Wow otaku you need to chill out i said i was thinking about it. I meant the ep mandibuzz and you can have dark claw attached to it.
Re-reading my post, I can see how you could take that as being angry.
It wasn't. -_-
I simply use
font alterations.
Bold print,
italics, and
underlining are used for emphasis, drawing eyes to points. Yes, some people use it for "yelling", and obviously if I am angry and arguing a point, I will have more text to emphasize. I accept that all capitalized letters is considered "shouting", so I can't use that simple plain text alternative, either.
I must confess that now I am getting a bit annoyed, as I took the time to explain my concerns over your strategy to you. I laid out facts that demonstrated why the common usage of the cards you mentioned are unlikely to work as you think they will.
Still, I will give you another shot, but do respond and let me know if you seriously just communicate so differently that anything but plain text is "offensive" to you, and I will cease and desist.
First, you said "I'm planning" to run a 2-2 Mandibuzz, repeating what you said earlier. This emphasizes it, and makes it sound like you are answering other concerns quite firmly. If you are not... that's okay, but much as you apparently interpreted bold text, bullet points, and rational arguments as "anger", this comes across as "I totally have the answer and its Mandibuzz! Yeah baby!"
Second, you didn't specify, hence why I brought up both. What does begin to irritate me is I failed to communicate with you. So I'll review some points I don't think you're getting:
1)
Darkness Claw negates Eviolite - Not in the literal sense, but effectively for most of their interactions, assume the extra damage from
Darkness Claw is just going to be soaked by
Eviolite. Much of this format consists of "big, Basic Pokemon" that can and will be using
Eviolite.
2)
Zoroark (BW Version) versus Mewtwo EX: You really need to remember
Mewtwo EX has
170HP. In short,
Zoroark loses if they just trade blows.
- If Mewtwo EX isn't loaded with Energy, you need to copy Psydrive and hope you can afford the discard cost. Two uses of Psydrive versus three uses of X-Ball.
- If Mewtwo EX is loaded with Energy, it usually KOs Zoroark faster. If Mewtwo EX, for example, has six Energy attached to it because it just OHKOed something else with X-Ball, and was made Active expressly to do this so it is completely undamaged, Foul Play copying X-Ball still requires you burn an extra Energy on Zoroark for the OHKO. If you don't play three Energy onto Zoroark (maybe because you simply can't afford it), then you don't OHKO Mewtwo EX and it can OHKO you.
- If your opponent has a Switch or can spare the Energy, they may just retreat Mewtwo EX and try to save it for later. This allows something else to start trading blows with Zoroark. In this format, that's pretty deadly: a Mewtwo EX that was in an Eelektrik backed deck simply sends up Zekrom for the OHKO against Zoroark. Now you have to hope you can take down Mewtwo EX before it re-readies (or can be healed), because you're at a two Prize deficit: whatever Mewtwo EX KOed when it first came Active, and the Zoroark the example Zekrom just OHKOed.
3)
Mandibuzz: Which attack are you counting on? I already gave my reasons for finding both attacks lacking for your purpose of countering
Terrakion.
- Bone Rush is technically always a threat to Terrakion, but only scores a OHKO if you get five heads in a row, or used a Special Darkness Energy (or PlusPower etc.) and still got four heads.
- Dark Pulse isn't much better: even if you don't just load up Mandibuzz with the :dark: Energy but spread it out.
- You'll need four total :dark: Energy the first attack to hit Terrakion for 60 points of damage, then drop another :dark: Energy the next turn to hit for the 70 it needs to be KOed.
- A OHKO would require a massive amount of :dark: Energy in play: 11 of them! Yes Special Darkness Energy and PlusPower can reduce this, or if you are lucky and Terrakion lacks Eviolite while you have Darkness Claw, but by that point your odds might be better with Bone Rush.
- In either case, you're begging for your opponent to use a Switch and bring up a :lightning: Type attacker, assuming they can't afford a second :fighting: and two PlusPower: that is all it takes for a Terrakion you don't OHKO to overcome Mandibuzz.
So what if I am wrong? Please tell me and explain how! :thumb: I am here to discuss and learn. Just telling me I am wrong or glossing over my points while telling me to "chill out" isn't going to do me any good... and have you ever noticed when you tell someone to "chill out", it almost always infuriates them? :lol:
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