Pikachu VMAX EVS Flaaffy + Cinccino

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Full setup is like 1 Pikachu at the Active and 2~3Flaaffy + 1~2Cinccino + 1 Pikachu on bench, we need to retreat almost every turn in the mid/late game so we can use Cinccino/Marnie/Prof. Research to look for Air Balloon/Switch. We can also use Cinccino to discard Lightning Energy for Flaaffy to use its ability. We also have Stormy Mountains to look for Basic Pokemon so too many Quick Balls could easily go waste. Comment below on how to improve this deck, thanks! 

Main Deck (60 cards)

Pokémon (19)
3 Pikachu VMAX swsh4-44
$12.64 Lightning 310
1 Tapu Koko V swsh1-72
$0.94 Lightning 200
2 Pikachu V swsh4-43
$2.85 Lightning 190
1 Pikachu V swshp-SWSH061
$2.09 Lightning 190
1 Pikachu V swshp-SWSH063
$6.53 Lightning 190
2 Cinccino swsh1-147
$0.46 Colorless 90
3 Flaaffy swsh7-55
$0.21 Lightning 90
4 Mareep swsh6-47
$0.14 Lightning 70
2 Minccino swsh1-145
$0.15 Colorless 70
Trainer (31)
2 Air Balloon swsh1-156
$0.31
Trainer (31)
3 Boss's Orders swsh45-58
$0.31
3 Evolution Incense swsh1-163
$0.23
4 Level Ball swsh5-129
$0.23
4 Marnie swsh35-56
$0.30
1 Ordinary Rod swsh1-171
$0.30
4 Professor's Research (Professor Magnolia) swsh35-62
$0.18
2 Quick Ball swsh1-179
$0.29
1 Raihan swsh7-152
$0.24
3 Stormy Mountains swsh7-161
$0.20
4 Switch swsh1-183
$0.12
Energy (10)
8 Lightning Energy sm1-167
Lightning
2 Speed Lightning Energy swsh2-173
$0.28 Lightning

Card Types

Trainer 31
Pokémon 19
Energy 10

Energy Types

Lightning 15
Colorless 4

Energy Curve

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1 Energy 13 attacks
13
43.3% of attacks
2 Energy 7 attacks
7
23.3% of attacks
3 Energy 10 attacks
10
33.3% of attacks

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Comments

JonoBono avatar
JonoBono
I think Cheryl would be a great addition if you could find room - maybe toss the Brunos for a Cheryls? Bruno doesn't seem super useful bc your opponent isn't taking kos every turn against a vmax. I'd also maybe cut the two energy search and put in speed lightning energy instead
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Zex
@JonoBono You're right Cheryl could really fit this deck! I added Bruno for more options to have a new hand. Speed energy is also useful but I think Energy Search is more versatile, because we can also use it to take basic energy out and discard it for Flaaffy's Ability.
mollie4545 avatar
mollie4545
I am wondering if 8 basic lightning energies are enough for this deck? What would you take out if i wanted to put 10 energies into this deck?
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Zex
@mollie4545 Yes 8 basic energies would be very enough for this deck, if you're able to get your 1st energy, just use Charge on Pikachu and don't worry about getting knocked out, cause we can use Flaaffy to slowly charge them back in the early game. But if I were to add 2 more energies, I would remove 1 Flaaffy and 1 Boss's Orders/Cheryl, let me know again if you have any thoughts!
Zex avatar
Zex
I've just updated the list, also a reflection on what I commented below. Me and my gf use this deck and won 21 out of 33 games so I would say it is really consistent.
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mollie4545
Oh nice update! I've noticed you removed both Cheryls and a Raihan, I am wondering do you get to use Raihan during the game often? Given its condition to use. And cheryl is gone because you are not worried about Vmax pikachu getting knocked out? Haha its hard to find those two copies of speed lightning energy because hardly anyone bought rebel clash
Zex avatar
Zex
1) Raihan is very helpful when we don't have enough Flaaffys ready on bench and sometimes we might need to charge an extra energy for active pokemon too. In most games our first Pikachu will get knocked out easily(after using Charge), so having it to search any 1 card from the deck is very useful for us to search out cards like Switch and Air Balloon to ensure we can safely retreat after Pikachu Vmax discarded all energies. 2) Of course we still need to worry about Pikachu Vmax getting knocked out! But through the games I played I realised it is very rare to have an injured Pikachu Vmax while also having a Cheryl in my hand at the same time, that's why I removed this card, but it's still useful though! If I were to add a Cheryl back, I might swap out a Quick Ball/Speed Energy for that. Well you can try basic energies instead of Speed Energy and see how the deck works for you, Speed Energy has some drawbacks in this deck though because they can't be charged back using Flaaffy's Ability.
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mollie4545
Oh thanks for the insights! I am thinking of switching out Tapu Koko V for Regieleki from evolving skies for some bench sniping, wondering how it will work out.
Zex avatar
Zex
@mollie4545 I haven't try Regieleki in this deck yet, but if we were to bench sniping a retreated injured VMAX (most VMAX are 320HP and Pikachu VMAX deals 270 at most), it's very likely they have 50HP left and Regieleki only deals 40 damage to bench, so if Regieleki can at least survive 1 more turn after using its attack then surely it could be a big deal for your opponent!
Zex avatar
Zex
Also the Tapu Koko V is here because of its free retreat cost, so whenever our active Pikachu gets knocked out we can have Tapu Koko V goes to the active spot and use Flaffy to charge our new pikachu at the bench, and it can also be a secondary attacker. If we can't get Switch or Air Balloon on our hands, we can use Stormy Mountains and Quick Balls to search out Tapu Koko V ready for a free retreat next turn (if you know they're going to knock out your active Pikachu).
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mollie4545
I was wondering, in the early game, would you prioritize the Flaaffy or Cinccino? Maybe given the scenario that you already have a charge-d Pikachu in play>
Zex avatar
Zex
I'll prioritize Flaaffy if I already have another Pikachu on bench( or when I'm sure I'll be able to get one next turn), if not then I'll probably go for Cinccino.

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