6 Prize Strike | Take Two!

This is my take on a deck that can theoretically take 6 prize cards in one attack, on the first turn of the game. Will that ever actually happen? Probably not! With that being said, this pretty dumb concept all things considered, genuinely captivated me to see if I could push the boundries of this idea. Please to rip this deck to shreds if need be, because I'd like to make the "least terrible" version of this possible.

So, if you saw the first version my friend made ( https://pokemoncard.io/deck/take-5-more-prize-cards-not-my-deck-102378

This is my take on a deck that can theoretically take 6 prize cards in one attack, on the first turn of the game. Will that ever actually happen? Probably not! With that being said, this pretty dumb concept all things considered, genuinely captivated me to see if I could push the boundries of this idea. Please to rip this deck to shreds if need be, because I'd like to make the "least terrible" version of this possible.

So, if you saw the first version my friend made ( https://pokemoncard.io/deck/take-5-more-prize-cards-not-my-deck-102378 ), the strategy here is rougly the same. Pheromosa & Buzzwole-GX can attack for a measly 50 damage for a whopping eight energy cards. However, if you manage a KO with that attack, you get 3 additional prize cards! The most effective way to set up such an energy-heavy attack is to cheat with Mew. It can copy the attacks of your Basic Pokemon in play, and its a compatible target for Counter Energy. Said energy counts for 2 per card as long as you're behind on prizes. 

The best (and only, really) acceleration engine for this deck is Electrode-GX, the supreme ruler of all things gimmicky in Expanded, and Alolan Raichu. You can knock it out to accelerate up to 5 energies from your discard pile to your pokemon in any way you'd like, so here you can get out all the Counter Energy you need at the same time as activating them. 

Okay, you're ready to get at least a 4-prize KO, but you're probably not going to achieve anything while only dealing 50 damage. So, I have packed a bunch of different damage modifiers and damage counter placement methods to make life easier. The first of them is Iron Valiant ex with its Tachyon Bits ability. That ability places 2 damage counters on 1 of your opponent's Pokemon when it moves to the active spot, making for a maximum of 80 extra damage onto a selected target, bumping up Beat Game's effective damage to 130. You can increase it again by another twenty by combining one of your IV's with Scoop Up Cyclone, which both works as a switch if you pick up your Active Pokemon, and resets Tachyon Bits if used correctly.

The other things I'm using to increase damage are PlusPower to increase your damage by a maximum of 40, and Defiance Band to boost yourdamage by another 30. Now, assuming that you have absolutely immaculate luck and use every single damage boost this deck has to offer, you'll be hitting 220 damage, which is a very nice number to hit, since it OHKOs most basic V's, all supporting Rule Box Pokemon, and pretty much all prominent single prize Pokemon in this format.

For your best odds, try and target the afforementioned supporting double prize Pokemon, since they're very squishy compared to the prize cards they give out. Dedenne is probably the best of the three (or if you want to be technical about it, Squawkabilly ex despite it being far less common) with its very low HP total of 160. Counter Catcher works well because of how Electrode-GX will put you behind on prizes.

Great, assuming you got your KO on a single prizer, you took four prize cards, but the goal is six! Since there are literally no conditions in this game that let you take 5 extra prize cards initally (thank God there isn't lol), the best way to get more prizes has to be Jirachi Prism Star. If you take it as a prize and your bench isn't full, you can get an additional prize card!

If you get two prize cards to start, take 3 more from the bonus, and then trigger Jirachi Prism Star, you should win the game, but what if you're facing a single prize deck? Greedy Dice has the very inconsistent answer! It has Jirachi's gimmick, where if you take it as a prize card, you have the chance to get another, as long as you land a successful coin flip. So a 6-prize sweep on a single prizer is possible, I'd strongly advise against going for it if possible. Something to note about this, is that if you ever happen to start with it as your only basic, you will want to prioritize getting it out of play using Scoop Up Cyclone. 

In order to rig your prize cards to get what you need where it should be, I have Rotom Dex, Arc Phone, and Reserved Ticket. Because this deck can't use any supporters other than Wally to get a turn one Electrode-GX, I can't run the best prize-setting option of Peonia. I also can't use Will to guaarantee a heads flip on Greedy Dice, either, so that sucks. 

With all that I said, you can now see EXACTLY why this deck is really bad, even for gimmick standards. However, this is a funny concept my friend came up with and I wanted to see what I could do with an ultra-turbo version of this idea. If there's no way of making it work, I'll lean more into the Dialga VSTAR gimmick route and use more setup instead of speed. Enjoy!