Gym Leader Challenge Guide to: FIGHTING

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Today Joe discusses how FIGHTING gets on in the Gym Leader Challenge format in 2024, enjoy!
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[@reidfinchem4246]

Diehard GLC Fighting player here. Great video and overview. A few things I'd add based on my personal experience playing HitmonCombo variants. Hitmons, Sledgehammer, Machamp all map into each other very effectively. Hitmonchan to Poke Doll -> Special Combo -> Finishing Combo -> Sledgehammer -> Machamp (assuming your opponent is responding with KOs on the active) should map to four and three prizes for your opponents on the exact turns to Sledgehammer/Crisis Muscle in the respective attacking order. Lost City should also be a consideration, if played carefully, to make those Special Combo/Finishing Combo KOs really seal the game away. I have found Lost City to be VERY effective in Fighting as you tend to use situational attackers on specific turns rather than recycling and spamming individual attackers. You will rarely run two full Hitmon combos in one game. Two notable attackers to also mention are Minior-Paradox Rift and Glimmora-Paldea Evovled. Guzma Hala for Brooklet Hill, Muscle Band, Strong Energy into Minior can present a lot of donk situations. Minior remains a specialist at beating through Snorlax LOR but also presents a huge chunk of damage to Wailord, Torterra, and other tanky Pokemon who tend to have high retreat. Glimmora's special effect based damage is also good for pressuring through damage reduction effects and resistance. From my experience, resistance has always been the thorn in the archetype's side rather than lack of support. Fighting resistance is massively common in this format because Psychic is so popular, and so many decks run Lightning weak attackers with Fighting resistance to compensate for their own weaknesses. Fighting is already working on thin mid-range damage margins and the -20/-30 just makes some opposing Pokemon so challenging to hit through. Regardless, the speed at which Fighting can apply pressure is unparalleled. My focus is always securing the win in the early game before opposing decks have the opportunity to reach the late game.

[@Reagusmage]

Any links to your deck at all?

[@xeylzo7001]

I do like that your introduction to what the gym leader challenge is, is at the beginning of each of these videos. That way no matter which video someone chooses to start with they aren't confused. I'd appreciate a time stamp to skip past the general info and get to the type specific stuff, but that's just me. I'm loving this series. I can't wait for the next one!

[@mrunderscorecool]

Only other suggestion I'd add is to put the type strengths and weaknesses / general deck style in the begineering rather than the end. Might be easier for someone getting into GLC who likes to play X style of deck to see that info immediately rather than have to wait until the end

[@patrickwilkins856]

honestly this is a win for the channel and absolutely love this type of content, I love the standard format for the event but am also a big fan of the side events being talked about like this Big W

[@Apocralyph]

Admin is functionally different from N, because you can choose to draw less cards. That can be relevant for deckout situations and such. I'm still all for Claydol being legal though and would certainly allow it for casual play with my friends.

[@OmniPoke]

Do you think Claydol should be GLC legal?

[@ultraxatu3027]

No, because it's not in expanded. Would be cool though.

[@jaredmayes1396]

100%!

[@TacoThrash3r]

What would prevent a GLC specific errata for these 4ish cards that just turns them into abilities?

[@ChocolateSoda1]

Fuck no

[@mageking101]

I like the idea, but I think it should be left as is.

[@emberpowertcg7692]

It's all fun and games until a 300hp machamp hits the board

[@Tvboy777]

And then it comes 400 HP with a Cape and the fun and games truly begin!

[@emberpowertcg7692]

yeah thats quite scary ngl@@Tvboy777

[@PredatorTheStealth]

Absolutely on board with the Celebrations' cards being legal for GLC!

[@OmniPoke]

#freeclaydol

[@moviemon17]

If we made the argument for any of the Celebrations cards that do not have rule boxes in this, Claydol included, Claydol is really the only standout here! I don’t think Donphan Prime is an issue, and Shining Magikarp/Gyarados are power crept. I’m for allowing Claydol. Lol

[@tylerruggles4798]

Thank you for your videos! I love this series! Any idea on if/when we'll get videos covering the remaining types (Psychic, Steel, Dragon, ans Colorless)?

[@Tvboy777]

You missed a key attacker for Fighting which is Donphan, which does 120 for a single energy. Also made it really funny when you seriously suggested Donphan Prime as being a contender.

[@OmniPoke]

Yeh i should've discussed it, but dealing that much to your own pokemon with EQ would be easily punished by devo or spread decks and there r tonnes

[@mr.fluffypantz4150]

Great vid! I'm interested to test out some of the new stuff. In future glc videos could you add timestamps so I can skip the glc introduction you put in all of these?

[@dannyhullah8196]

I would love a giovanni hideout playmat

[@jeremiahdeleon9755]

Will you be doing anymore GLC type guides like this?

[@Tvboy777]

GLC is great and more people should play it.

[@liltone9614]

Omnipoke i challenge you to do gym leader challenge guide: FAIRY. Since Mahone doesn't recognise the type. #Justicetofairies.

[@OmniPoke]

I’ll get there, it’s last on the list..as you’d expect but it’s coming eventually

[@liltone9614]

Theres also that medicham that accelerates fighting energy

[@OmniPoke]

There is, I didn’t mention it because without a draw engine it’s hard to time these evolutions properly

[@Majin_210]

Dark type next plz🙏

[@Blove4592]

Fighting feels pretty weak overall. I've been playing with a mill/control style build using the Machamp and glimora your opponent has to flip for along with slither wing. The standard attacking/spread builds just weren't doing it for me. Been labbing this deck a bit lately

[@GVS2001]

niceeeeeeeeeeee

[@larson0014]

imagine machamp with cape

[@Tvboy777]

Play the format and you won't have to imagine. It's wonderful (until they Field Blower and Hex Maniac you lol).

[@marty12iscool]

#freeclaydol

[@Gothead420]

Does Expanded format work now, on the PTCGLive? 🤔

[@Matti_Mattsen]

no

[@aryabhattarai]

Was "Scoop Up Net" banned???

[@kstanni87]

The only 1 copy rule is absurd for trainer cards.

[@Reagusmage]

Tell that to MtG's Commander format, i.e. their most popular and best selling game type