I started playing when the game came out...I can easily remember everyone either using Slowking/Sneasel or Slowking/Other things.
Fact of the matter is. It is completely wrong for you to *HAVE* to use a certain deck or two, like Gardelade, to stand a chance.
Sure whilst Pikachu* brings up some good points. If you had read his post properly it is just a "Look at me. I use Absol. I am pro. If you don't like it. Use this, that, that and that to have a chance."
It is completely wrong to *HAVE* to make half your deck a counter to one single card to stand a chance.
Heck. I even asked some of the people here in Brisbane to not to use Absol for Cities. Hoping that maybe people would want a fair competition, rather than just a Gardelade/Absol abuse contest. But oh no. The only person that even considered doing it was, Pikachu*, (Sam).
I really couldn't care anymore. If people want to abuse the stupid card to win, do it. It won't be too long before you start feeling hollow inside. Especially when there is nobody left for you to play against...=/.
And winning an Australian cities must make you feel really big. I mean. You beat a couple of people who use 40 Pokemon, 15 Energy and 5 Trainers in a deck. (4 of those are Potion, so they never die. ;f.)
Heck. I don't even feel like playing in cities or any of that anymore. There is no fun in donking a few noobs with a deck like Gardelade. If I could, I would gladly judge them. But since I don't have the neccesary "qualifications" I can't. Pfft... I don't see much fun in an abuse X or Y or lose game.
Sick of how the game is going in Australia to be honest. If one of you Americans spent 2 weeks here, you would have enough sour grapes to last you a life time.
Krucifier/Jared, you have to remember the person you are playing against might not be using absol, and/or they might not start with it, Most decks run 8-12 basics in them, and if absol is taking up 4 of those 8-12, then it isn't a sured that they are going to started with it. Even if they do, if you run a deck that contains about 20 pokemon, 25 trainers and 15 energy, it is likely that you will get at "least" one in your starting hand, along with 1-2 pokemon, so when you look at it, it is a 3-6 chance of discarding a trainer, and mind you, there are many counters to absol as i stated above.
Instead of having sour grapes about this one card, tech against it, if you don't want to then just play it out against it. I have been playing for a few years and i know when cards are "good" and when they should be "banned", absol is not one of them, because when SW came out many cards also came out to beat it. Use "warp point" gg absol now you have to retreat to use the attack against me, use "Stevens advice" oh absol what can you do about that, Use "prof birch" he discards heaps of cards, just get them back with it. There are many cards in this format that counter absol, you just have to be creative about it.
As posted by Pidgeot5:
"I like the poster aboves points though. However what if you don't get Smeragle start, its impractical to have all your basics counter Absol. I don't mind the game being based around one card when that one card allows more things to be played then without it, its when this happens and it limits the game down like Absol does."
These statements can go either way, sure you might not get a the Smeragle start all the time, but they might not get the absol start all the time. I like the "Pokemon TCG" because it offers all kinds of strategies, to use, or to battle against, it just makes the game more balanced, fun and exciting.
Yes, that is a personal statement but, at the end of the day, you are supposed to
enjoy this game, not have
Sour Grapes about it. If there is a card dominating the format, make a rogue that counters it. Sure, Absol is great, but it just isn't "unbeatable" so, IMO counter it, join it, or live with it. Because absol just isn't going to be going anywhere.
As for me running absol at cities, it is possible, but personally, i don't want to use it, to because i would be "degraded" by the community in general, as it is apparently so "uber good".
You bring this up about me:
Sure whilst Pikachu* brings up some good points. If you had read his post properly it is just a "Look at me. I use Absol. I am pro. If you don't like it. Use this, that, that and that to have a chance."
I said those things to
help people out, and for people to stop thinking that absol is so broken, It is a great card, i will give you that, but it differently isn't even in the "same league" as to what Sneasel/Slowking were. As to where did i say "I use Absol. I am pro. If you don't like it. Use this, that, that and that to have a chance.", ??? i didn't say that.
In closing, as i stated before, the game is meant to be
enjoyed so, if you don't like a card, counter it, use it, or live with it. Absol is good but, if you are going to be "degraded" by the community for using a card that you like, and you want to use,
Thats Just Sad! I believe that others used absol and personally, I think you shouldn't say that people shouldn't run a card because it is good or not, because it is "degrading"!
Sorry, If i have "insulted/offended" someone here, but it is just to get my point across.
. At least vs Absol you have a chance of being able to top deck a trainer, against Slowking/Sneasel... little can help you once they've got two or three in play. Also your opponent may not start with Absol. With trainers being much of the focus of the game back then, and draw being WAYYY to easy to come by, it was ridiculously easy to set up Slowking, even back in the days of early modified format before it was banned.
