Storms of the Lost souls (Funny Team Wipe Gimmick)

Yes, a more defensive build works the nature of this strategy much better. Laso, I didn't realise that Sandslash GX exists, and that one works so much better!

With that being said, a potential tech for this would be Milotic (Twilight Masquerade) with its ability to prevent scooping effects. You wouldn't need to invest much for it, since it can evolve from Ditto in the very specific circumstances where it helps, and works as discard fodder everywhere else. And would you say that Captivating Poké Puff (Steam Siege) is interchangeable with Horn?

CountyGibbon798 Siegislash's deck is what made me realize that sandslash exists so... heh...  I can't say I knew abt it either. 

Milotic is good thinking (although I'd use Mr. Mime (Team Up) instead) but yeah I get what you mean. It does help greatly since Acerola is crazy popular in expanded. 

For Captivating poke puff, it almost never struck me as a good card. Think about how you, as the opponent will play. You get a support mon, you see they are using spread and don't desperately need it, you use it as discard fodder or reset you hand with another draw power. I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's still unlikely that basics are in a player's hand. So in that sense, it may be more interchangeable with flute instead in the sense that both are equally inconsistent. Horn (or the team flare thingie they're the same), on the other hand, surpasses them both since the discard pile is the best place for the opponent to put support 2 prizers they don't want to bench. Puff is def still playable, it just may outclassed, especially in slower decks like this. 

Battle Compressor I kinda feel stupid for not considering Sandslash, since I literally had it sitting in my binder for the last 4 years lol. I guess Poké Puff is only great in decks that require the Pokémon to be in play (like Palkia VSTAR who can use it in tandem with Target Whistle/Echoing Horn). Idk, I think I'm biased because of how goofy the implications of the card itself are. Also I didn't realize Mr. Mine's existence, so that's just flat-out better lol.

CountyGibbon798 I too love to imagine what's happening with these cards interations ❤️

Dedenne loves pokepuffs nom nom nom I still remember scenes from the anime... nostalgia hits hard. 🧁🧁🧁

Also I have tested with Pokepuff multiple times, mostly with Omastar Item lock and I've concluded that the card unfortunately... sucks. Like, even worse than compressor described it. It only worked 1/8 ish times I used it (though it was satisfying when it did work), and the opponent was at 5-8 card hands for most of the attempts. The one biggest advantage of Target Whistle (or horn) imo is that you will only play it when you can confirm that it works, so it's never actually put to waste, whereas puff is a gamble almost every time. That alone makes puff much worse than whistle at least imo. (maybe in turbo donks puff could prove better than whistle but most decks that run bench force aren't those)

thx for using my sandslash deck Battle Compressor ❤️ I still feel like it needs some work though. 😅

Siegislash now that you put it into the context of guaranteed rewards vs gamble, I can see how much better that can turn out. Since I'm currently driving my head into a wall working out a list that would appreciate forcing cards into play on the opponent's side, I'll definitely consider this. Thanks!

Siegislash I didn't even realize that aspect. That you don't even get to see your opponent's hand before playing so Its a gamble unless you use a hand seeker card. 

Unfortunately I have never watched the pokemon anime and will never experience this sensation. Rip.

I am willing to give your deck suggestions if you like once I have the time.