Rate My Fire/Water Deck Please

[vinylscratchp0n3]

Here goes, it's going to be organized [Pokémon] [Set Name] [# if more than 1]
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Snorlax - EX Dragon Frontiers
Ho-oh - Call of Legends
Charmander - Base Set - 3
Charmander - Secret Wonders
Dark Charmeleon - Team Rocket - 2
Charmelon - Base Set
Charizard - Base Set - 2
Squirtle - Team Rocket - 2
Squirtle - EX Crystal Guardians
Wartortle - Base Set 2
Dark Wartortle - Team Rocket
Blastoise - Base Set 2
Purrloin - Black/White
Munchlax - Majestic Dawn
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Fire Energy - 15
Water Energy - 10
Double Colorless Energy
Multi Energy
Boost Energy
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Bill - 2
Nightly Garbage Run (Rocket's Secret Machine)
Challenge!
Professor Cozmo's Discovery
Twins
Super Potion - 2
Life Herb - 2
Pokémon Rescue
Leftovers
Potion
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It's built mostly for getting to the Charizards as quickly as possible to annihilate the opponent before they can evolve to anything good.

EDIT: Updated.

 

[donavannj]

Are you aware of the fact that the only Pokemon that can evolve from Pokemon wih Dark in their name are Pokemon that specifically say "Evolves from Dark ______"?

 

[vinylscratchp0n3]

I don't have a Dark Charizard or a Dark Blastoise, but I'm not entering any official competitions anytime soon. Just for playing against friends. I'll try to trade for normal base set Charmeleons and Wartortles for this technicality, though.

 

[donavannj]

I see. You'll still want more trainers, supporters, and stadiums, though. Also, cut back on your energy by 5-7 cards. Having half your deck as Energy is too much.

 

[vinylscratchp0n3]

Well, my deck has a high energy cost, namely the Charmander and its evos and Ho-Oh. My brother and I always build decks with 20 Pokémon, 10 trainers, and 30 energy. It's worked well so far. Also, I don't have any stadiums. My card collection is mostly base set, jungle, fossil, and team rocket with a little bit of some from after Nintendo took over.

 

[donavannj]

Well put in cards like Energy Retrieval, then, so you don't have to have as many energy in your deck.

 

[vinylscratchp0n3]

I just updated it for your suggestions. More healing, discard pile searching, and less energy.

 

[donavannj]

I specifically suggested Energy Retrieval so you could get that energy Charizard discards from the discard pile, so you don't have to draw into a ton of energy just to keep Charizard powered up. When I said cards like it, I meant cards that get Energy from the discard pile or the deck. Energy Search is another good card to have. But if you can get your hands on a Roseanne's Research (card from the Diamond & Pearl era that allows you to search your deck for two cards as long as they are either basic energy or a basic Pokemon, and you can mix-and-match energy and Pokemon) that would be even better.

 

[vinylscratchp0n3]

I could put Computer Search in it.

 

[donavannj]

You could... but why waste that on Energy when it's better for fetching Pokemon?