Hi ho! I was originally planning on playing Turtles or Trev for Dallas, but there are problems both decks have, and for once, I want to make a meta call and play it. 90% of Dallas will be some sort of Zoroark variant, so most people are either playing it, because it is arguably BDIF, or playing something that beats it, in which Zoro/Lycanroc does both. However, I'm concerned about other checks, such as other fighting types, and anything else that beats Zoroark. Because at the end of the day, it IS a Zoroark deck. But Lycanroc makes Sudowoodo, the biggest counter, not a problem. Landorus/Buzzwole box is a problem, since they OHKO Zorua with nothing but a single Energy attachment, and with Focus Sash on their side of the field, we can't OHKO them. If I play Seismitoad, Oricorio, or Koko, this is no problem, but those cards take up space. I've concluded that Oricorio is best here because it's already played as a Night March counter, and better than Karen, because it takes benchspace to power up Riotous Beating in other matchups. It also breaks Focus Sash and resists fighting. But most of all, I'm scared of Lycanroc and Trevenant. "If you're so scared of Trevenant, why aren't you playing it?" To put it simply, the deck has its problems and bad matchup s that I don't want to deal with. It's an anti-meta (Zoroark) call right now, and if Zoroark draws and KOs faster than you, it's not fun. Acerola can also cause some problems against Trees, and don't get me started on big basics. I think I'm jumping on the bandwagon at the same time Everybody's getting off. I might play some anti-meta shenanigans myself, mostly think in terms of Lycanroc, but again, not sure yet. Toad/Lycanroc looks like a decent pick if I test with it, but it sacrifices the power and consistency of Zoroark for item lock. Just having some last minute jitters.
