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Emboar / Rayquaza EX

HT F8

HT F8

Aspiring Trainer
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Experience: Novice

Pokemon - 15
  • 4 Tepig (LTR)
  • 1 Pignite (LTR)
  • 3 Emboar (LTR)
  • 3 Rayquaza EX (DRX)
  • 2 Reshiram (LTR)
  • 1 Rayquaza (DRX)
  • 1 Exeggcute (PLF)

Trainers - 33
  • 4 Professor Juniper
  • 4 Skyla
  • 3 N
  • 1 Colress
  • 2 Tropical Beach
  • 4 Superior Energy Retrieval
  • 4 Rare Candy
  • 3 Ultra Ball
  • 2 Switch
  • 1 Escape Rope
  • 1 Float Stone
  • 1 Tool Scrapper
  • 1 Heavy Ball
  • 1 Professor's Letter
  • 1 Dowsing Machine

Energy - 12
  • 9 Fire
  • 3 Lightning

Strategy
Use Emboar's Infernal Fandango to attach energy to Rayquaza EX and OHKO everything.

Card Choices
  • Reshiram (LTR) for Virizion/Genesect matchup.
  • Pignite (LTR) to get around Trevenant blocking Rare Candies.
  • Rayquaza (DRX) for a non-EX attacker that one-shots dragons.
  • Exeggcute (PLF) for Propagation, free discard fodder for Ultra Ball, Superior Energy Retrieval, Dowsing Machine.
  • Escape Rope for a Switch+almost Catcher, because I don't like the coin flip on Catcher.
  • Tool Scrapper at 1 because there aren't any Garbodor players locally, plus Dowsing Machine if desperate.
  • Heavy Ball to search Pignite/Emboar.
  • Dowsing Machine because it's great overall and a 5th Superior Energy Retrieval is nice.

Possible Additions
  • +1 Mr. Mime (PLF) to fight Darkrai, Trevenant, Landorus, etc. with Bench Barrier.
  • +1/1 or 2/2 Electrode (PLF) for an ability draw engine that combats late-game Ns.
  • +1/0/1 or 2/0/2 Delphox (XY) because its Tropical Beach in a Fire-type bench sitting with a solid attack. Wary to add because running 2 Stage 2's would certainly cramp.
  • +1 Ultra Ball for additional setup speed, discards are negligible with Exeggcute.
  • +1 Computer Search over Dowsing Machine, just to make setting up faster/more consistent.

Possible Cuts
  • -1 Tepig (LTR) for space, as the deck can still run with only 3.
  • -1 Exeggcute (PLF) because opening with him is an easy donk.
  • -1 Float Stone as Rayquaza EX will mostly be sitting in the Active anyway, and I already have 2x Switch in case Emboar is dragged out.
  • -1 Lightning Energy, just to make room since I am already running Energy Search.

Note
I'm pretty new to PTCG, but after a few years playing YGO competitively, I'm really liking this game so far. I haven't been able to test this deck, I'm still gathering the last few cards, so most of my choices are off of advice and speculation. Let me know what I can do to make the deck better. Thanks!
 
I'm putting together a deck very similar to this, with 3 Reshiram instead of 2, but other than that it looks very similar. It's a great deck.
 
Frost Mage said:
I'm putting together a deck very similar to this, with 3 Reshiram instead of 2, but other than that it looks very similar. It's a great deck.
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HT F8 isnt going for a Reshi-Boar deck. His focus is Rayquaza EX which can hit 180 no problem.

This deck list HT F8 is pretty ideal already. Its a slightly variation of some Rayboar's Ive seen but over good build.
 
JungleBeatz said:
This deck list HT F8 is pretty ideal already. Its a slightly variation of some Rayboar's Ive seen but over good build.
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Thanks! It's a pretty standard build, so it should run pretty smooth. Just have to test out different one-ofs, techs, ratios, etc.
 
I'd remove the Mewtwo for a Rayquaza just so you can OHKO Black Kyurem. Also KOs any Sigilyph regardless of Tools.
 
Blui said:
I'd remove the Mewtwo for a Rayquaza just so you can OHKO Black Kyurem. Also KOs any Sigilyph regardless of Tools.
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Baby Rayquaza, excellent support attacker and good tech card in current meta. Mewtwo is ok but you dont want to drop a whole lot of energies there have them get stuck when you want to attack with something good.
 
JungleBeatz said:
Blui said:
I'd remove the Mewtwo for a Rayquaza just so you can OHKO Black Kyurem. Also KOs any Sigilyph regardless of Tools.
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Baby Rayquaza, excellent support attacker and good tech card in current meta. Mewtwo is ok but you dont want to drop a whole lot of energies there have them get stuck when you want to attack with something good.
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Agreed, sounds like a good swap. Thanks for your input, I'll get on that!

Edit: Changes made! After a bit of playtesting, I might drop a Switch/Float Stone/Escape Rope for a 4th Ultra Ball. Any suggestion on which one, or where else I could make room for another Ultra Ball?
 
Going with -1 Energy Search, +1 Professor's Letter of course.

Trying to figure out what to take out for a 2-0-2 Delphox line... space is tight. :(
 
AlexanderTheAwesome said:
HT F8 said:
Trying to figure out what to take out for a 2-0-2 Delphox line... space is tight. :(
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Delphox is NOT Needed, run Electrode if you're that worried.
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Think so? Electrode is definitely more consistent, as you're not forced to use Rare Candies on him like you do Delphox. Delphox fits in so perfectly, aside from being a stage 2 though. :(

In any case, any recommendations on what to remove for a 2-2 lineup, whether it be Electrode of Delphox?

Edit: Or is the Pokemon list fine as is?
 
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