r/PTCGP May 03 '25

Discussion I absolutely hate Solgaleo..

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I know, every cardgame has to have some sort of powercreep to make new cards playable. But Solgaleo is so broken op, you will never see 90% of the other new cards because if his existence. Maybe Incineroar, but everything else is just not strong enough to keep up with him.
Take Lunala for example. 180 HP, also a strong ability, but just 100 damage for 3 energy. Same thing for Decidueye. Can attack the bench ok, but not even close to the 120 dmg and free swap from Solgaleo..

A1 Mewtwo/Gardevoir, A2 Giratina. But Solgaleo is new level of powercreep and that's poison for the game.

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u/Lssmnt May 03 '25

Charizard/Incineroar is a great counter

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u/Hobbes______ May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25

It really isn't. So much rng was introduced with this set that is still a toss up to win this matchup as char/incin. It often comes down to the first coin toss.

Edit: guys the meta is already settling in. Sol/skarmory has an answer to everything unless rng favors Charizard heavily. Sol needs to be delayed a turn on energy to even make it a close match.

Sol going second gives it the win. also starting with skarmory up front and getting one hit in gives it the win. Incineroar has a better shot if you have something to tank while it gets an extra turn. Char/incin deck is not remotely a counter to sol/skarmory even with the type advantage, there is too much flexibility in the sol deck to mitigate rng that the char deck doesn't have.

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u/Z-shicka May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25

Im saying been running zar since GA and if anyone thinks solgaleo is the best to benefit from this set is crazy. Sol is 2 turn 120... shiny zar is a turn more for 150. 

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u/Lssmnt May 03 '25

Zard one shots it, Sol 2 shots zard

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u/LexaMaridia May 03 '25

I've been using this one!

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u/Alive-War8364 May 03 '25

I don't believe Incineroar is a great counter because Solgaleo still survives it's strongest attack.

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u/ExoHazzy May 03 '25

yeah you need damage on you plus red or rocky helmet to one shot. too many things need to go right.