OPTIMIZED Hydreigon ex

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This is an optimized version of my Hydreigon "control" deck I made a couple days ago, so most of what I say there can be applied here. https://pokemoncard.io/deck/competitive-hydreigon-control-119210

This updated version leans less into the control aspect. Despite still running Vileplume, it's necessary to have to keep your stage 2 lines from getting plucked as easily, and it's another stage 2 to help trigger Super Boost Energy. I also included Silent Lab to turn off the abilities

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This is an optimized version of my Hydreigon "control" deck I made a couple days ago, so most of what I say there can be applied here. https://pokemoncard.io/deck/competitive-hydreigon-control-119210

This updated version leans less into the control aspect. Despite still running Vileplume, it's necessary to have to keep your stage 2 lines from getting plucked as easily, and it's another stage 2 to help trigger Super Boost Energy. I also included Silent Lab to turn off the abilities of Bench Barrier Pokemon such as Mew, Manaphy, and Mr. Mime, allowing Obsidian to attack the bench much more freely. And thoughh it greatly depends on the matchup, you can toss Silent Lab out on the first turn and throw off your opponent. You'll be unaffected because Bunnelby's Omega Barrage is an Ancient Trait, and not an Ability. Personally, I like to hold it as a surprise tool once your opponent gets comfortable in believing their bench barrier is keeping them safe. 

On the topic of stadiums, depending on your preferences, you can also include Black Market or Grand Tree, although the latter comes at the cost of not being able to use Neo Upper Energy. However, you can use the much more situational Counter Energy in its place. You can also see if you can fit Lusamine or in rarer cases Roseanne's Backup for recovery.

While this list isn't the same as the one in the tutorial video, it's similar enough and should give a good idea on how to play the deck. Luckily, you don't need to understand Japanese to understand what's going on!

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (25)
2 Hydreigon ex sv8-240
$37.41 Darkness 330
2 Pidgeot ex sv3-164
$1.25 Colorless 280
1 Squawkabilly ex sv2-169
$0.76 Colorless 160
2 Vileplume xy7-3
$0.58 Grass 130
2 Zweilous sv8-118
$0.14 Darkness 100
2 Gloom sm10-7
$0.44 Grass 80
3 Deino sv8-117
$0.17 Darkness 70
2 Fan Rotom sv7-118
$0.16 Colorless 70
2 Bunnelby xy5-121
$0.50 Colorless 60
1 Mew sm10-76
$18.37 Psychic 60
2 Pidgeotto sm9-123
$0.41 Colorless 60
2 Oddish sm10-5
$0.24 Grass 50
2 Pidgey sv3pt5-16
$0.20 Colorless 50
Trainer (28)
2 Artazon sv2-171
$0.27
4 Battle VIP Pass swsh8-225
$0.26
1 Faba sm8-173
$0.50
2 Float Stone xy8-137
$6.41
1 Gladion sm4-95
$0.53
2 Guzma sm3-115
$3.30
4 Guzma & Hala sm12-193
$7.43
1 Iono sv2-185
$0.25
1 Karen xyp-XY177
$11.81
1 N xy10-105
$1.57
1 Silent Lab xy5-140
$3.34
2 Stealthy Hood sm10-186
$0.31
4 Tag Call sm12-206
$0.47
2 Technical Machine: Evolution sv4-178
$0.23
Energy (7)
1 Basic Darkness Energy sve-15
$0.19 Darkness
2 Capture Energy swsh2-171
$0.30
2 Jet Energy sv2-190
$0.31 Colorless
1 Neo Upper Energy sv5-162
$17.86
1 Super Boost Energy ◇ sm5-136
$2.60

Card Types

Trainer 28
Pokémon 25
Energy 7

Energy Types

Colorless 13
Darkness 8
Grass 6
Psychic 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 17 attacks
17
44.7% of attacks
2 Energy 15 attacks
15
39.5% of attacks
3 Energy 4 attacks
4
10.5% of attacks
4 Energy 2 attacks
5.3% of attacks

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What an awesome list! A newbie at our league brought this list to his first tournament and went 4-0, earning a well deserved 1st place.

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