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So the idea is nowhere near close to being competitive, unfortunately. Not only do you lose to Toad, you lose to Xerosic (a staple), Lysandre (a staple), Hex Maniac (a staple) and to cards that do 130+ (since you have to waste the Max Potion anyway). You're also wrong in saying that most...

None of the cards you list actually have an impact on your point. The card you should be listing is Lysandre. The thing is, this format has a bit of a reliance on the card, and is used for multiple reasons (stall, for example). On the topic you're discussing however, Lysandre is doing two...

Incorrect. If you're finding that N is more luck-based than it is skill-based, you need to learn how to deck thin appropriately. I think the root cause of the problem that you and some other people are having is that you keep saying it's an N to one card. Really, the values you can be N'd from...

The last thing that N is to the Standard format is unhealthy. Clearly you don't know how rare it is for a player to come behind and win in the Standard format. With N, that is made much more likely (theoretically, it shouldn't change much, but still, it's an increased chance nonetheless). N also...

It's not situational at all: Shaymin EX is just better than Octillery in every way. Shaymin EX allows you to be aggressive T1/2, has a surprisingly useful attack that KOs a lot of non-EX Basic Pokemon that have a decent impact on the meta or allows you to get perfect math, and is often a trap...

You've actually completely misread my post. I am in perfect agreement that N is healthy for the format, and is not in anyway broken. It wasn't even broken in the BW-era, it was just a good card given the other limited draw options. You also mention that N's release means that Octillery BKT is...

I've noticed that the people disagreeing with N's reprinting are generally (not all, but just generally) people who think the card is broken. And while it's certainly good, it's nowhere near a level that can be considered broken. N is literally what the Standard format needed: decent...

Good luck and have fun trying to stream the only theoretically sound attacker against Night March without discarding EXs to Target Whistle then. The issue is not streaming enough Yveltal XY (it's been proven that it can be done easily), it's that you also need a Muscle Band on EACH Yveltal, and...

Firstly, the deck doesn't have another attacker that can handle the consistent stream of Night Marchers. Not only does Zoroark's OHKO not matter when I target your EXs, but it also can be KOed before evolving, if necessary. You also claim I've made a double standard, when it is in fact your own...

But if you use Manectric to power up Jolteon, then you have a target for me to KO instead. Judge/Red Card/Delinquent doesn't even matter, since the majority of cards in NM are draw, plus if I draw NMers off Red Card before you Delinquent, you actually help me out with hitting numbers.

Yveltal does KO Pumpkaboo with Muscle Band, but with only one or two, you won't be able to stream them enough to make the prize trade even enough. Even if you were able to, I can just Target Whistle + Lysandre your Shaymins and/or Yveltals. Also saying that Joltik is a minor annoyance is pretty...

I'm only discussing Standard (Expanded doesn't exist in my country, so I don't have a clue about what's going on there). In which case, the extra 40 HP makes A WORLD of difference in the GYZ, M Manectric and Entei matchups. GYZ is the easiest example, since now Yveltal XY can't OHKO your...

You're missing the point. It works in NM since now you don't have to Hex every turn to avoid Bats. Now, you can devote a Supporter to Sycamore or something else rather than Hex almost every turn.

Wrong again. Most decks WILL struggle to KO it, due to the ridiculous early game pressure of 210, sometimes on a Pokemon of your choice. As the game goes on, the 40 HP becomes more irrelevant, sure, but if the game goes past T4, NM probably already lost.

Thanks for proving my point, since you almost always attack with Pumpkaboo instead of Joltik. In the case of Jolti, however, +40 is still extremely relevant, as now it doesn't get KOed by Sneaky Bite + Swoop Across on T2.

Actually, Joltik and Pumpkaboo both need Fighting Fury Belt. Thanks to Time Puzzle, it is now possible for Night March to consistently hit ten Night Marchers in the discard consistently T1, while also surviving Bat damage, meaning that it can afford the ten less damage from FFB. A good Night...

It's actually really simple. You just get the 180 T1 with a Teammates ready, and you should be all good to go! Pumpkaboo PHF is the better attacker too, since they need Quaking Punch + Muscle Band + Giovanni's Scheme/Empoleon BKT to KO it.

It's not overpowered. It's a good disruption card, but certainly not overpowered. It requires three cards to work successfully (Delinquent, Red Card, and a Stadium of your choice), and relies on the opponent not drawing an out to more draw off of the Red Card. It's certainly a strong concept...

The reason that you lost is, as Eggrolls13 said, because you didn't handle the matchup properly. There were a few ways you could have avoided this issue entirely: Firstly, by dropping two Blend WLFM Energy in favor of two Lightning Energy, you would have quite easily won the matchup. The idea...

I am going to add 1 Shaymin EX from Roaring Skies, as has been said earlier, this card helps set up this deck very fast if you are able to leave only a few cards in your hand. In addition, I will add one Swablu and one Altaria from ROS (the Altaria is the colorless one as well). Altaria's...