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I've also been thinking about potential partners for Electrode, but have come around to utilizing fighting while strong energy is still within rotation. Are you utilizing Guzzlord for its discard effect, because I've been thinking about playing Acrobike instead with my build?

Here's hoping they make a metal eevolution soon.

The setup potential with Alohan Ratticate is pretty good.

Personally I want a fossil GX pokemon and hope with all these reimagining of early exs we might get Cradily or Aerodactyl. Outside those two I would maybe like to Hariyama or one of my undoubted favorites Heracross.

In order to beat Metagross you need to out speed them as having three metagross is usually their win condition so parallel is good against the deck. The other way to win is if they over commit their energies to the field because everything in the deck has a high retreat cost they then struggle...

I think Volkner rises in cost without Skyla in format, probably the full art Diantha with the loss of puzzles and Rayquaza being the hot deck going into post rotation. Cynthia's could also increase in cost. Also, Zoroark/Macargo will be good together which means mallow's cost is going to rise...

Duo is right, you can't fit in decks like Metagross because, ideally, you need multiple metagross in play for win condition and zoroark disrupts that goal. I feel like Zoroark doesn't really work with Lapras either. I also don't think Zoroark is the best in decks that run mostly/ only basic...

YES!!! Finally, I get the fat rat which I've literally been waiting months for and can make a rotoms deck. Even better, acrobike is here to help as well. Super stocked, Fat rat I'm chasing you.

Gourgeist/rotoms or maybe passimian

Post rotation I feel set up decks are going to play Alohan Vulpix/ Dunsparce/Steven's decision/ timer ball to increase their consistency and chances of setting up. I also think Scizor is positioned quite well now, which could easily lead into post rotation and as a result I'm not so inclined...

I disagree on Reshiram's second attack being bad. Having played around with Entei/ Infernape a decent bit, I've seen that burn is quite effective. Ideally, the attack would do a base damage of 120 so you could max out at 210 instead of 200, but it isn't terrible and can be done every turn...

I think Gardevoir should be positioned better than it's right now, but I'm not sure by how much considering it isn't a deck I've thought much about or played around with. From an outside perspective fairies have support unlike other typings with stuff like Diantha which after puzzles rotate will...

My initial thoughts were to try pairing Virizion with Venusaur and play a slower game where one could acerola virizion's and worse case, use a second energy if you ever need to breeze away Lele's or venusaur to deny prizes further, but I could definitely see it being playable with sceptile or...

Celesteela is a really good card for prereleases and along with baby kartana should get included in many metal decks. Delcatty is also strong, but not sure how well it will do in pre-releases when it can be a struggle finding supporters to play. Manectric has been known to be solid for sometime.

Post rotation I think a lot of basic GX decks are positioned well. Reshiram GX should be the best fire deck, as it will be relatively easy to put that early pressure on with it and its GX attack while utilizing flint properly is an improved tutonator as it can get a knockout while accelerating...

Seems interesting enough and is probably something I want to try out with Acrobike. Initial thoughts make me think it could be a good way to finally utilize Hoho's gx attack effectively as you Mallow to put 2 stage twos at the top of your deck (maybe Blaziken), discard them and put those same...

Cynthia was regarded as the best or second best card to come out of UPR at the time of its release, with its full art being the most valued card by most. People considerably undervalued Mallow/Lycanroc before Zoroark was popularized and at this point people seem to still be undervaluing Hala...

It might be ok as a counter to Malamar decks, maybe a deck where you split Umbreon/Espeon could be possible. Although, in fairness I'm not sure how good that would be.

Klive Aw the guy who came second with Zygarde/Lycanroc and had other success doesn't play Bonnie and focuses on only using Lycanroc's GX attack. I believe there are interviews where he details his strategy, but from what I can gather you want to start with Zygarde/ or Baby buzz and put a lot of...

Zygarde/Lycanroc is better given the meta.