ExcaMill

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Deck Primer

Credit to RDalton for the original Rototiller + Last Chance Potion concept, and Count Sligo for co-creation of the current build

Drill Mill is a control deck with an extremely simple plan. Deck yourself out as fast as possible while getting PokeStop, Solrock, Lunatone, and Excadrill with a Focus Sash on the board, and VS Seeker, Energy Retrieval, Lana's Fishing Rod, Max Potion, Thorton, Lusamine, Bellelba & Brycen-Man out of the Prizes. Make sure to have extra Basics to Thorton onto, and Machoke

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Credit to RDalton for the original Rototiller + Last Chance Potion concept, and Count Sligo for co-creation of the current build

Drill Mill is a control deck with an extremely simple plan. Deck yourself out as fast as possible while getting PokeStop, Solrock, Lunatone, and Excadrill with a Focus Sash on the board, and VS Seeker, Energy Retrieval, Lana's Fishing Rod, Max Potion, Thorton, Lusamine, Bellelba & Brycen-Man out of the Prizes. Make sure to have extra Basics to Thorton onto, and Machoke for Bench Barrier if needed.

Once you have decked yourself out, and thinned your hand to 3-6 cards, promote Sash Excadrill and use Rototiller for Energy Retrieval, Lana's Fishing Rod, Max Potion, and VS Seeker. Draw for turn and PokeStop draws all four, then use Max Potion to heal, Lana's Rod for Sash + Pokemon, Retrieval for an Energy for Excadrill and Lunatone, then Lunatone to draw Sash, finishing with VS for B&B to mill 3, and repeat.

If they KO Excadrill through some means, use Lana's Rod for Sash + Excadrill and VS for Thorton to instantly recover Excadrill. If they bump stadium, use VS for Lusamine to re-establish PokeStop as soon as possible. If you do not need to use all four of the primary loop cards, I recommend using Rototiller for Scorched Earth, Superior Energy Retrieval, or pre-loading a Thorton/Lusamine with VS Seeker. Trainers' Mail, Trekking S****, Night Stretcher, Pal Pad, Lillie's PokeDoll could be other options. If Focus Sash is Lost Zoned, use LuxCape as a backup strategy. If PokeStop is Lost Zoned, use Scorched Earth and Superior Energy Retrieval as a backups strategy. If Excadrill is Lost Zoned, you super lose. The strategy is frail to specific cards but if not disrupted in the right way, it is extremely deadly.

Creator: theelvenespio

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (9)
1 Excadrill sm11-119
$0.31 Fighting 120
1 Lunatone me1-74
$0.18 Fighting 110
1 Solrock me1-75
$0.21 Fighting 110
1 Machoke sm2-64
$0.21 Fighting 100
1 Carbink sm8-117
$0.17 Fighting 90
1 Hitmontop swsh4-88
$0.12 Fighting 90
1 Drilbur sm12-114
$0.12 Fighting 70
1 Machop sv3pt5-66
$0.18 Fighting 70
1 Bonsly sv3-110
$0.16 Fighting 30
Trainer (44)
1 Acro Bike sm7-123
$0.57
1 Battle Compressor Team Flare Gear xy4-92
$2.73
1 Bellelba & Brycen-Man sm12-186
$0.33
1 Brooklet Hill sm2-120
$0.35
1 Clay sm12-188
$0.24
1 Counter Catcher sm4-91
$0.60
1 Cynthia & Caitlin sm12-189
$3.48
1 Energy Retrieval rsv10pt5-82
$0.18
1 Escape Rope swsh5-125
$0.24
Trainer (44)
1 Evolution Incense swsh1-163
$0.23
1 Explorer's Guidance sv5-147
$0.13
1 Fighting Gong me1-116
$0.17 Fighting
1 Float Stone bw9-99
$6.43
1 Focus Sash xy3-91
$0.61
1 Gladion sm4-95
$0.53
1 Guzma sm3-115
$3.30
1 Hand Trimmer sv5-150
$0.15
1 Hapu sm11-200
$0.34
1 Hisuian Heavy Ball swsh10-146
$0.30
1 Klara swsh6-145
$0.24
1 Lana's Fishing Rod sm12-195
$0.24
1 Level Ball swsh5-129
$0.23
1 Lillie's Poké Doll sm12-197
$0.38
1 Lt. Surge's Strategy sm10-178
$0.26
1 Lusamine sm4-96
$0.40
1 Luxurious Cape sv4-166
$0.19
1 Max Potion sm2-128
$0.23
Trainer (44)
1 Nest Ball sm1-123
$0.49
1 Night Stretcher sv6pt5-61
$0.30
1 Pal Pad sv1-182
$0.25
1 Peonia swsh6-149
$0.15
1 Pokégear 3.0 swsh1-174
$0.36
1 PokéStop pgo-68
$0.21
1 Professor's Research sv8pt5-122
$0.14
1 Quick Ball swsh1-179
$0.29
1 Robo Substitute Team Flare Gear xy4-102
$0.43
1 Scorched Earth xy10-110
$0.18
1 Superior Energy Retrieval sv2-189
$0.31
1 Tag Call sm12-206
$0.47
1 Thorton swsh11-167
$0.16
1 Trainers' Mail xy6-92
$2.40
1 Trekking Shoes swsh12pt5-145
$0.11
1 Ultra Ball swsh12pt5-146
$0.24
1 VS Seeker xy4-109
$4.24
Energy (7)
7 Basic Fighting Energy sve-6
$0.09 Fighting

Card Types

Trainer 44
Pokémon 9
Energy 7

Energy Types

Fighting 9

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 7 attacks
7
53.8% of attacks
2 Energy 3 attacks
3
23.1% of attacks
3 Energy 3 attacks
3
23.1% of attacks

Opening Hand Probability Calculator

Calculate the probability of drawing specific cards in your opening hand

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Probability of drawing at least of in your opening hand

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