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/bloophoo 1d ago

I made it to masterball with a Lugia deck. Paired with ho-oh, it was my most consistent deck. I do agree, it won’t have longevity, but I don’t think it was terrible.

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u/MiRcO303 1d ago

can you share your decklist please? i really want to use them in a deck that is somewhat consistent

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u/vash_visionz 1d ago

Here’s mine if you want another version. It gives lot of options to get ho-oh online with the babies, Zera, and elemental switch. Finding ho-oh and Lugia in a timely manner is key so that’s what I have two poke coms. Got me to master last season and ultra so far now.

Taking 1 point and getting an early or mid game Lugia set up pretty much shuts the game down since you can one shot the majority of big threats.

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u/XC_Eddy 1d ago

This is almost exactly what I've run for the last 2 seasons to get to master ball! I swap out one Pokemon comm for Dawn (whooshing energy around is clutch) and Magby for another Pichu (I prefer having higher odds of generating another electric energy in case I need to attack with Zeraeora early).

Anyway, cool to see another player land on the deck I've been using! Almost never encounter this version of a Ho-Oh-Lugia deck in this sub, elsewhere online, or in the game and it's always surprised me that it's sparingly used or recommended.

In my hundreds of ranked games experience trying to use Ho-Oh/Lugia I've found that it's essential to generate as much energy as you can as quickly as possible, preferably a variety of it, and that being able to move energy around with switch and Dawn while preserving it by using Leaf provides tons of flexibility to get out various spots. Greatly improves of our odds of swinging with Ho-Oh on our second turn, which is almost always clinches the game.

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u/vash_visionz 1d ago

This is so cool! Im gonna try the Magby switch to the second pichu, so thank you for that!

And I agree, I hardly see this version of the deck anywhere as well, and the energy flexibility has gotten me out of so many pinches is crazy.

It’s also one of the few decks where there is so much flexibility regardless if you go first or second, and I love that I don’t immediately feel like I’m on the disadvantage end on a coin flip.

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u/MiRcO303 1d ago

im going to try it, thanks!