All cards from the “Steven’s Beldum & Metagross ex” and “Marnie’s Morpeko & Grimmsnarl ex” decks have been revealed! They will release on February 21st for 1,800 yen each.
The cards from these decks will be included in our Destined Rivals set in May.
Thanks goes to JustInBasil for the translations!
Marnie’s Purrloin – Darkness – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[D] Sharp Nail: 20+ damage. If your opponent’s Active Pokémon is a Pokémon ex, this attack does 40 more damage.
[C][C][C] Spiked Wheels: 20+ damage. This attack does 40 more damage for each [D] Energy attached to this Pokémon.
Weakness: Grass (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1
Spikemuth Gym – Trainer
Stadium
Once during each player’s turn, that player may search their deck for a Marnie’s Pokémon, reveal it, and put it into their hand. Then, that player shuffles their deck.
You may play only 1 Stadium card during your turn. Put it next to the Active Spot, and discard it if another Stadium comes into play. A Stadium with the same name can’t be played.
Steven’s Baltoy – Psychic – HP60
Basic Pokemon
[C] Summoning Sign: Search your deck for up to 2 Basic Steven’s Pokémon and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
Ability: Stone Palace
As long as this Pokémon is on the Bench, each of your Steven’s Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks from your opponent’s Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance). The effect of Stone Palace doesn’t stack.
[P][C][C] Magical Shot: 80 damage.
Weakness: Metal (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2
Steven’s Skarmory – Metal – HP120
Basic Pokemon
[C][C] Razor Wing: 30 damage.
[M][M][C] Sonic Double: This attack does 50 damage to 2 of your opponent’s Pokémon. (Don’t apply Weakness and Resistance for Benched Pokémon.)
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 1
Steven’s Metang – Metal – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Steven’s Beldum
[M][C] Metal Slash: 70 damage. During your next turn, this Pokémon can’t attack.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 2
Steven’s Metagross ex – Metal – HP340
Stage 2 – Evolves from Steven’s Metang
Ability: Exboot
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Basic [P] Energy card and a Basic [M] Energy card and attach them to your [P] Pokémon or [M] Pokémon in any way you like. Then, shuffle your deck.
[M][C][C] Metal Stomp: 200 damage.
Pokemon ex rule: When your Pokemon ex is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: Grass (-30)
Retreat: 3
Granite Cave – Trainer
Stadium
Steven’s Pokémon (both yours and your opponent’s) take 30 less damage from attacks from the opponent’s Pokémon (after applying Weakness and Resistance).
You may play only 1 Stadium card during your turn. Put it next to the Active Spot, and discard it if another Stadium comes into play. A Stadium with the same name can’t be played.
Energy Recycler – Trainer
Item
Shuffle up to 5 basic Energy cards from your discard pile into your deck.
You may play as many Item cards as you like during your turn.
I kinda like baltoy and claydol, skarmory has a good attack but 50 might not be enough since since you wanna be able to ohko 60/70hp basics before they evolve. Both of these decks still seem a little underwhelming unfortunately.
Steven's Claydol hits for 280 consistently in Gardevoir Munkidori for only 3 energy, which is good since post-rotation it'll be harder to get Psychics in the discard pile
I kinda like baltoy and claydol, skarmory has a good attack but 50 might not be enough since since you wanna be able to ohko 60/70hp basics before they evolve. Both of these decks still seem a little underwhelming unfortunately.
Wait morpeko is like actually pretty good. Just pop down a grimmsnarl and boom. 220 damage on a basic one prize pokemon. Oh no, your morpeko gets one shot? No problem, get another one (nest ball or buddy buddy poffin), play energy recycler, have another morgrem or impidimp on your bench earlier and a grimmsnarl in hand + rare candy sometimes (this part might be harder), retreat into morpeko and BOOM. This plus pidgeot might be a competitively viable deck???
EDIT- You could also swap out pidgeot with n's zoroark ex for a draw engine, but unless you include some n's pokemon too, pidgeot is just better.
But tbh, I think pokemon is just really bad at making good decks out of only one wave of support. Most of these decks just need a little push to be actually good rn.
But tbh, I think pokemon is just really bad at making good decks out of only one wave of support. Most of these decks just need a little push to be actually good rn.
They're not bad at it they're choosing not to. For some unknown reason they don't like a diverse meta and only want a couple good decks running around.
Now I wasn't expecting anything, so all this mid is fine. Steven is actually doing better than I expected to be honest. Just wish there's more spread I can do with metal and psychic.
Now I wasn't expecting anything, so all this mid is fine. Steven is actually doing better than I expected to be honest. Just wish there's more spread I can do with metal and psychic.
Metagross gets better the more generic Psychic/Metal type releases in the future. Right now there's not much cool options because it's competing with something else (Gardevoir) or already self-sufficient (Archaludon), but the fact that it doesnt lock the ability only to Steven's Pokemon like Marnie's Grimmsnarl does makes it very open.
Marnie’s Purrloin – Darkness – HP60
Marnie’s Liepard – Darkness – HP100
Marnie’s Scraggy – Darkness – HP70
Marnie’s Scrafty – Darkness – HP120
Marnie’s Impidimp – Darkness – HP70
Marnie’s Morgrem – Darkness – HP100
Marnie’s Morpeko – Darkness – HP70
Spikemuth Gym – Trainer
Steven’s Baltoy – Psychic – HP60
Steven’s Claydol – Psychic – HP120
Steven’s Carbink – Psychic – HP80
Steven’s Skarmory – Metal – HP120
Steven’s Beldum – Metal – HP70
Steven’s Metang – Metal – HP100
Steven’s Metagross ex – Metal – HP340
Granite Cave – Trainer
Energy Recycler – Trainer
