Raindance EX

[Bullados]

A small thing I've been testing for a while, NMF (Nintendo MF)...

Pokemon (22):
4 Mudkip
3 Marshtomp
4 Swampert
3 Wailmer (RS)
2 Wailord
2 Wailord ex
2 Zigzagoon (EX2)
2 Linoone (RS)

Trainers (19):
3 Copycat
2 Juggler (Aqua)
4 Switch
3 Pokemon Fan Club
2 Fisherman
4 Rare Candy
1 Undersea Ruins

Energy (19):
4 Retro
15 Water

Strategy: Get out at least 2 Swampert by turn 2 or 3 by different combinations of Rare Candy and Marshtomp, with a Wailmer down somewhere, a Linoone in wait, and a Wailord ex in my hand. Evolve, and trash the opponent. When Wailord gets 100+ damage, then use first attack for Linoone or something, next turn, Retro Energy and Rare Candy into Wailord, who is now attacking for 70, and NO EX RULE!!!!! If I see Green, I don't even drop Wailmer, and just go for straight KO using Swampert and Switch, and hoping that the sleep flips will go my way.

Problems: I find that this deck tends to run a little slowly, not getting out a Swampert until about turn 4 or 5. Also, there is the reliability issue, with so many combo cards in this deck, it's virtually impossible to draw them all with random draws. I tried to solve this with Linoone, but he's not always a good alternative to some good searching trainers. Help!!!

[Lucretia_fly]

Hmm.. I haven't actually *played* with the EX rules, but I shall choose the raindance starter deck as t he next one I buy and test it out for you.. ^_^

[kenny]

take off your 4+retro energy and put 4+recycle energy

[teemu]

switch your retros with warp energy and switch your switches
with 2 oak and 2 computer search

[kenny]

take off your copycats and put professor elms

[Bullados]

Kenny:
The Retro NRG are the key to this entire deck. Read over the strategy before actually making a post. Also, Recycle energy is illigal in the new format (unless Nintendo re-released it in their sets...) I just plain like Copycat better than POR. In the new version of this deck, there are a couple of POR, but I think that Copycat is plain better.

Teemu:
Again, the Retros are the key to this entire deck working out. Oak and CPU Search are illigal in this format.

[John Denver]

Ok..a modified deck...

Once I got my Wailord Ex at the league I instantly though of making a deck similar to this one, except it was unlimited with Blastoise as main and using the Pokemon Center-Energy Flow Idea..

Well anyway, if I was you I'd drop 1 or both of the regular Wailord, drop 1 switch, for perhaps 2-3 Prof. Elms Method or Prof Oaks Research or more Juggler and Copycat...

feedback?

BOO ya!

[Bullados]

The regular Wailords are part of the strategy. Read the entire bit about Retro Energy again, and you'll see why.

[Ruriri]

What Mudkips do you have?

[Bullados]

does it really matter?

I have a bit of a dilemma. I just got back from the Dragons prerelease tournament, and I just found out about the Gyarados from that set. Here are some stats for Gyarados:

Gyarados
100 HP
Weakness: [L]
Resistance: (none)
Retreat: [CC]
Attacks:
[W] Dragon Crush
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 10 damage to each Defending Pokemon. Discard an Energy Card from each Defending Pokemon.

[WCCCC] Aqua Sonic 80
This attack's damage is not affected by Resistance.

I'm wondering if I should switch out the Wailord ex line for a Gyarados line because of this. Thx for answering.

[John Denver]

That might not be bad Idea, you would just have to be faster than usual cause you can't leave a magikarp out. And you might even want a boost energy with that one...

BOO ya!