Melemtal VMAX OHKO'er

Metal_Ink Metal_Ink Expanded 2,577 views Feb 21, 2023 Updated Jan 31, 2024
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OHKO any VMAX using Melmetal VMAX, Choice Belt, and Radiant Hawlucha. Please leave suggestions. (Working on a way to have it one shot ex cards as well)

THANK YOU ERIC (He is in comments) FOR SUGGESTIONS

THANK YOU JOHN LAVERNITE (On the Pokemon TCG Discord Server) FOR HELPING ME WITH MODIFYING THE DECK

Card Types

Trainer 31
Pokémon 17
Energy 12

Energy Types

Metal 12
Psychic 2
Darkness 1
Fighting 1
Water 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 2 attacks
2
8.7% of attacks
2 Energy 10 attacks
10
43.5% of attacks
3 Energy 10 attacks
10
43.5% of attacks
4 Energy 1 attack
4.3% of attacks

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Comments

eric avatar

There is no need for that Blastoise or the Bronzongs. Look into Giga Magnet Magnezone instead. Works much better as a single prize support mon for Melmetal VMAX. Instead of Adaman, I'd also consider running 1x Rose (Darkness Ablaze) and another Research.

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Thank you, Eric !

Your help is highly appriciated. Please leave a review on the deck if you'd like. The Magenzone does seem like a better option. 

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Eric,  should I add scoop up nets to recover the magnezones if it fails, and add cards that will shuffle the deck?

eric avatar

They wouldn't hurt, probably. You'd want another Magnemite already benched and a rare candy in hand so you can redo the Giga Magnet, otherwise its fine to just leave them benched. If you want a suggestion you should run Manaphy (Brilliant Stars) to protect from bench damage or Big Parasol (Darkness Ablaze) to protect from Sableye. You don't really run any tool cards otherwise.

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Eric,

I don't know how many Mew's most decks run, so I put one and used some of your suggestions. Thank you for all your help.

eric avatar

Typically people will include 2-4 Celebrations Mew in their lists if they're going to use it, just to boost the consistency. I would definitely run at least 2-1-2 Magnezone btw, to avoid prizing issues.

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Eric Isn't PGO Blastoise More consitiant than Magnezone? its a guarenteed 6 energies to distrubie 5 to a Melmetal V/Vmax, and an extra one to attach to another Melmetal V/Vmax, and PGo Blastosie is any energy, the Magnezone is less consitiant, and is only Metal energies.

eric avatar

Metal_Ink No. It ends your turn. Magnezone is much better to ensure you're attacking, PGO Blastoise is a high-rolly earlygame setup option that isn't as good for a slow deck like this. The meta is too fast.

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Eric if you get a good hand, by the end of your 2nd turn you can have 6 energies attached to a single Pokémon. Magnezone needs 15+ energies to pick up atleast one to attach via its ability. You can use the extra space for better trainers. With SV on its way, there might be some better energy acceleration. I think Blastoise would be a better option for many resons; 

guaranteed six energies

you can use the less energy space to have room for more trainers or Pokemon

 

 

eric avatar

That is just it. Blastoise is dependent on a good starting hand AND board state, and its only useful in that situation.

Its a real noob trap of a card, and there is a reason most water decks have stuck with Frosmoth, Inteleon, Palkia or Arceus as their energy acceleration. The only real use of Blastoise thus far, imo, has been for Centiskorch Mill, but that is a very slow deck and its not even the best deck for milling (Durant is better.)

Cards that accelerate energy like that and end your turn are naturally weak unless built into Basic Pokemon (for example Leafeon V (Evolving Skies) or Zacian V (Celebrations) which accelerate one energy to end your turn.)

Magnezone does not need "15+ energies," and in fact you run too much energy in this deck. This sort of energy count would be better suited to a Origin Forme Dialga VSTAR (Astral Radiance) deck. Either way, the point of Magnezone is its a more flexible option for acceleration than Blastoise. Its a better option than Blastoise for sure as it doesn't end your turn, but its not as good as something like Arceus V (Brilliant Stars) and Arceus VSTAR (Brilliant Stars) obviously.

eric avatar

If you want to get cheeky, there are ways to make Magnezone more consistent. You can use Oranguru (Vivid Voltage) to place energy in the deck, Cyllene (Astral Radiance) to place energy on top of the deck from the discard, etc. 

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Eric I won't argue. I will use this combanation digitally, and the one with PGO Blastoise physically. 

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