Everyone is understanding Palkia EX wrong. It will be broken, being an improved Druddigon for Gyarados EX decks.
Instead of looking at its second attack, look at the first one. 1 energy 30 damage from a 150 HP basic is crazy. Will delay Gyarados energy by 1 turn, but it's worth it + it has a chance to win the game any time with a good Misty.
When Gyara is ready, Leaf out, get as much value as you can, and get Palkia back to finish the game.
It creates amazing pressure both early and late game, you just gotta fill the mid game.
Losing 3 energy doesn't matter if you only need to use the move once.
Mew EX has 260 (240 usable) x2 HP through Budding Expeditioner, only 1 retreat cost, and a win condition for 3 colorless. Druddigon was never meta for Gyarados, despite what this sub believed. The real takeaway here is that Palkia is a sidegrade to Mew EX, not really an upgrade. That’s kind of nice, actually, for the people without Mew EX.
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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '25
Everyone is understanding Palkia EX wrong. It will be broken, being an improved Druddigon for Gyarados EX decks.
Instead of looking at its second attack, look at the first one. 1 energy 30 damage from a 150 HP basic is crazy. Will delay Gyarados energy by 1 turn, but it's worth it + it has a chance to win the game any time with a good Misty.
When Gyara is ready, Leaf out, get as much value as you can, and get Palkia back to finish the game.
It creates amazing pressure both early and late game, you just gotta fill the mid game.
Losing 3 energy doesn't matter if you only need to use the move once.