So Rhyme asked what the benefit is going first, and I want to chime in about that. Going first allows for certain advantages. For example, you can evolve first. Certain cards in the game that are Stage 1 evos have a 1 energy cost attack, and those cards are supposed to be for going first. This greatly benefits cards like Exeggutor EX who has a 40-80 damage attack for 1 energy, or Rapidash who can deal 70 damage with 1 energy with Blaine. Misty decks can also use the first turn to get some energy first turn with Misty if they're lucky, and attack. As demonstrated in the first game, if an opponent's Active Pokemon is KO'd but you have no Benched Pokemon, you automatically win. So with the aforementioned cards going first, you can potentially KO the opponent's Active quickly (since many non-EX Basic Pokemon have 70 or lower HP) and get a fast win. Even if they have a Benched Pokemon or an EX Pokemon with more HP to survive the attack, the damage and/or potential quick first KO puts the opponent on the backfoot and pressures them to respond. Now, in general, I would say that it's indeed more of a benefit for most decks to go second. However there are decks that are fine going first, or even want to go first, and the cards I mentioned before are examples.
I'm 100% with Rhyme on those coin tosses. It's been absolutely destroying me when my opponent gets a near-100% guarantee on em while at best I've been getting near-0% success on 50/50s.
I’m here to say that the pokemon TCG right now is not even close to coin flip based. Right now it’s how big can you set up your board turn 1 and how much can you thin your 60 card deck so you can just bonk your opponent
The strat i did was i started my account over and over again until u get a couple cards worth keeping then worked my way up from there. But 300 cards in and not having a good deck is insane. That’s crazy bad luck
@tuff360 Only thing close to cohesive is I have a mewtwo deck in the making. Bleh I know. But I have the full gardevoir engine. Just never pulled a single mewtwo.
@@TheOneTrueRayMan damn I ain’t even tryna flex but I got 3 mewtwos now 😭 and I pulled the one with the gold background jus today with the free packs. If u haven’t spent any money I’d definitely restart that account
@@TheOneTrueRayMan I’m level 15. I spent a lil money tho. But what u wanna do is 1. click the 3 lil lines at the bottom of the screen once u open the app 2. go to other 3. click account 4. Delete save data. Then u can start over.
Yesssss more pokemon pocket content! Going first can be good for water decks running misty, as they could attack first that way. Also, you can red card your enemy first turn.
Great sets lotus and rhyme my friend idols and inspiration. You guys continue to grind building your UA-cam careers and communities you both are amazing plus this game looks so dope and brings me back to childhood. Love watching your streams and content keep it up love yall happy Friday god bless stay safe and healthy ❤
5:06 Nah it’s just this game. In Live you can play with the full rule set and every card but there are 60 cards in your deck and EVEERY CARD EVER in the game. So it’s really crazy but only on that game does going first with energy in your hand actually benefits you unless your setting up Edit: BTW I’d LOVE to see you take a crack at the other. It’s honestly amazing. I’ve only been playing BOTH these game for about almost 3 week now since my birthday on the 2nd and TCG Live it’s extremely addictive and satisfying. I got the promo Infernal Reign Charizard Card IRL so that’s my favorite hand. Edit:X2 And I’m Super excited and needing our because their making trainer cards again like misty, Brock, and team rockets cards again with the OG broken abilities. And they teased the R for team rocket so we might even get things like Dark Pokemon again. This is SO huge because the abilities were so good that some like Zororoak’s Trade are now back on their Pokemon cards which were so good they were on GX Pokemon. It’s going to be INSANE in 2025 😅😁
The Pikachu deck is actually insane. It’s pretty easy to load up a board with electric types so it’s almost a guaranteed 90 damage with only a two energy cost. You basically blitz your opponent to win.
The Starmie Ex deck is insane as well. Just a stage 1 evolution with 2 energy for a 90 damage attack as well plus a free retreat. One of the better decks out there.
Going first works for my budget gyarados deck when the conditions are right. If I get a magikarp/ snom and the evo in hand + a misty I can possibly there is a possibility I can steamroll my opponent.
Speaking of Gengar ex...the full art one is even better...in fact all the full art cards are fantastic...my favorite gotta be ma boi Nidoking...been loving the Nidoking/Nidoqueen deck with Weezing as support...the Nidoqueen full art is adorable too...with the baby Nidoran around her
So for a tip for ryme in mewtwo its better to not use hypno, because you want the best chances to get mewtwo in your starting hand, and you always get a basic, so put gardevoir line and mewtwo now 50% chance to get what you want
There's... There's people that actually know how to play the game? I THOUGHT THOSE PEOPLE WERE LEGENDS?! MYTHS?! I'm joking ofc but I have legit NEVER seen ANYONE that knows how to actually plays this game this is cool as shit.
brother i've spent some money on this game for multis and I've got 0 god packs, but a friend of mine who started playing yesterday already has pulled a god pack im sick
@LotusAsakura I know this could be insanity but would you do random battles on stream... good thing woth private matches is even if viewers don't match you they'll match with another viewer, everyone can have matches.. could show you more than just meta decks
no chance this guy just said gengar has never been good in the games 😂that's crazy also yeah, pikachu ex is far and away the best deck in the game right now. so much so, that you can run a ton of different variants and they're all still better than everything else lol. it being a base form that you're essentially guaranteed to get every game, along with being low energy, is just too strong right now. other decks have to waste time evolving, drawing evolutions, stacking 3-4 energy, etc... pikachu just starts swinging and knocking everything out 😂
The primary advantage of going first is field set up... That's why it's smart to have some sorta tank or high hp mon of some sort so that you can set up your bench. If you could setup first, and attack/gain energy, first would be broken. This also depends on your deck speed as well. Pikachu is a fast deck speed so yea it benefits going second but Mewtwo is a mid to late game, so it needs to go first to set up.
@@kazkatgamer6722 that still doesn't make any sense, if your deck needs extra time to set up it makes more sense to go second so you start staking energy before your opponent. The turn2 player can do all the same stuff the turn1 player can on their first turn plus the added benefit of placing energy and attacking sooner, this is exactly what just said would be broken. The t1 doesn't really get to play until turn 3 the least they should get it is to play an energy on turn 1. They actually have it backwards so you can't play a energy on turn 1 but you can attack if can get energy, so you only get the benefits of going first if you play misty. The way they current have it set up gives all of the advantage to t2 and leaves t1 trailing behind in both energy and damage despite going first. It would be more fair if t1 can place an energy but can't attack.
Not Lotus using the Gogeta Blue equivalent of Pocket 😭😭
Bro acting oblivious like he don’t know
No bullshit! But he knew to use the best fixing deck in the game tho 🤦🏾♂️
We need more of these "challenge someone into a TCG pocket" videos
Without pikachu bruh anything else but pika
So Rhyme asked what the benefit is going first, and I want to chime in about that.
Going first allows for certain advantages. For example, you can evolve first. Certain cards in the game that are Stage 1 evos have a 1 energy cost attack, and those cards are supposed to be for going first. This greatly benefits cards like Exeggutor EX who has a 40-80 damage attack for 1 energy, or Rapidash who can deal 70 damage with 1 energy with Blaine. Misty decks can also use the first turn to get some energy first turn with Misty if they're lucky, and attack.
As demonstrated in the first game, if an opponent's Active Pokemon is KO'd but you have no Benched Pokemon, you automatically win. So with the aforementioned cards going first, you can potentially KO the opponent's Active quickly (since many non-EX Basic Pokemon have 70 or lower HP) and get a fast win. Even if they have a Benched Pokemon or an EX Pokemon with more HP to survive the attack, the damage and/or potential quick first KO puts the opponent on the backfoot and pressures them to respond.
Now, in general, I would say that it's indeed more of a benefit for most decks to go second. However there are decks that are fine going first, or even want to go first, and the cards I mentioned before are examples.
I'm 100% with Rhyme on those coin tosses. It's been absolutely destroying me when my opponent gets a near-100% guarantee on em while at best I've been getting near-0% success on 50/50s.
Facts I once got 9 straight takes with my Merlose . Shit be pissing me off
Nah fr, I have had multiple times where Zapdos gave me 8 tails in a row. Didn’t do any damage for two of my attacks.
I’m here to say that the pokemon TCG right now is not even close to coin flip based. Right now it’s how big can you set up your board turn 1 and how much can you thin your 60 card deck so you can just bonk your opponent
Exactly lol like, there are coin flip cards, like Pokémon Catcher, but they're so few and far in between that only one or two decks use them
10:09 - nah nah finish that thought, Lotus... 😂
Pulled 300 cards and not able to build one good deck. No way i got this shafted.
The strat i did was i started my account over and over again until u get a couple cards worth keeping then worked my way up from there. But 300 cards in and not having a good deck is insane. That’s crazy bad luck
@tuff360 Only thing close to cohesive is I have a mewtwo deck in the making. Bleh I know. But I have the full gardevoir engine. Just never pulled a single mewtwo.
@@TheOneTrueRayMan damn I ain’t even tryna flex but I got 3 mewtwos now 😭 and I pulled the one with the gold background jus today with the free packs. If u haven’t spent any money I’d definitely restart that account
@tuff360 Broooo no shot I'm that unlucky. What your account level??? I'm 300 card collection!! Like bro what???
And how do i reset? Idk how to.
@@TheOneTrueRayMan I’m level 15. I spent a lil money tho. But what u wanna do is 1. click the 3 lil lines at the bottom of the screen once u open the app 2. go to other 3. click account 4. Delete save data. Then u can start over.
Yesssss more pokemon pocket content!
Going first can be good for water decks running misty, as they could attack first that way. Also, you can red card your enemy first turn.
25:06 😮 we have the same favorite Pokémon! That’s crazy 😂❤
25:30 My boy I wanted to cry when you didn't Sabrina and take out that Kirlia so Gard couldn't get to work 😭
Happy to see more of these VIDS!!!!
He really hoed Rhyme with this pikachu deck with slight diff
Great sets lotus and rhyme my friend idols and inspiration. You guys continue to grind building your UA-cam careers and communities you both are amazing plus this game looks so dope and brings me back to childhood. Love watching your streams and content keep it up love yall happy Friday god bless stay safe and healthy ❤
5:06 Nah it’s just this game. In Live you can play with the full rule set and every card but there are 60 cards in your deck and EVEERY CARD EVER in the game. So it’s really crazy but only on that game does going first with energy in your hand actually benefits you unless your setting up
Edit: BTW I’d LOVE to see you take a crack at the other. It’s honestly amazing. I’ve only been playing BOTH these game for about almost 3 week now since my birthday on the 2nd and TCG Live it’s extremely addictive and satisfying. I got the promo Infernal Reign Charizard Card IRL so that’s my favorite hand.
Edit:X2 And I’m Super excited and needing our because their making trainer cards again like misty, Brock, and team rockets cards again with the OG broken abilities. And they teased the R for team rocket so we might even get things like Dark Pokemon again. This is SO huge because the abilities were so good that some like Zororoak’s Trade are now back on their Pokemon cards which were so good they were on GX Pokemon. It’s going to be INSANE in 2025 😅😁
The Pikachu deck is actually insane. It’s pretty easy to load up a board with electric types so it’s almost a guaranteed 90 damage with only a two energy cost. You basically blitz your opponent to win.
The Starmie Ex deck is insane as well. Just a stage 1 evolution with 2 energy for a 90 damage attack as well plus a free retreat. One of the better decks out there.
Just got the secret immersive Mew a couple of days ago and so happy. Hopefully to see more pokemon pocket content on youtube and/or on stream
Yeah going first only benefit i've seen is you get to evolve first. Getting a solid stage 2 that only needs 1 energy could set the tone
Going first works for my budget gyarados deck when the conditions are right. If I get a magikarp/ snom and the evo in hand + a misty I can possibly there is a possibility I can steamroll my opponent.
Going first is really nice when you have a one energy stage 1 evolution, like exeggutor ex. That way you evolve first and also get to attack
Speaking of Gengar ex...the full art one is even better...in fact all the full art cards are fantastic...my favorite gotta be ma boi Nidoking...been loving the Nidoking/Nidoqueen deck with Weezing as support...the Nidoqueen full art is adorable too...with the baby Nidoran around her
Going first you can evolve first, going second you can attack first it’s hand and hand
20:50 Bro Greninja is actually sick, water shuriken can hit from the bench
A very fun lowkey deck for me has been arbok and pidgeot
might play just for the in game collection
LETS GOOO MORE TCG Pocket also The Pika Deck is so Ignorant 😅
24:32
Since its a game about coin flipping, it's only fitting to have Doto in a future video.
I have been missing that Dotodoya Dragon Ball Legends videos... some pack opening vids could be fuuuun
I run a water deck with Laprax EX and Starmie EX. First round kills happen often due to Misty and I caught a few people with it lol
lotus dropping at midnight to mess up my schedule
So for a tip for ryme in mewtwo its better to not use hypno, because you want the best chances to get mewtwo in your starting hand, and you always get a basic, so put gardevoir line and mewtwo now 50% chance to get what you want
I need more content in this game
I just pulled that mewtwo today. That card fire asf
Just wait till they find out about magic
Duel links Pokémon built on the Pokémon Go engine
LETS GOO MORE PTCGP W VIDS
lotus could you post your deck list?
Meowth is a very good 1st main pokemon for the draw per attack
damn, rhyme got ROFL STOMPD
Bruh u can’t be serious look what your man’s using!?! Lol pika really bruh?? 🤦🏾♂️
I mean let’s be honest, lotus is using the sweatiest deck in the game and rhyme is trying to have fun
A true villain
This game is fire
Aye bro where are the live stream pack videos…. Pls tell me there are sum up?
This is exactly what I asked for in the last video
Game: pokemon TCG pocket
Cause of death: 50/50 coin flip
😂😂
how are you playing on pc? Emulator?
There's... There's people that actually know how to play the game? I THOUGHT THOSE PEOPLE WERE LEGENDS?! MYTHS?!
I'm joking ofc but I have legit NEVER seen ANYONE that knows how to actually plays this game this is cool as shit.
Wdym? It's been dumbed down a ton, everyone should should know how to play even if they're new
💪
Rhyme's deck isn't build optimally though for mewtwo.
Not optimal☝️🤓
Boys what deck we running I’m using machamp and primeape rn
I managed to get a god pack but unfortunately didnt give anything to great deck wise just a bunch of the cool alt arts
No way bros using pikachu 😂
No bullshit! 🤦🏾♂️
bro really thought rhyme got his levels from playing rather than pack openings. you should know him better 🤑
Hey whatever happened to Pokémon Duel?
I pulled 3 emersive mewtwos and 1 ex one
Geez Rhyme sure loves to complain huh.
😂dayum
Anyone would be complaining if they were invited to a video to lose to meta
brother i've spent some money on this game for multis and I've got 0 god packs, but a friend of mine who started playing yesterday already has pulled a god pack im sick
Ngl u got my ass addicted tot his game , dropped dbz and cod for dis shit 😭. Bout 20 hours deep in 2 days
I want an absol/dark rai deck
Does anyone know how to get the game on pc?
Rhyme complaining about not getting the cards he needs. Yes Rhyme welcome to any card game not named yu-gi-oh.
Am I the only who knows that the actual TCG for Pokémon doesn’t use coin toss decks anymore?? 😭
@LotusAsakura I know this could be insanity but would you do random battles on stream... good thing woth private matches is even if viewers don't match you they'll match with another viewer, everyone can have matches.. could show you more than just meta decks
Peak
Day2 no mewtwo 😔
dont let ryhme near starmie ex
I was able to get a Charizard gold.
no chance this guy just said gengar has never been good in the games 😂that's crazy
also yeah, pikachu ex is far and away the best deck in the game right now. so much so, that you can run a ton of different variants and they're all still better than everything else lol. it being a base form that you're essentially guaranteed to get every game, along with being low energy, is just too strong right now. other decks have to waste time evolving, drawing evolutions, stacking 3-4 energy, etc... pikachu just starts swinging and knocking everything out 😂
Gengar is good but takes a lot of time setting up which makes it bad
@@theadmiral4157I’m meaning when he talked about gengar in the other games lol.. I’d agree in this game gengar is on the weaker side
invite afro brooo
Better off playing the dbs card game in my opinon
genuinely don't understand the game, but it pretty entertaining 👍👍
What is there to understand? You attack and lower HP until it card runs out of HP. Pretty straight forward, like babys first tcg easy
Yeah ill be real not a fan of decks that make or break woth coin flips.
First
Rhyme be complaining no matter what game he’s playing, if he’s losing he’s complaining 😭
Idk why they want to copy yu gi oh I only like the version of ds in pokemon
Wtf are you talking about? Pokemon TCG came out before Yu-Gi-Oh
@ The idea of card came from the anime yu gi oh first ar you crazy
Going first is so terrible in this game. I get why you can't attack on the first turn but it's so dumb that you can't place energy.
You can attack first turn with misty.
@@cannons4789 I'm saying that you shouldn't be allowed to attack first turn but you should be able to place energy. It should be the other way around.
Yes there's almost no advantage to going first at all, they need to change it
The primary advantage of going first is field set up... That's why it's smart to have some sorta tank or high hp mon of some sort so that you can set up your bench. If you could setup first, and attack/gain energy, first would be broken.
This also depends on your deck speed as well. Pikachu is a fast deck speed so yea it benefits going second but Mewtwo is a mid to late game, so it needs to go first to set up.
@@kazkatgamer6722 that still doesn't make any sense, if your deck needs extra time to set up it makes more sense to go second so you start staking energy before your opponent. The turn2 player can do all the same stuff the turn1 player can on their first turn plus the added benefit of placing energy and attacking sooner, this is exactly what just said would be broken. The t1 doesn't really get to play until turn 3 the least they should get it is to play an energy on turn 1. They actually have it backwards so you can't play a energy on turn 1 but you can attack if can get energy, so you only get the benefits of going first if you play misty. The way they current have it set up gives all of the advantage to t2 and leaves t1 trailing behind in both energy and damage despite going first. It would be more fair if t1 can place an energy but can't attack.