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Alt. Format Ultra Checkmate

JFlo

JFlo

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Here's my go at a "Checkmate deck". Don't worry about how the rotation will affect this, This will be used in casual matches playing in an alternate format (sun and moon base set to now). This is one of my favorite deck concepts and I just want some help optimizing it. the goal is to end up in a board state where the opponent CAN NOT win after using Naganadel's "Stinger GX"

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4 Ultra Necrozma-GX FLI 127 (Attacker)
1 Naganadel-GX FLI 121 (GX Attack)
3 Naganadel-GX UNM 160 (Draw Engine)
4 Poipole FLI 55 (Evolve)
3 Dawn Wings Necrozma-GX (Switch)

4 Ultra Space FLI 115 (search)

2 Boss's Orders RCL 154 (gust)
4 Rosa CEC 204 (search)
3 Lt. Surge's Strategy HIF 60 (enable)
1 Lance Prism Star DRM 61 (search/evolution bypass)
1 Lusamine Prism Star LOT 182 (prize control)

4 Beast Ring FLI 102 (acceleration)
1 Beast Ball CES 125 (for if Naganadel-GX FLI is Prized)
4 Mysterious Treasure FLI 113 (search)
4 Island Challenge Amulet CEC 194 (prize augmentation)
2 Great Catcher CEC 192 (gust)
2 Ordinary Rod SSH 171 (recovery)

2 Triple Acceleration Energy UNB 190 (for Naganadel GX attack)
1 Beast Energy FLI 117 (30 plus damage for either of the U.Necrozmas)
2 Metal Energy 8
7 Psychic Energy 5

Strategy:
  • early game:
If you win the coin flip, go first, to evolve poipole earlier, or to purposely let your opponent knock out a pokemon to activate many of your tools. Turn 2, If you have lance after you lose a pokemon, search for 2 Naganadel GX UNM and put them onto your bench. If you don't have lance, hopefully, you can manually evolve one of your poipole into the UNM Naganadel-GX to get your draw engine going. Use your draw engine to draw 3 more cards and see if you get lance. if you still didn't get lance, hopefully, you got rosa to get it for next turn. manipulate your opponent into having 3 prize cards the end of their next turn using island challenge amulet if they currently have 4 prizes left or let them take 2 if they have 5 left. If they still have 6 you get an extra turn for setup.
  • Late game
If and when you successfully have your opponent at 3 prize cards you can set up your checkmate with ease. if you were not able to get them to 3 prize cards, and they took more, just try your best.

best case scenario and the goal of this deck is to be able to play surge this turn with Rosa and Lusamine, get a Naganadel-GX FLI into play, have 1-2 attackers and use as many beast rings as possible to accelerate energy to them (how you place the energy between the two depends on the current board state), and use Stinger GX.

You and your opponent now both have 3 prize cards remaining and they can't take any prize cards until their next turn (because of Lusamine Prism Star). Then they end their turn, the deck plays 4 gusting cards so if they have a 3 prize pokemon you gust that into the active. your opponent is still at 3 prize cards so you can still play your remaining beast rings. retreat into your attacker and take a hit at their pokemon. If you KO their 3 prize card pokemon, you win, it can't, play island challenge amulet on as many 2 prize pokemon as you can (unless they play a spread deck) to guarantee the win next turn or the turn after.


Matchups:
N/A

I'll get to this when I start playtesting.


Other considerations:
  • 1 copy of Scoop up net to pick up the mew after playing lusamine since lusamine only protects ultra beasts
  • cutting mew altogether
  • lunala prism star for energy recover/acceleration
  • reset stamp
  • more support cards for early game
  • ditto prism star
  • baby Naganadel
  • the other ultra necrozma as another alternative one prize attacker. (the one that does 170 and discards an energy but only works if the opponent has 2 prize cards or less remaining)
  • adding different ultra beasts
  • Adding Dawn Wings Necrozma as a pivot pokemon with air balloon
  • Guzma and hala for getting beast energy, ultra space and either the air balloon or island challenge amulet.



If you got this far. thanks for reading. please give any suggestions for changes/optimizations.
 
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