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The meta water deck is gyarados ex, and you can often take out magikarp with Hitmonlee which hits the bench for 30 damage, one energy. Giant cape (+20 max hp) and rocky helmet also changed the game.
As a game, it's honestly pretty balanced. Misty is annoying, but there is no proper ladder so if they get a free win from 2 heads in a row, just concede and queue up again for zero consequences.
Like, yes, if they play Misty and they get the 1 in 4 chance of two heads, that's a loss on the spot. But you can also lose on the spot to Exeggutor EX in grass getting heads on turn 3 and 5 doing 40 base + 40 if flip heads. You can lose on the spot to moltres getting two of three heads (now just one with Dawn) to ramp their arcanine if they draw X Speed, growlithe, Moltres EX, and Arcanine EX in their first hand. Every deck has a potential to use variance and auto win, including just by drawing the right stuff on curve.
And misty has an opportunity cost of delaying opponent's professor's research draw 2. It also whiffs 50% of the time they play it. And then that dork will probably auto concede to you.
manaphy is so much more reliable than misty
Interesting thanks for the breakdown and analysis. It sounds like there is more counterplay than I had given credit. I watch the occasional Spragels video because I followed him for Pokemon Unite, and he expanded into Pokepoke content, and will probably move across fully if Unite continues to death spiral and isn't able to reverse the trajectory with the 500pt mode and Suicune. In all reality I probably will play it if Unite dies, because I want some Pokemon content to tide over until the next main game is released.