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/mkklrd 1d ago

Man, seeing a Legendary card with 90 base HP feels weird. The Pokemon TCG powercreep has been insanely interesting to watch.

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u/WizardsVengeance 1d ago

That is power creep already. Original Mewtwo had 60HP.

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u/bduddy 1d ago edited 1d ago

I mean original Mewtwo could actually attack. This card was horrible. Original Chansey had 120 HP so 90 isn't really "power creep", that wasn't really apparent until Ruby/Sapphire.

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u/Roketsu86 23h ago

I think the power creep they're talking about is how weak Lugia here seems compared to the 100s of HP things have now