(SIT) Pikachu V-Union

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Raikou V lets you draw an extra card, and can be equipped with Air Balloon to further draw power. It also has decent 2HKO potential with a maximum of 220 damage. Alternatively, put Radiant Jirachi in your active, ending your turn by using Rotom V's ability, drawing 3 more cards, while you won't be taking any KOs you'll get your board set up much much faster.

Stormy Mountains helps you counter Path to the Peak in the early game, keeping your important abilities active, while also letting

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Raikou V lets you draw an extra card, and can be equipped with Air Balloon to further draw power. It also has decent 2HKO potential with a maximum of 220 damage. Alternatively, put Radiant Jirachi in your active, ending your turn by using Rotom V's ability, drawing 3 more cards, while you won't be taking any KOs you'll get your board set up much much faster.

Stormy Mountains helps you counter Path to the Peak in the early game, keeping your important abilities active, while also letting you easily gather Mareep or Rotom V. Keep in mind Dynamotor can only bring back Basic Lightning Energy.

Your biggest source of draw power comes from Allister, letting you discard from you hand after drawing. Quick Ball and Ultra Ball are excellent for discarding cards and should be saved if possible to reduce the risk of Marnie. Professor Burnet can allow you to quickly add Pikachu Shards or Energy into your Discard Pile

Peonia is incredibly important to prevent having your Pikachu Shards stuck in your prizes and you should avoid discarding her at all costs. Alternatively, Adventurer's Discovery on the other hand can create the perfect scenario to use Professor's Research on the next turn. 

After getting your Pikachu V-Union in play, attach a Choice Belt for easy 0HKOs (280 damage). However, this deck can struggle against VMAX Pokemon (mainly Kyurem VMAX and Rapid Strike /Single Strike Urshifu VMAX), as they won't be 0HKO'd. Lugia VSTAR can be difficult to deal with, so you should attempt to knock out their Dunsparce to deal super-effective damage to it.

Against Miltank, you'll need to use Boss's Orders to play around it. However, if the opponent is prepared and does not bench at least 2, or preferably 3 Pokemon V, you will lose. Unfortunately the best answer I could find was Zapdos, however 3 energies is pretty steep and it fails to KO against Miltank with Cape of Toughness or Ampharos which is cheaper, but relys on the opponent having an energy in hand.

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (17)
1 Pikachu V-UNION swshp-SWSH139
$6.37 Lightning 300
1 Pikachu V-UNION swshp-SWSH140
$6.59 Lightning 300
1 Pikachu V-UNION swshp-SWSH141
$10.37 Lightning 300
1 Pikachu V-UNION swshp-SWSH142
$8.68 Lightning 300
1 Empoleon V swsh5-40
$0.80 Water 210
3 Raikou V swsh9-48
$1.89 Lightning 200
1 Rotom V swsh11-58
$0.70 Lightning 190
1 Lumineon V swsh9-40
$0.86 Water 170
3 Flaaffy swsh7-55
$0.21 Lightning 90
1 Radiant Jirachi swsh12-120
$2.02 Metal 90
3 Mareep swsh6-47
$0.14 Lightning 70
Trainer (31)
2 Air Balloon swsh1-156
$0.31
3 Allister swsh4-146
$0.08
2 Boss's Orders swsh9-132
$0.39
1 Choice Belt swsh9-135
$0.19
1 Familiar Bell swsh3-161
$0.06
1 Forest Seal Stone swsh12-156
$0.38
2 Level Ball swsh5-129
$0.23
1 Melony swsh6-146
$0.17
1 Pal Pad swsh1-172
$0.22
2 Peonia swsh6-149
$0.15
1 Professor Burnet swshp-SWSH167
$0.25
Trainer (31)
2 Professor’s Research (Professor Oak) cel25-23
$0.31
4 Quick Ball swsh1-179
$0.29
1 Roxanne swsh10-150
$0.19
2 Stormy Mountains swsh7-161
$0.20
2 Switch swsh1-183
$0.12
3 Ultra Ball swsh9-150
$0.23
Energy (12)
6 Lightning Energy sm1-167
Lightning
4 Speed Lightning Energy swsh2-173
$0.28 Lightning
2 Water Energy bw1-107
$0.10 Water

Card Types

Trainer 31
Pokémon 17
Energy 12

Energy Types

Lightning 14
Water 2
Metal 1

Energy Curve

Distribution of attack energy costs in your deck

1 Energy 7 attacks
7
25.0% of attacks
2 Energy 12 attacks
12
42.9% of attacks
3 Energy 9 attacks
9
32.1% of attacks

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Comments

Daelster avatar
Daelster

I dont see the point of having Leon in this deck

jmkrav avatar
jmkrav

I love this deck concept and will be borrowing much of it. Have you considered adding a few water energy + melony and an Empoleon V? This would give you a Milltank counter, and allow you to potentially use Melony to get the thurd energy onto Pikachu if you already have 2 lightning energy attached.

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