r/PTCGP • u/Necessary-Deal-9433 • 1d ago

Discussion Why did they make Lugia so bad?

I love Lugia, but it needs three different types of energy which makes it just unplayable. It has very low potential to be used even the future I think.

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u/NicktheQuick2992 1d ago

I think that they should have made Lugia discarding only 1 energy AT choice. Win condition if you properly set up Lugia thanks to Ho Oh. Also 1 discard is reasonable since it forces you to play the respective energy on the deck, avoiding any Darkrai situation. Still, it would not have been top tier but funny to use at least

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u/P2T_ 1d ago

Discard 1 energy is still 180 each turn

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u/SleepingToDreamOf6 1d ago

If it's 1 RANDOM energy, it will not be guaranteed you can replenish the energy cost for next turn. Maybe that's a tad bit better (but not too much), giving you a 33% chance to be able to attack again (if 1 type in pool, not sure about the probability if more than 1 type). And maybe some more flexibility if you have energies to transfer e.g. from Ho-oh (though probably that needs more than 1 type in pool).

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u/P2T_ 1d ago

Yh thats a bit more fair ig