Why I chose to make this Deck
The bad match-up to it made me wonder...
So in testing with my Flareon/Empoleon deck, I found one problem:Toad. It was a horrendous match-up. It just gets rid of my items and I never draw a Supporter after Quaking Punch hits. So I thought "Well, if I need to get damage on SeismitoadEX, why don't I try NOT using Flareon and use Leafeon and a Pokemon that costs no Energy to get damage on the board?"
The first Pokemon that came to mind was Crobat. So I tested and tested, and finally got a smooth running list that handles Seismitoad very well.
How it works
The strategy of the deck is to go 1 of 3 ways.
Strategy 1: This is the most common option. You discard all your Pokemon in favor of Vengeance. Very easy and straightforward to do.
Strategy 2: This is a fairly compicated strategy. You want to attack with Flareon while evolving your Bats line. What you want to do is get 1-2 Zubat in play. Then, you evolve one of tem into Golbat. Finally, evolve the Golbat into Crobat. The second Zubat is to ensure that you will get at least one Golbat into play.
Strategy 3: This is the most complex of the strategies. This is also the strategy to use against Toad. You have to get at least 2 Leafeon, 1 Flareon, and at least 2 Crobats for this to work. You want to get Leafeon out ASAP. You also need to get the Bat parts out as fast as you can so you can start getting damage on the Toads. And for the 1 Flareon, that is just Lysandre bait to keep your Leafeon alive for one more turn.
Why it could be good for Week 2
Exeggutor is rising.
With Exeggutor rising in popularity Flareon is a good choice. My version doesn't rely heavily on supporters, hit for weakness, and can deal damage without energy.
It also has good match-ups across the board. and it is a rogue deck. People won't know how to play against this variant.
So all in all, I think that this is a good meta call.
Time to see d@t dek.
So I've talked about the deck for long enough. I will now show you the list. Here it is:
Pokemon-26
4 Eevee PLF 90
4 Flareon PLF 12
3 Leafeon PLF 11
4 Zubat PLS 53
3 Golbat PHF 32
3 Crobat PHF 33
3 Audino BCR 126
1 Mr. Mime PLF 47
1 JirachiEX PLB 60
Trainers-29
4 Professor Sycamore
1 Lysandre's Trump Card
4 VS Seeker
4 Random Receiver
4 Acro Bike
4 Battle Compressor
4 Ultra Ball
2 Silver Bangle
1 Town Map
1 Computer Search
Energy-5
4 Double Colorless
1 Grass
Now for the Match-ups:
LandorusEX/Bats- Slightly Unfavorable 40%-60%
It can go either good or bad for you. If you can get a Mime out, get 2 Eevees on the bench, and put Zubat in the active, you have a decent shot at winning.
Mirror- Slightly Favorable 60%-40%
The Crobat line really helps you out with this one. If you can get enough Pokemon in the discard while evolving the Crobat line, you have basically won.
Yveltal- Favorable 65%-35%
Because you can snipe their benched Yveltals, it can go very easily in your favor.
VirGen- Very Favorable 90%-10%
As long as they don't get Plasma Frigate out, you win.
Mega Gardevoir- Even 50%-50%
If they get a Mega Gardevoir out, you lose. If you get fully set-up before they do, you win.
Exeggutor- Slightly Favorable 55%-45%
If the Exeggutor player gets a T2 Blockade and energy lock, you're screwed, if they don't, they-re screwed.
Donphan- Unfavorable to Favorable ?-?
If the Donphan player plays a 1-1 Primal Groudon line, you're screwed. If not, you have basically won.
Seismitoad- Very Unfavorable to Favorable ?-?
It really depends on the variant of Seismitoad. If it is Seismitoad/Crawdaunt, you basically lose due to energy denial. If it is ToadPuff you have a shot at winning unless it is the energy denial version. Seismitoad/Garbodor is a very Favorable match-up due to a lot of energy being played. Seismitoad/Jynx is a decent match-up if you can get the full set up in time.
Well I hope that you enjoyed reading my article. Until next time!
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