Expanded Palkia is BACK!

CountyGibbon798 CountyGibbon798 Expanded 1,705 views Jun 02, 2024 Updated Jun 03, 2024
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Wow, after (sort of) reprinting one of the best cards to benefit Palkia VSTAR, it may be able to take its place as a main attacker and not be demoted to Plan B like it is now. If you're wondering what that is, they reprinted Sky Field (Roaring Skies) , but it just has the condition of the player requiring a Tera Pokémon in play to get the extended bench. So, in this deck, Calamitous Snowy Mountain is just a placeholder for that new stadium. And like last time, Colress's Experiment will

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Wow, after (sort of) reprinting one of the best cards to benefit Palkia VSTAR, it may be able to take its place as a main attacker and not be demoted to Plan B like it is now. If you're wondering what that is, they reprinted Sky Field (Roaring Skies) , but it just has the condition of the player requiring a Tera Pokémon in play to get the extended bench. So, in this deck, Calamitous Snowy Mountain is just a placeholder for that new stadium. And like last time, Colress's Experiment will be replaced by Colress's Tencacity, a supporter that lets you search for an Energy and Stadium card. 

Okay, so, with a bench of 8 on your own, Palkia VSTAR is dealing 220 damage, which is quite the hefty number to begin with for a two-energy attack. But with Accompanying Flute, you can force Pokémon onto your opponent's bench no problem! It's no Captivating Poké Puff (Steam Siege) or anything, but it'll get the job done. The stadium card requires a Tera Pokémon in play to activate, so my Tera Pokémon of choice is Wellspring Ogerpon ex! It can be immediately charged up with Star Portal to snipe the opponent, but otherwise it's mainly in here as the catalyst for Area Zero Underdepths (the upcoming Stadium card). Chien-Pao ex is a backup attacker here, as well as a method to search for more energy. Don't rely on it, though, as this deck doesn't have any real acceleration due to it being built around a two-cost attack.

The other card that may stand out to you is the Noctowl line. In the upcoming set, it has an ability identical to Inteleon (Sword & Shield), provided that you have a Tera Pokémon in play. Shady Dealings was among the most broken of draw engines, so having it back in a situation where it's natural is amazing. I'm using the Stand Entry Hoothoot intentionally because it can tech against the odd Crushing Hammer. However, I may change it to the 70 HP one because of Dragapult. 

Scoop Up Cyclone is my ACE SPEC of choice here to emulate how the Inteleon engine functioned with Scoop Up Net (Rebel Clash), and using your ACE SPEC as an effective free search for two trainer cards I find worth it. Not only that, but you can play it to reuse Lumineon V, and heal your Palkia VSTARs! 

Lastly, I'm not sure if I have too many Pokémon in this deck, so I'll have to test it out to see if it needs any tweaking. Have fun!

Card Types

Trainer 32
Pokémon 18
Energy 10

Energy Types

Water 10
Colorless 8

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1 Energy 6 attacks
6
26.1% of attacks
2 Energy 8 attacks
8
34.8% of attacks
3 Energy 9 attacks
9
39.1% of attacks

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Comments

Tangent avatar

Chien-Pao is not very useful here. You also need Super Rod to recover your Palkia if they are knocked out or discarded. 3 Earthen Vessel also feels like a lot. I also don't like Cancelling Cologne at all, since a Radiant Greninja or Ogerpon play is happening maybe once a game, often not at all, and never twice. A Hisuian Heavy Ball would also be a nice addition to add some consistency. But a really nice idea that will probably get flushed out with the release of the new cards.

CountyGibbon798 avatar

Tangent You're really underestimating the utility that Cologne provides. You seem to be focused purely on the fact that it can enable snipes, but that was the last thing I had in mind. It can let you escape Blocklax and hit through Cornerstone Ogerpon and Mimikyu, two decks that can devastate these kinds of strategies. For everything else, I can agree with.

Tangent avatar

Oh I forgot about those defensive Abilities. I still think 1 is enough unless you expect to be playing against a lot of Blocklax, and if you do, I'm sorry for you.

CountyGibbon798 avatar

Tangent In the last five games I played (using Chien-Pao), I faced Stallax twice and two random other decks that had Cornerstone Ogerpon. I think I'm juuuust a bit paranoid...

Tangent avatar

I'm so sorry for that unfortunate sequence of games. I will never underestimate Cancelling Cologne again (Now I feel obligated to buy a copy for my Chien-Pao deck).

Evn avatar

I don't think noctowl chain works here 

CountyGibbon798 avatar

Evn Are you talking about my placeholder one or the new one coming out?

Evn avatar

Nvm I didn't read. But the one coming out could benefit this deck

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