Your thoughts on the meta?

As mentioned previously; Pocket has become a high roll greedy format. Because of that, decks have to do 1 of 3 things.

1. Be immune to EX’s

2. Disrupte the Game Plan(red card mars)

3. One shot(or 2 shot) Big EX’s

If you cannot do these things, you are not competing

Lugia over Dragonite EX?

Pocket has become a very greedy format with a ton of rare candy High Roll decks. The main weakness? Pokemon that can one shot. I want to one shot a stage 2 with a basic as consistently as possible.

3.1 Zeaora?

Zeaora is very much a win more card. You can go full casino Ho-oh and try to win slots, but if you don’t open it, the card does nothing. You have to run it for a chance at Oricorio. I fully believe you run 2 in Ho-Oh Dragonite, and that’s it.

Cont. 70/20/10 because it is really hard to win a match up where 98% of your deck does nothing. And the 10 is just hitting 30 turns and drawing.

2. Why not 2 Pichu?

Right now, this is my biggest contention with the deck. I am
Fully considering running 2 pichu AND the Magby. Magby helps with getting Ho-Oh going. Pichu is better because it can also power up zeaora, which comes up with the Oricorio match up. Oricorio is really a 70/20/10 Cont

1. Only one Dawn?

Truthfully, Dawn is awful in this deck. You have to run it because it gets your Ho-Oh going. Reality sinks when you realize you can draw unplayable hands like 1 baby 2 dawn and Leaf.

4. Attaman?

Sometimes your Dialga is weak in the back line , and needs to survive a hit so you can win. It is the only tech I have under review.

3. But mew tho?

Yes, you need an answer to Pokemon that can one shot you. Infernape, Charizard, rampardos, another Arceus. The rare mewtwo. To name a few examples.

2. 2 Dawn?

Sometimes you need to swing, and you don’t have an Arceus to swing with. You power up your shaymin and you swing 100 turn 3 with dawn+energy attach, and you put instant pressure on your opponent.

1. Mew and both the Shaymins?

100%, and for a very simple reason:
Dialga needs more stuff to ramp. Because of point 2.

Will be posting other decks throughout the week.

3. Baby mewtwo?

100% you need baby mewtwo. He’s a big basic that doesn’t give two prizes and he 1 shots pikachu. You can’t get better value off of one card.

2. Cont.

I will say, the more consistent this game becomes, the worse red card becomes. This is a 20 card deck format, that guarantees you open a Pokemon. When we get more search, red card gets cut from every deck.

2. No red card?

Red card is only good in two decks, maybe 3. 18 card articuno, Charizard, and Dragonite

Red card buys you time against stage 2 decks maybe, but against pikachu, or any fast water deck, you aren’t getting any advantage at all. Maximize your consistency, not your edge.

1. why the Snorlax?

The #1 thing this deck needs is time. I was previously on 2 Meowth, but that really only buys you a turn for a card draw. Is Meowth a throw? No, I do think they are very good. Snorlax, however, is permission for you to set up. He will give you at least 3 turns, which is enough.