Faster than the Speed of Gyarados
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Redados1
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Jirachi lets one reuse a supporter that they used that turn with a free attack.
Last times I´ve set up (admittedly from game #5 solitaire, but it gives a good picture):
Turn X - too slow
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 2
Turn 1
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn X-too slow
Turn 1
Turn 3
Turn 2
(Setting up = hitting at least 60 without modifiers, as Austino put it)
...so, not all that bad. In 12 starts two starts where I could do nothing at all (first start was not only a bit worse than usual but I was powerlocked) two starts would have ended in an almost guaranteed loss.
AND this does not take into account the times I had the SP Dark for the Sableye, so an early prize or donk may have been possible.
To sum it up, Gyarados is fast. Lightning fast - the mirror often depends on who gets the slightly better turn 1.
Turn X - too slow
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 2
Turn 1
Turn 1
Turn 2
Turn 3
Turn X-too slow
Turn 1
Turn 3
Turn 2
(Setting up = hitting at least 60 without modifiers, as Austino put it)
...so, not all that bad. In 12 starts two starts where I could do nothing at all (first start was not only a bit worse than usual but I was powerlocked) two starts would have ended in an almost guaranteed loss.
AND this does not take into account the times I had the SP Dark for the Sableye, so an early prize or donk may have been possible.
To sum it up, Gyarados is fast. Lightning fast - the mirror often depends on who gets the slightly better turn 1.
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^Notably, the majority of the T1:s are 60:s, but in fact ALL of the T2:s I listed were hitting for at least 90 (on one occasion with a Belt and PlusPower though 
).
Your deck speed seems fine if you can hit 90+ on T3 though, because most builds focus on that - and keep in mind that at least all my starts were as if I went second excluding Sableye starts and possibility for Sableye to be donked.
However, starting with a lone Magikarp or Unown Q usually comes with such a bad start you may have lost anyway.
).Your deck speed seems fine if you can hit 90+ on T3 though, because most builds focus on that - and keep in mind that at least all my starts were as if I went second excluding Sableye starts and possibility for Sableye to be donked.
However, starting with a lone Magikarp or Unown Q usually comes with such a bad start you may have lost anyway.