Attack of the 'Loons! (ft Gardevoir ex)

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Standard Format: Illegal

This deck is not legal in Standard format:

  • Drifloon (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Gardevoir ex (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Kirlia (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Ralts (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Arven (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Bravery Charm (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Earthen Vessel (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Iono (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Moonlit Hill (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Professor's Research (Regulation Mark: D) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Super Rod (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
  • Tulip (Regulation Mark: G) is not legal in Standard format. Legal marks: H, I, J.
Deck Primer

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Cycle energy INTO discard pile using trainer cards and retreating Pokemon; Use Gardevoir ex ability to move Psychic Energy to Drifloon. [[Ideal bench should consist of three (3) Drifloons, one (1) Gardevoir ex, and one (1) Iron Crown.

Drifloon(s)
used as powerhouse/main attack - Equip  the Bravery Charm to Drifloon(s); This will allow the to accumulate more damage counters as energy is placed on them using Gardevoir ex's Ability. (Drifloon can hold up to 110 damage counters w/

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BRIEF OVERVIEW: Cycle energy INTO discard pile using trainer cards and retreating Pokemon; Use Gardevoir ex ability to move Psychic Energy to Drifloon. [[Ideal bench should consist of three (3) Drifloons, one (1) Gardevoir ex, and one (1) Iron Crown.

Drifloon(s)
used as powerhouse/main attack - Equip  the Bravery Charm to Drifloon(s); This will allow the to accumulate more damage counters as energy is placed on them using Gardevoir ex's Ability. (Drifloon can hold up to 110 damage counters w/ Bravery Charm, which equates to 330 damage output in-match).

Iron Crown is used to absorb damage; Iron Crown acts as a buffer so the enemy does not knock-out Drifloon and Gardevoir ex [evolutions]. Iron Crown's attack is not the best, but helps by poking at the opponents benched pokemon. Retreating Iron Crown is a great method to add Psychic Energy cards to your discard pile early-game.

Gardevoir ex should essentially never be used as active pokemon, and is to be kept on bench; Her ability allows to move discarded energy to your Drifloon(s), which is your main source of damage output.

Trainer Cards purpose does vary, but essentially allows for a quick bench set-up and discarding Psychic Energy cards from your hand that will be used to power-up Drifloon.

SIDE NOTE: This deck is highly effective if you can keep Drifloon(s) in play (active). Although they essentialy will have low HP when they are in the active spot, they are doing high-damage. Your opponent could be faced with the challenge of only drawing 1 prize card at a time, as your rule box pokemon are not intended to be active (with the exception of Iron Crown).

Card Types

Trainer 29
Pokémon 16
Energy 15

Energy Types

Psychic 31

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

2 Energy 14 attacks
14
60.9% of attacks
3 Energy 9 attacks
9
39.1% of attacks

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Comments

Pe7son avatar

Iron Crown boosts Future Pokémon attacks, why would you play it?

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