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Pachirisu is overrated

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Um, ...? It totaly depends on the deck. I'll just say that Absol is not dead yet. Yes Claydol is a good way to deal with it and therefore Absol is less popular, but Claydol is not the death of Absol.

In a deck that Cessation Crystal would destroy, Patsy (what I call Pachirisu) is THE call!

BTW, nice job with the write up.
 
i thought castform was overratted last year, there were decks that needed it and decks it did well then but IMO all decks shouldn't look exactly the same but with different main attackers and corresponding energy

pachirisu is really good in some decks, other it does not so well in and in my meta i expect cessation, because several players use it, so if you're weak to cessation you should definately play it

plus the free peek at your opponents hand is good, smash short rarely works like that but when you need it you have it
 
I am very new to this game and I learned more reading this article than ANYTHING else since I started playing. I've been lurking in the background listening and figuring out little things but this was amazing. Thank you
 
Poke Granny said:
I am very new to this game and I learned more reading this article than ANYTHING else since I started playing. I've been lurking in the background listening and figuring out little things but this was amazing. Thank you
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And this was my reason in making it an article, in response to some earlier questions.
Whether one agrees with the article's premise or not, the discussion it opened up WAS very useful to new players.
 
i think that the only set that pachi would be a "must have" is in unseen forces because you had at least 3 tools!! if im wrong please tell me...........you no im write!
 
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Prime your very correct in the fact that most if not all decks do not need pachirisu. But think of the benefits of it. A very quick start for gardy gallade decks which rely heavily on claydol for draw power since they dont play many supporters of their own. They need claydol to rotate through their decks to bring other pokemon out. If they used Mentor they would have to rely on going second turn then using some supporter to probably celio's network to search through for claydol. It's a turn two at the soonest claydol. Obviously with pachirisu you still get the turn two claydol but you have the ability to play an alternate supporter besides Holon Mentor. We all know that the set-up stages of the match are critical and the faster a deck can get its main hitter into play more than often than they have a much better chance of claiming the victory.

Magmortar also doesnt NEED pachirisu but it's beneficial in this deck more than in any other I think. Using pachirisu to search out three basics usually magmar x 2 and a baltoy, or a cyndaquil instead of a magmar allows the set-up to start so much quicker. Then his purpose is still not served. He can attack dealing 10 damage(I know it's small but Dunsparce did the same amount with less HP, but still had the chance or paralysis)every turn just waiting to be KO'd. Your statement is that this just puts you behind. True it allows your opponent to claim one more prize than you but like most magmortar decks scramble energy is a behemoth of a card when your behind adding an automatic 60 extra damage. That's more than any energy has added to any pokemon in the game because of an attack based on amount of energy. Also letting that Pachirisu be KO'd allows you the benefit of controlling the field. Your opponent may be stuck basics and one solid evolution and when pachirisu goes you have the ability to send up whoever you want. I've also seen this really screw people over but IMO it's a benefit to send whichever pokemon you want up.

That's just considering the top two decks. You also mention the neither of the top two decks play any tools that stay on longer than a turn and No deck out there plays any. The reason they dont is because of pachirisu. Having the ability to deal an extra 40 and discard the tool? Lets face it most decks that play cess crystal use tank pokemon like empoleon, Lucario, and blissey who can take a hit and hit right back. It would hurt the deck tremendously to have a cess crystal taken off and then knock two more right off in your hand. Theres ways around keeping them in your hand for awhile and a good player would be able to rotate out his cessation crystals to keep them alittle more safe but they're sitting targets. Keeping them benched keeps them safe and if its benched then it doesnt work. Your opponent is free to use powers. Bringing them up all your opponent has to do is use pachirisu attack and can usually knock off two crystal this way.

You make good claims to support your argument, but the format is still in the T2- T3 stages. Were not out of it yet but when that changes alot of your points will be more valid, but not until the rotation. pachirisu is one of the best cards to allow an early set-up and I think will continue to be until we recieve a card that can do more than that.
 
Poke Granny said:
I am very new to this game and I learned more reading this article than ANYTHING else since I started playing. I've been lurking in the background listening and figuring out little things but this was amazing. Thank you
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I hope you read the responses to the original post, too!

Otherwise you will be led to believe that Pachirisu is a bad card when it certainly isn't. It's a magnificent card.
 
Agreed with Ryan. It would be useful to place a note that there is also VERY important discussion about this article that really adds to the amount of learning that can be taken from this article.
 
Very well worded Prime. Was actually very entertaining for me to read because I have been debating almost the same thing about Pachirisu. (Although you had a lot more points than I did) :thumb:

I think you are both right and wrong on your post. I think it all comes down to what deck you put Pachirisu into because everyone knows not all decks run the same way. Even the same deck concept but different tech or a different engine running Pachirisu could prove to run smoother than the "Standard" starting pokemon for the specific deck.

That is why I think it comes down to personal play style. How you play, what changes you make to your deck to accustom your play style... all sorts of little changes can make one starting pokemon run smoother than another.

But in the big picture, I think that some decks in todays metagame run Pachirisu because that is what works the best, while others run something different depending on how there deck functions.

(Sorry if there was a post like this before, I didn't end up reading all 5 or so pages to this thread


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·Chingling (Mysterious Treasures – Psychic – 42)
·Girafarig (Mysterious Treasures – Colorless – 49)
·Lapras (Great Encounters – Water – 21)
·Mawile (Crystal Guardians – Metal – 9)
·Stantler (Secret Wonders – Colorless – 113)

None of these are better starters than pachi ,, the only ones that really compares is stantler and if in blue lapras.. Speed is everything in this metagame pachi gives you that , Mawile for example does not at all.

Smash shot is not useless its insurance just like swindstorm. and yeah i know that windstorm eats stadiums too .
 
Pachirisu in Mag is great. Why?

Because its fast, sets up for a scramble, and can give a nice 70 to an Empoleon with a cc attached to it. With out Pachirisu, Empoleon with cc can be a real problem for mag.
 
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