So here is the decklist I have been working on with my son for the St. Louis Regionals. He's 9 and was 7th at Memphis in December. We're hoping he can continue his performance and make cut again at St. Louis, so we are working on his deck now, hopefully finding the right list before the 17th. We would love to hear some opinions/suggestions to help him out!
Pokemon (18):
3 Magnemite ULP 80
1 Magneton ULP 82
2 Magnezone ULP 83
3 Heatran ULP 88
2 Tapu Lele GX GRI 60
2 Dhelmise GRI 59
1 Oranguru SUM 113
1 Staryu BKP 25
1 Starmie EVO 31
1 Necrozma GX BUS 63
1 Dialga GX ULP 100
Items (15):
4 Ultra Ball
3 Rare Candy
3 Choice Band
2 Professors Letter
1 Rescue Stretcher
1 Float Stone
1 Pal Pad
Supporters(13):
4 Sycamore
2 N
2 Skyla
2 Guzma
2 Brigette
1 Fisherman
Stadiums(4):
4 Mt. Coronet
Energy(10):
10 Metal Energy
Basic Strat:
Get out Magnezone and attack for 130 over and over with Heatran.
Acerola heavy decks:
Once the opponent sets up their bench with multiple GXs, get magnezone and black ray, setting up multiple OHKOs for heatran. This makes the Acerola strat more difficult to pull off.
One Prize attacker decks:
Trade even using heatran until you have 3 prizes remaining. Then use Dialga GXs Timeless GX attack with a band to KO a lele and then win the game using your additional turn, or take 2 one prize KOs and setup to win in the next turn since you would have the prize advantage.
Max Potion Heavy decklists: Try to target their attacker early using Timless GX, and then pray they run out of max potions before they can take 6 knock outs. These matchups can be a real struggle.
Gardevior: Easy match-up, especially with Dialga in the deck. If they focus on Gallade, KO it using timeless GX and then take another prize with a heatran on the next turn. You should be so far ahead that there is no stopping you.
Sylveon/Garde: If they can pull off a Cyrus/Plea in one turn it can hurt pretty bad. But you should hopefully already be so far ahead that you can recover before the game is over.
I feel like this covers the whole meta.
Volcanion: Ideally, heat two EX/GX with Heatran, then Black Ray to take 4 prizes in one turn. If they focus solely on baby Volc, this match up can be defficult. However, since you should be trading one prize KOs, it's.... doable. You have to prioritize multiple Magnezones however, and additional bench space must be used to have out (hopefully) all three Magnemites.
Any thoughts or suggestions on the deck?
Pokemon (18):
3 Magnemite ULP 80
1 Magneton ULP 82
2 Magnezone ULP 83
3 Heatran ULP 88
2 Tapu Lele GX GRI 60
2 Dhelmise GRI 59
1 Oranguru SUM 113
1 Staryu BKP 25
1 Starmie EVO 31
1 Necrozma GX BUS 63
1 Dialga GX ULP 100
Items (15):
4 Ultra Ball
3 Rare Candy
3 Choice Band
2 Professors Letter
1 Rescue Stretcher
1 Float Stone
1 Pal Pad
Supporters(13):
4 Sycamore
2 N
2 Skyla
2 Guzma
2 Brigette
1 Fisherman
Stadiums(4):
4 Mt. Coronet
Energy(10):
10 Metal Energy
Basic Strat:
Get out Magnezone and attack for 130 over and over with Heatran.
Acerola heavy decks:
Once the opponent sets up their bench with multiple GXs, get magnezone and black ray, setting up multiple OHKOs for heatran. This makes the Acerola strat more difficult to pull off.
One Prize attacker decks:
Trade even using heatran until you have 3 prizes remaining. Then use Dialga GXs Timeless GX attack with a band to KO a lele and then win the game using your additional turn, or take 2 one prize KOs and setup to win in the next turn since you would have the prize advantage.
Max Potion Heavy decklists: Try to target their attacker early using Timless GX, and then pray they run out of max potions before they can take 6 knock outs. These matchups can be a real struggle.
Gardevior: Easy match-up, especially with Dialga in the deck. If they focus on Gallade, KO it using timeless GX and then take another prize with a heatran on the next turn. You should be so far ahead that there is no stopping you.
Sylveon/Garde: If they can pull off a Cyrus/Plea in one turn it can hurt pretty bad. But you should hopefully already be so far ahead that you can recover before the game is over.
I feel like this covers the whole meta.
Volcanion: Ideally, heat two EX/GX with Heatran, then Black Ray to take 4 prizes in one turn. If they focus solely on baby Volc, this match up can be defficult. However, since you should be trading one prize KOs, it's.... doable. You have to prioritize multiple Magnezones however, and additional bench space must be used to have out (hopefully) all three Magnemites.
Any thoughts or suggestions on the deck?
