick Tok kike
>>59380556shalom probopass
>>59380596
Ok boss...
>>59379233Thanks!
I wonder what I'll get...
>>59380841Flutter Mane!
>>59380847Pleasantly surprised by the electric lizard wizard.
>>59380856Nice
>>59380868Honestly shocked both seeing a god pack and getting a FA. I don't think I've seen a god pack since when the game first launched.
>finally pulled immersive suicune at 143 secluded springs packs>also only pulled a single 2* in those 143 packsthat 2* was rainbow entei though so i really can't complain. on to immersive altaria next i suppose, hopefully with better luck.
Struggled against this dogshit energy theft deck with my Blaziken, turns out I just needed to whip out The Cow to beat it EzPz
trailer tomorrow?
>wonder picks now state the probability is 1/5 for each cardwhoever was arguing with me a few weeks ago over whether or not it was truly random, get fucked
DEAD
GAME
Primal Groudon and Kyogre better be fun to play or I swear I will shoot a DeNA dev at least once before I die.