Yeah, there’s interesting room for techs but you still need that definitive core. I’ll post here and there when I score pieces that are worthwhile.
It has been quite some time. I have been 3000+ for a month or so now I think. Occasionally tumbling back to 2800-2900, but typically hanging out around 3100.
Magikarp-Gyarados Clvl2
Mew Clvl3
Sceptile
Articuno
Zapdos Clvl3
Moltres Clvl3
Plates: Hurdle jump, double chance, x attack, scoop up, tropical energy
I feel like my deck is versatile enough that I have a counter for every major player in the meta. I can run with just about any deck, but definitely struggle more against the heavy hitters running multiple terrakion/deo A/ clvl sceptile. Blaziken and entei that were newly released and are beasts.
I recently crafted zekrom with material so now I have resh/zek and may toy around with elimination decks as I have genesect as well. I would love to get suicune as he is a great one for eliminations too and syncs well with articuno. I ran elimination in the electric ground gym and did pretty well with it. I also pulled a manaphy and could put together a water deck, just haven’t had the time to toy around with it yet.
Major ex wants:
suicune
heatran x2
2nd empoleon (for running steel deck with above)
ho-oh (great versatile addition to any deck even after he got nerfed a bit)
entei
raikou (beast in a paralysis deck)
terrakion
Another month gone by so it is time to talk to myself again.
Mega evolutions are here! Pulled a mega charizard Y on my first 10x booster that I had 500 gems saved up for. I haven’t used him in a match, but have faced a few mega decks here and there. Too weak so far, but I have great expectations for the mega Lati@s. As well as sceptile since he is a beast anyways. Rayquaza deck has been huge in doing away with Deoxys decks.
Still floating at 3000-3300 running a tropical deck and a dragon twins deck shown below.
Tropical deck: (main difficulty is deoxys decks with rayquaza or mirror match trop deck with high clvls or virizion, really want one of those)
Mew Clvl4, Zap Clvl4, Rayquaza, Moltres, Sceptile, Karpdos
Elimination deck (main difficulty is fast decks with 2+ runners to match, deo s, mew higher clvl etc. Deo decks are also tough especially with 2 deo s)
Resh/Zeck both Clvl2, Mew Clvl4, Leafeon Clvl3, Phantump CLvl3/Trevenant, Greninja Clvl3
@funmonkey54 I guess I will tag you since you were the most recent to reply. They have the gem sale up again through August 18th FYI. Something near 1000 gems for about $8. They also time it well with the “tentuple” boosters. Guaranteed 1 ex for 500 gems. Many people pull 2-3 ex’s.
Felt like posting another update.
I really wish Pokemon would get behind this game more and give it some advertising. It truly is an amazing game with frequent refreshing updates. They have been lately focusing more on figure synergy than simply power creeping all the new releases. Some notable releases that have had major effects on the meta include solgaleo, tapu koko, tapu lele, blaziken, the megas (gengar, beedrill, charizard x and y, venusaur, blastoise) and several of the new energy plates released.
So many archetypes to choose from and Deoxys has finally fallen from its place atop the meta. It still can succeed 3000-3500 range, but I rarely see it anymore as I have been floaring 3700-3900 lately.
Running an elimination deck which is very fun.
Tapu Koko
Zapdos Clvl5
Mew Clvl4
Reshiram Clvl2
Zekrom Clvl2
GengarClvl1=> Mega Gengar
Plates are 2x double chance, 2x overdrive, max revive and gengarite
Huge update coming along for this game now… still really wish they’d advertise it as it in an awesome game. So many strategies, so many different viable decks now. Diversity has gone up like crazy lately with all the new figures, abilities, synergies. Even a deck built with mostly uncommon figures can take you to 3000+ rating now.
They also offer a new type of booster where you get a prebuilt deck for 650 gems. Very solid figures included in some of them like virizion, terrakion and zapdos. @funmonkey54 idk if you ever gave it another shot or have the time to, but now would be the best time. They have insane login rewards upcoming this month for the 2nd anniversary.