GangNoir Deck

[Beelz]

I'm still a beginner when it comes to Pokemon TCG, and I don't necessarily intend on being a competitive player - I just want to have fun with my friends who play too. But I also want to win against them!

Gengar is one of my favorite Pokemon, and I know he's been abused before, but I just can't not run a Gengar deck.

Pokemon: 18
Gastly (Stormfront) x3
Haunter (Diamond & Pearl) x2
Gengar (Arceus) x2
Gengar Lv. X (Arceus) x1
Duskull (Secret Wonders) x3
Dusclops (Sandstorm) x2
Dusknoir (Stormfront) x2
Dusknoir Lv. X (Stormfront) x1
Mr. Mime (Mysterious Treasures) x2

Energy: 13
Psychic Energy x13

Trainer: 29
Potion x4
Celio's Network x4
Bill's Maintenance x3
Warp Point x2
Pokemon Communication x2
Level Ball x2
Great Ball x2
Cilan x2
Rare Candy x2
Moonlight Stadium x2
Bebe's Search x2
Night Maintenance x1
Premier Ball x1

Total: 60

The way I plan to play should be familiar to most of you: get Gengar and Dusknoir out as soon as possible with Moonlight Stadium so I can freely switch between the two to prevent them from taking too much damage. I'll use their powers to apply damage counters onto my opponent's benched Pokemon every turn. Also, is Gengar's Curse PokePower stackable? Like, if I had two of them on my Bench, I would be able to move two damage counters instead of just one, right?

Mr. Mime is there because I couldn't decide if my deck needed more offense or defense, and I figured that it already had enough offensive strength. Mr. Mime would especially help to stall early game for those Pokemon that deal out a lot of damage for little energy. However, I was tempted to put Cresselia/Cresselia Lv. X in place of Mr. Mime for its own version of spread damage as well as its ability to heal my Pokemon if need be.

I know there's this thing where people like to use Azelf/Uxie/Mesprit or Spiritomb as staple cards, but I don't know if I necessarily like them. They seem like they would get in the way more than help.

Regardless, in what ways can I improve this?

 

[donavannj]

Uxie would be a very good card, actually. Uxie and its Lv. X form are very useful, Uxie for its PokePower that lets you draw up to 7 cards when you put it into play, and the Lv. X because of its PokePower being good for drawing and its cheap attack making it a very quick counter to other Psychic and fighting types. A 1-1 line of Uxie and its Lv. X is a good thing, since it matches your typing and is very good in its own right. Azelf is good for prize recovery if something you need gets stuck in your prizes, while Mesprit is good for limiting your opponent's use of Pokemon Powers for a turn (which itself is very useful early on). The good ones of these three are the ones from Legends Awakened, though, as the Mysterious Treasures versions are too dependent on each other. Spiritomb itself is iffy, but a better starter would be Sableye from Arceus, as it guarantees that you go first.

As for other recommendations, I suggest Roseanne's Research. Possibly the best draw Supporter ever because of its flexibility with grabbing either Energy or Pokemon.

Worth noting is that the Curse power on your Gengar cards do stack.

 

[Beelz]

Alright, so I'll replace Mr. Mime with a 1-1 Uxie. But I'm not sure what to take out for Roseanne's Research. Should I have four? Is two enough?

Can I just have two Roseanne's Research instead of two Great Ball? I guess I don't really need four potions though. I could just reduce those to two, making room for two Roseanne.

 

[donavannj]

Roseanne's Research is probably best used in 4, as it fills a need in fetching both Pokemon and Energy (it can grab 2 of either or 1 of each in one go).

 

[Beelz]

Then how does this look for an updated list? Didn't change all that much, but it's probably vastly improved thanks to you!

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[FONT=&quot]Pokemon: 18
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[FONT=&quot]Gastly (Stormfront) x3 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Haunter (Diamond & Pearl) x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Gengar (Arceus) x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Gengar Lv X (Arceus) x1 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Duskull (Secret Wonders) x3 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Dusclops (Sandstorm) x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Dusknoir (Stormfront) x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Dusknoir Lv X (Stormfront) x1 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Uxie (Legends Awakened) x1 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Uxie Lv X (Legends Awakened) x1 [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Energy: 13
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[FONT=&quot]Psychic Energy x13 [/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Trainer: 29
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[FONT=&quot]Celio's Network x4 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Roseanne's Research x4 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Bill's Maintenance x3[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Potion x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Warp Point x2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Pokemon Communication x2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Level Ball x2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cilan x2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Rare Candy x2[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Moonlight Stadium x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Bebe's Search x2 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Night Maintenance x1[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Premier Ball x1 [/FONT]

Total: 60

 

[donavannj]

With that list, you'll want Uxie Lv. X as your draw engine, so a Premier Ball or two would probably help, as would an additional Bebe's Search or two.

 

[Beelz]

Thanks! You've been a lot of help!