I’m just kind of speechless at this point. This has just been the worst season of Pokemon since I started playing like 5 years ago. I was actually holding out hope for this set, but like so many times before, I shouldn’t get my expectations up at all. We started this season off with the controversial decision to keep an MD-on format (thereby extending SP’s dominance), it’s almost time for State Championships and we just got our ratings posted, Japan has shifted to an HGSS-on format while we’ll probably chug along with our unhealthy version of the game, that rule for the top cut was inexplicably changed, we lost the use of foreign cards entirely this season, Gust of Wind is returning soon, decks can currently do like 100+ damage first turn (Uxie donk) or up to 250 damage second turn (Mewperior), and then there’s this set… which just feels like a cruel joke to competitive players.
I know that P!P has some limitations on what they can and can’t do. I know they work hard at producing a healthy, fun game for all parties involved. However, I also think that they’ve made some poor decisions lately – decisions that have hurt the format and kept the game in the same place it was two seasons ago when SP’s hit the scene. My brother was joking around last season when he said that maybe he’d be able to play Palkia Lock at Regionals for a third year in a row. Sadly, he’ll more than likely get his wish.
This set is looking to be quite pathetic… :<