OutBreak Power

[Momaster99]

not quite sure if this is the right section
well i have this deck here that i made out of cards that me and my brother have. i was wondering if someone could help me reduce the amount of cards and/or add cards. here is a list

x3 Electric Energy
x12 Fighting/Ground/Rock or watever its called
x8 Metal Energy
x3 Metal Energy (Special Energy Card)
x2 Energy Search
x2 Switch
x3 Potion
x1 Poke Radar
x1 Bebe's Search
x1 Professor Birch
x1 Fisherman
x2 Buck's Training
x1 Technical Machine TS-1
x1 Speed Stadium
x2 Steelix GL (Rising Rivals)
x2 Onix (Diamond and Pearl)
x1 Steelix (Stormfront)
x2 Shroomish (Secret Wonders & Supreme Victors)
x1 Breloom (Secret Wonders)
x3 Makuhita (Arceus, Great Encounters, & EX Ruby & Sapphire)
x2 Hariyama (EX Ruby & Sapphire & Great Encounters)
x4 Meditite (x3 from EX Crystal Guardians & Diamond and Pearl)
x2 Medicham (Diamond and Pearl)
x1 Skull Fossil (Mysterious Treasures)
x2 Cranidos (Mysterious Treasures)
x1 Rampardos (Mysterious Treasures)
x1 Magnemite (Stormfront)
x1 Holon's Magnemite (EX Delta Species)
x2 Magneton (Diamond and Pearl)
x1 Magnezone (Stormfront)
x4 Machop (x1 from Stormfront, x2 from EX Power Keepers, & x1 from Hidden Legends)
x2 Machoke (x1 from Diamond and Pearl & x1 from EX Power Keepers)
x1 Machamp (Diamond and Pearl)
x2 Beldum (x1 from Legends Awakened & x1 from Hidden Legends)
x1 Metang (Legends Awakened)
x1 Metagross (Legends Awakened)

i do have more of some of some of these cards, i just didnt feel that it was necessary. Anyways thank you very much and please tell me if some of the links are wrong

 

[donavannj]

For starters, you have way too many Pokemon. Get that number down from its current 38 down to about 22, then fill in that space with Trainers, Supporters, and Stadiums.

You also have too many types. Get rid of your electric types since they seem unnecessary.

 

[Momaster99]

Ok so what pokemon should i get rid of? Also i dont have any electric types... the magnemite evolutions are all steel types they just weirdly need electric energys

 

[donavannj]

Since you seem to want a Fighting-Steel deck, ditch the Electric Energy and the Pokemon that need them. Simplifies things some.

I'm not sure which Pokemon you want to get rid of. Maybe some of your thinner evolution lines need to go (meaning the ones where you have just 1 or 2 Pokemon at one of the lower evolution stages - 2 is an acceptable number for a fully evolved portion of the family, or a stage 1 Pokemon, but not for Basics when you're in casual play).

Is this a casual play deck or do you plan on going to tournaments?

 

[Momaster99]

i would actually like to use my cards in a tournament but they dont fit the modified format... well im not actually sure i also have this other deck i just put together last night and i dont think that is fitted either

 

[donavannj]

Modified format consists of HeartGoldSoulSilver and sets newer than it. HGSS was released in January/February of 2010.

 

[Tanaki]

I would say to avoid steel greatly in the new format if you do build a deck for it since it has a big chance of getting scraped by the big boys, but really it's your choice. Steel has an issue to address that it has a huge weakness to the ever-prevalent fire decks in the format, that status conditions are rarely used so Steelix is a bust, and Scizor becomes the main focus of the deck, therefore causing you to have to stall heavily to get him ready to sweep for all of 2 turns. Unless you're not trying to metagame. I have a bad habit of thinking about the metagame.

What I would do right now since Oshawatt season is coming into play at leagues is go to a leagues, play some games and grab up some double colorless energies, and build a Cinccino deck. Do the wave!

I won't even lie when I say it took me a while to get my deck going. You'll probably have to start with what you have since most leagues aren't picky about what deck you use unless it's a sanctioned tournament. Build up legal cards for your deck, and gradually get a deck built over time. Make a deck that suits your playstyle; not one that the world champ used. Unless you've got cash to blow on cards, take your time and enjoy the game.