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    ok so i havent really played pokemon in a while so i was wondering if u guys could help me w my new deck. tell me which cards are in the current format and which arent and other tips if u dont mind.

    Pokemon x22
    Squirtlex4
    Wartortlex2
    Blastoisex1-platnium
    Blastoisex2-HS unleashed
    Larvitarx4 unleashed, mountian eater.
    Pupitarx2 unleashed, rage.
    Tyranitar Primex2
    Uxiex1
    Luvdiscx2 Crystal Guardians
    Pichux1 Baby steps
    Holon's Electrodex1

    Trainers x21
    Professor Oak's Visitx2
    Professor Elm's Training Methodx2
    Rare Candyx3
    Interviewer's Qusetionsx3
    Luxury Ballx1
    Pokemon Collectorx1
    Life Herbx2
    VS Seekerx1
    Castawayx1
    Energy Removalx2
    Scottx1
    Gold Berryx2

    Energies x17
    Waterx8
    Fightingx4
    Darkx4
    Dark Basicx1
     
    Uff dah. This needs some work. And I finally have the time! T-Tar and Blastoise really don't combo well together. Get more Pokemon Collector and get a couple Pokemon Communication and put them in. Pokemon Communication is also far more flexible than Professor Elm's Training Method, and is a trainer, so it can be used in combo with Pokemon Collector to get you a basic and its evolution. You may also wanna swap 2 of the Fighting energy for a couple more basic Dark energy, and then dropping 2 of the special Dark in favor of a couple more basic Dark energy. Also, with Blastoise Platinum likely dumping a lot of your deck into the discard pile, you'll want a couple Night Maintenance or a couple Palmer's Contribution to retrieve those into your deck, or even 3 more VS Seeker so you can just bring the supporters straight to your hand, though you would then need to run a Pokemon Rescue or two in case a Pokemon you need is dropped into the discard pile, if you run the 4 VS Seeker. You could also use a 4th Rare Candy and a Broken-Time Space. And run a few Bench Shield to minimize the damage from Darkness Howl. Professor Oak's New Theory is my preferred supporter draw power from the new sets, since you can refresh your hand, but Cynthia's Feelings can give you a bonus draw if one of you Pokemon was knocked out last turn. Either way, they're both better than Professor Oak's Visit, in my opinion. And, lastly, since Claydol Great Expectations won't be legal come August, and it's a staple in basically everything, I have a semi-competent substitute from HGSS: Noctowl. It's Night Sight PokePower allows you to draw one card each turn as long as it isn't affected by a special condition.

    List of the cards currently in your deck that are not Modified Legal:
    Scott
    Luvdisc
    Energy Removal
    Castaway
    Holon's Electrode (what was it even doing in there, anyways? You didn't even have a Holon's Voltorb to evolve it from, so you couldn't use it).
    Gold Berry


    tl;dr

    *insert a bunch of suggestions that I typed up while trying to figure out how to effectively improve your deck*

    Mandatory Part of the Drop List:
    -2 Luvdisc
    -1 Holon's Electrode
    -2 Scott
    -2 Energy Removal
    -1 Pichu
    -1 Castaway
    -2 Gold Berry

    Suggested Part of the Drop List:
    -1 Larvitar
    -1 Squirtle
    -2 Professor Elm's Training Method
    -2 Professor Oak's Visit
    -2 Fighting Energy
    -2 Special Dark Energy
    -1 Interviewer's Questions

    Suggested Add List:
    +1 Rare Candy
    +1 Broken Time-Space
    +4 Basic Dark Energy
    +1 Tyranitar (Stormfront)
    +3 Bench Shield
    +2 Pokemon Collector
    +3 Pokemon Communication
    +2 Palmer's Contributions
    +2 Pokemon Rescue
    +2 Professor Oak's New Theory
    +1 VS Seeker

    And those edits should make it moderately more playable.

    Also, what sets are your Squirtle and Wartortle from? Right now, they can only be from Secret Wonders, Platinum, or Unleashed.
     
    And, lastly, since Claydol Great Expectations won't be legal come August, and it's a staple in basically everything, I have a semi-competent substitute from HGSS: Noctowl. It's Night Sight PokePower allows you to draw one card each turn as long as it isn't affected by a special condition.
    There's also Dodrio from Supreme Victors which has pretty much the same Poke-Power, but has free retreat, 80 HP as opposed to Noctowl's 90, and a +20 Weakness as opposed to Noctowl's x2. Not to mention that Dodrio's a normal rare while Noctowl is a holo (not counting it's theme deck non holo counterpart), so Dodrio might be cheaper. Basically it comes down to personal preference.

    On a side note, the set Claydol comes from is Great Encounters, not Great Expectations.

    Holon's Electrode (what was it even doing in there, anyways? You didn't even have a Holon's Voltorb to evolve it from, so you couldn't use it).
    Holon's Electrode can be attached to a Pokemon from your hand as two Rainbow Energy as long as you return an Energy card attached to that Pokemon to your hand. You didn't even need a Holon's Voltorb to use the Energy effect. Great card back in the day, and would probably be considered broken in today's format.

    Adding on to donavannj's suggestions, Bebe's Search is another card that can search out Pokemon from your deck. It's similar to Pokemon Communication, except that it's a Supporter and can return any card to your deck as opposed to Pokemon only with Communication.

    -2 Life Herb
    +2 Bebe's Search

    Also, the Larvitar and Pupitar you chose don't require Fighting Energy, so the Fighting Energy can be replaced with Double Colorless Energy, since both your main attackers have two Colorless Energy in their attack costs, and can be fully powered up one turn sooner.

    It might also help to include Feraligatr Prime, so that way you can reattach the Water Energy you return to your hand with Blastoise in one turn, so you can use Hydro Launcher turn after turn. For this one, I would personally replace the Tyrainitar line with the Feraligatr line and replace the Dark Energy with Water Energy, but if you absolutely don't want to remove Tyranitar, you can try a 1-0-1 line of Feraligatr. (1 Totodile, no Croconaw, and 1 Gatr, since Rare Candy skips over the Stage 1). Floatzel (UL) is another consideration, since it has a Poke-Power that lets you attach a Water Energy from your hand to Floatzel in addition to your normal Energy attachment, and Blastoise has the Wash Up Poke-Power, which lets you move a Water Energy from one of your Benched Pokemon to your Active as often as you like a turn.
     
    There's also Dodrio from Supreme Victors which has pretty much the same Poke-Power, but has free retreat, 80 HP as opposed to Noctowl's 90, and a +20 Weakness as opposed to Noctowl's x2. Not to mention that Dodrio's a normal rare while Noctowl is a holo (not counting it's theme deck non holo counterpart), so Dodrio might be cheaper. Basically it comes down to personal preference.

    On a side note, the set Claydol comes from is Great Encounters, not Great Expectations.

    Whoops. Typoed that. And I also wasn't aware of that Dodrio. It certainly seems more effective than Noctowl would be.

    Adding on to donavannj's suggestions, Bebe's Search is another card that can search out Pokemon from your deck. It's similar to Pokemon Communication, except that it's a Supporter and can return any card to your deck as opposed to Pokemon only with Communication.

    I would have suggested that if I hadn't thought it was among those being rotated out. I completely forgot that it was reprinted in Rising Rivals. Dx

    I still stand by my Communication suggestion, though, since you can use a Pokemon Collector to get the basic if you don't have it, and then use Pokemon Communication to get its evolution in the same turn, whereas if you have neither with Bebe's, you need to use two turns to get them both. Bebe's is still very handy if you don't have any Pokemon in your hand, though.

    So, combining my and Raikou Trainer's suggestions:

    Mandatory Part of the Drop List:
    -2 Luvdisc
    -1 Holon's Electrode
    -2 Scott
    -2 Energy Removal
    -1 Pichu
    -1 Castaway
    -2 Gold Berry

    Suggested Part of the Drop List:
    -1 Larvitar
    -1 Squirtle
    -2 Professor Elm's Training Method
    -2 Professor Oak's Visit
    -2 Fighting Energy
    -2 Special Dark Energy
    -1 Interviewer's Questions
    -2 Life Herb

    Suggested Add List:
    +1 Rare Candy
    +1 Broken Time-Space
    +4 Basic Dark Energy
    +1 Tyranitar (Stormfront)
    +3 Bench Shield
    +2 Pokemon Collector
    +3 Pokemon Communication
    +2 Palmer's Contributions
    +2 Pokemon Rescue
    +2 Professor Oak's New Theory
    +1 VS Seeker
    +2 Bebe's Search

    Bolded are the changes from my change list in my post above.
     
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