Huggin for the sake of huggin only benefits the players with good decks, so either come with a plan for your universal effects or avoid them altogether
If played with the additional energy requirement, it can prevent that Defending pokemon from retreating, ensuring their demise
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Because of this, my list has: No extra turn spells Minimal countermagic No high-salt cards (like Palinchron) Retirement of finishers Ive won with enough times Thrasios is here to give us the best possible colors to pair with Vial Smasher, provide consistency, and give us a mana dump for turns when we dont have a better play
Saffgor: Now this is what I'm talking about
If youre cutting that part of the creature package, why not go one step further down the control path and play Esper Control