#i suppose it could be a secret bonus for completing the dex but then it'd be in ptcgp tracker methinks

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alright proper thoughts on the mythical island expansion!

fun new exeggutor, i like using dual types like this. 4 energy is pretty expensive but ofc grass is balanced around serperior's ability, which is really fun

MI (mythical island) rapidash is a banger but i don't think i'll run two of it in my blaine deck because i like GA (genetic apex) dash's single energy attack when i go first. MI-ponyta is a straight upgrade though imo, it can donk and i love the artwork. blaine deck is crazy strong now, rip celebi ex...

very curious about salandit's venoshock. doesn't seem super useful to me. if you're very lucky i suppose you could end up punishing a flute or something but i think it's mostly for flavor. i do hope it's somehow useful though because the full art is gorgeous and i got one ^_^. MI-salazzle is pretty neat though, a little fragile but interesting nevertheless

yay volcarona! not sure if i'll end up having a use for it but 80 power bench sniping is crazy

this vaporeon is such a bastard... with lumineon and starmie ex's zero retreat cost it's annoying as fuck. awesome :thumbsup:

playing GA-weezing-arbok against mew ex stall is silly i felt like sisyphus. pretty interesting card

sigilyph is making me wanna play a psychic deck. cool that beheeyem is here too! underrated pokemon. the florges line is awesome too, it's a beedril equivalent imo and i love beedril. so uh. think i'll def build something around these guys while i wait for more darkness type

speaking of deckbuilding i was really hoping they'd raise the maximum deck (and binder etc) cap by at least 5 so we can experiment with the new cards (and make specific counters for solo) without messing with our current decks. boo.

and speaking of darkness type: underwhelming liepard tbh. i'm hyped to try scolipede! the koffing seems kinda mid but could work as a singleton, but i think smokescreen weezing is interesting...

steel type truly done dirty omg especially with the addition of fairy types oof. i need to believe the next full set will be darkness + steel centric...

dragon types bring out the worst in me. i'm visualizing druddigon with the bench sniping duo volcarona-greninja, but i think that's nonsensical. it needs a stalling deck probably to make use of its ability. maybe moltres and misty/MI-vaporeon too

excited to see the poke flute strats. other than pidgeot ex and raichu i can see it paired with bench snipers and/or victreebel to kill the same basic twice or more, though it's kinda risky in case the opponent has an evo in hand. maybe most useful for the third point after you've killed the evo or sth. seems great for the s2 ex pokes but that's rather niche

for the record i've found blue amazing against the flute solo decks. koga and budding expeditioner are probably good counters too, to scoop up an extra guy. not sure how it interacts with fossils

overall some lovely artwork in this set! i love the new binder covers, they're really pleasant. painterly card art is always a win for me ^_^ it'd be nice to have a playmat in this style, i don't like the 3d they're using