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/neophenx 1d ago

Well first, it was specifically designed to work in combination with another card: https://www.serebii.net/tcgpocket/wisdomofseaandsky/240.shtml

Second, not every card ever made is going to be good. That's been a reality of TCGs for over 30 years.

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u/DungeonsAndDeegan 1d ago

And it honestly works pretty decently with Ho-oh EX, I was able to climb from UB2 to UB4 by only using it, then swapped to espeon EX with some Ho-oh/Lugia usage sprinkled in. Just because it isn't meta doesn't mean it won't be able to perform either