SP decks are to the MD-on Modified format what Blaziken decks, Gardevoir decks, LBS decks amongst others were to their respective format: the most popular, used and countered deck. This always leads to frustration amongst the community, as decks dominate and people try to find ways to beat these decks while still having a chance against the rest of the field and complain about imbalances and inflated prices of cards.
Having played almost every SP variant very thoroughly during these past few seasons and also other types of decks, I feel even though right now SP decks are arguably stronger than ever despite the loss of Unown G with the format change, there are also a lot of very strong cards available to give you a fighting chance against these type of decks.
First off we need to consider what makes SP decks so strong when compared to other types of decks, and how to correctly adapt your own 60-card selection to best counteract these weaknesses.
What I believe the strongest points of SP decks are the following:
