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Metallic Shadows

Purple Havoc

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    • Seen Jun 18, 2010
    Before I post my deck, I would like to briefly describe my Pokemon "sob story."
    I am new to this site, but not new to the TCG. My collecting begain like many older members on this site, during my elementary years in school, when the original Charizard was at its prime, and opening a Jolteon was "cool," and getting a Clefable was "eh alright." After a hiatus from 5th-7th grade, I started getting more serious into the TCG. I constructed and unbeatable Sally deck with 2 Salamence ex's (ahh ex cards). I obtained many a rare card through my sneaky swindling and persuasion; acquiring all the original shiny pokemon cards, and several gold star cards, and many ex cards...and some rare originals such as the rocket set Dark Charizard, the trainer Here Comes Team Rocket, and even the rare japanese card, the White Star Doduo from the Pokemon Gym Leader set. I digress, I made an unbeatable Sally deck, and formed "The Pokemon Table" at lunch with 3 of my friends, who later with me became known as the Elite 4. We gathered and grew to a united table of 17 members, all who competed during lunch and were told, as a table, to be quite several times by our school vice principle, who can be quoted as saying "Hey, Pokemon table, shutup!" I was, at one point, the best in the school because I could construct unbeatable decks, mainly because I had a persausion skill of obtaining any card I wanted through trade. Rarely did I see the face of defeat...until I lost my most prized Salamence Deck. Pokemon TCG dwindled down to a few meaningless henchmen after the Elite 4 was no more because of the loss of the champion, and people ceased to play because there was no more drive to beat the best. Years went by, and I got upset, as did many Pokemon Seniors, when the Pearl and Diamond sets came out, which was like a reset button to all the great Battlers. And I stopped spending my time with the TCG. (Sad). Now, senior year, I have decided to start collecting again with the 3 founding members, and our "Elite 4" has be re-established. I have few new cards, but I believe I managed to make a decent deck, and I use the term decent losely. So please, critics, be nice, try not to demote me any more than I already have been in the TCG, and judge my deck and provide me with advice.

    Here we go.

    Types - Fighting/Metal/Dark

    Pokemon:

    Fighting: (x14)
    x2 Onix (Unleashed, 56/95)
    x1 Onix (Unleashed, 57/95)
    x4 Larvitar (Stormfront, 63/100)
    x1 Pupitar (Unleashed, 38/95)
    x2 Pupitar (Stormfront, 47/100)
    x2 Riolu (Unleashed, 60/95)
    x1 Lucario (Unleashed, 19/95)
    x1 Machamp GL (Rising Rivals, 46/111)

    Dark: (x6)
    x2 Stunky (Stormfront, 76/100)
    x1 Skuntank (Stormfront, 26/100)
    x1 Tyranitar (Stormfront, 30/100)
    x1 Tyranitar (Unleashed, 26/95)
    x1 Darkrai GL (Rising Rivals, 3/111)

    Metal: (x2)
    x1 Steelix (Unleashed, 24/95)
    x1 Steelix Prime (Unleashed, 87/95)

    Trainers: (x6)
    x2 Energy Search
    x2 Great Ball
    x1 Rare Candy
    x1 Luxury Ball

    Supporters: (x7)
    x2 Interviewr's Questions
    x2 Cynthia's Feelings
    x1 Fisherman
    x1 Lucian's Assignment
    x1 Professor Elm's Training Method

    Energy (x25)
    x10 Fighting
    x10 Dark
    x5 Metal

    There ya go. I know, most of the cards are from the starter decks gahhh!!! But, just so you don't think I'm a "noob" to the new Pokemon TCG here are some other new cards I have:
    1 half Lugia Legend
    1 half Entei and Raiku Legend
    1 half Suicune and Entei Legend
    Palkia G lv. X
    Snorlax lv. X
    Azelf lv. X

    Anyone's help is MUCH appreciated, and wanted, and needed! Thanks again.

    -Purple Havoc...
     
    Welcome to PokeCommunity! Unfortunately, it's very difficult to dispense help on a deck without some sort of strategy given. I notice right off the bat that you include Machamp GL in your deck, which, IMO, is one of the WORST cards ever produced. Crap moves, low HP, and far too expensive energy costs. From what I gather here, you have far too few Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums. You list only 7, yet the *average* deck has around 25. You also have far too much energy. This is good for a beginner deck, but as you've already stated, you're not a beginner. For starters, I'd like to see the T/S/S somewhere above 20, and the energy down to somewhere around 15. Post your strategy and i'll be glad to help you further.
     
    MagmaGrowth876 said:
    Welcome to PokeCommunity! Unfortunately, it's very difficult to dispense help on a deck without some sort of strategy given. I notice right off the bat that you include Machamp GL in your deck, which, IMO, is one of the WORST cards ever produced. Crap moves, low HP, and far too expensive energy costs. From what I gather here, you have far too few Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums. You list only 7, yet the *average* deck has around 25. You also have far too much energy. This is good for a beginner deck, but as you've already stated, you're not a beginner. For starters, I'd like to see the T/S/S somewhere above 20, and the energy down to somewhere around 15. Post your strategy and i'll be glad to help you further.
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    Theres accually 13 T/S/S which is a little better but not much. Definetely need more and less energy. But also you have 6 different evolutuion lines which is probably too many. and you have no draw power, i would put in a Claydol.
     
    Oops. Just scanned through the list quickly and noticed that he had already tallied it up. I don't see much synergy here at all. Onix UL, Steelix Prime, and Stunky SF aren't that good. Lucario UL is alright. Darkrai GL can be annoying, but none of them(to my knowledge) help each other out at all. The only thing i can suggest at this time is to at the very least, include 1 or 2 DCE if you insist on keeping Steelix Prime, which takes a whopping 5 energy for 100 dmg. Steelix SF is infinately better, and can do 100x the number of heads you flip, for one less energy.
     
    donavannj said:
    Errata is where they change the ruling on a wording of a card because it was misprinted. The PokePower that Onix UL has was misprinted at first. It only heals Onix, not all Pokemon when an energy is attached.
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    Oh my bad i read Steelix UL not onlix oops, but Ive seen some pretty good Steelix prime decks.
     
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