Lugia VS

Sports Man: Hey everyone. I'm here with the Whether Man to bring you the update on this exclusive fight!

Mewtwo seems to be at a disadvantage here. Though he seems to be able to dodge most of Lugia's attacks, if one of those blows connects, it's all over. Mewtwo's only attack left, Metronome, signals that he's at the end of his rope. What do you think, Whether?

Whether Man: Yeah, Mewtwo never liked that attack. If he's using it, he's gotta be desperate. So far, the metronome has yielded attacks that are useless at this point. He's almost out of it, that's for sure. And since he doesn't have any strength left to use Recover, his days are numbered.

Okay, and now the follow-up on my article. Alright? I made a mistake. All you cheap shots out there got your laughs. I made my first mistake. I'm human! (Despite popular belief) People make mistakes! Maybe the guys e-mailing me have never made one, (thus implying that...) but I doubt it. Now that we all had a laugh at my expense, let's get serious. First off, stop e-mailing me. Second, and I know this is risky to say, but Lugia's still not an overly good card.

Now that we got the "Or instead of And" thing, let's look back at the card. Let's start at the most apparent weakness: Energy Cost. Lugia's 3 energy count hurts him deeply. Plus, each of the energies is of different type. This means you definitly need at least 3 turns to power him up, AND if you can't get one energy color, you can't use the attack PERIOD. This isn't a major problem on paper, but anyone who has played a multi-color deck will know that sometimes that one color never comes. And I won't even get into the discarding thing.

Now, I've found that when we grade a card, it's hard to take Energy Removal into account, but you still have to acknowkedge that it exists. Lugia needs 3 energy to power-up. That energy can easily be denied by ER. Disruption is VERY powerful against cards like Lugia, because without the necessary energy count they're toast. 90 HP is a lot, don't get me wrong, but decks that have been based on speed can tear down Lugia. Any deck with Electabuzz, Pr Mewtwo and ER, is probably Lugia's worst nightmare.

Plus, there are many cards that hose Lugia. We have Bellsprout Temple at the top of the list, because -30 on every colorless attack just plain kills Lugia. Also, we have Promo Mewtwo and Mime, the two main Psy guys. Also, there's Krinriki, an excellent Psychic pokemon that has a 20 damage attack (40 damage with weakness) that might confuse, and an Agility attack for 2 colorless. And of course there's Yadoking. Those guys will tear Lugia apart.

Sports Man: I bet Mewtwo wishes they were backing him up. This greuling stalemate is still on. How much longer can this last? It's too....

UNBELIEVABLE! Mewtwo's hit! This could be over. Mewtwo has survived, but he's no better off than an avalanche survivor. This metronome attack might be his last. Here it comes...

Sports Man: You're joking. This is... No way! They're both down. You're kidding! That's so cheap! Mewtwo used an Instant-Death attack. That's cheap! Lugia can't be down.

Sports Man: No. After all that Lugia should at least get the win. After all that, we shouldn't have to sit through a round two.

Whether Man: As it turns out, Mewtwo got lucky. I guess when they both fully recover we may need a rematch.

Whether Man: No, it still counts as a tie. Actually, I'm glad it was a tie. Those guys are buds, it doesn't really matter who wins...

Okay, so maybe it does matter. Well, when we come back, the Psychic/Ghost Squadron faces the Elites of the Dark type. Who will win? Tune in to find out. In the meantime, we're signing off...