Archie's Diving Toads (Seismitoad/Slurpuff/Swampert)

[AfroLuffy]

Pokemon: 11

• 
  4 Seismitoad EX
  2 Swampert (PCL 36)
  2 Swirlix (PHF 68)
  2 Slurpuff (PHF 69)
  1 Jirachi EX

Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums: 24/13/4 (42 in all)

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  1 Computer Search
  1 Enhanced Hammer
  1 Dive Ball
  4 VS Seeker
  2 Head Ringer
  4 Ultra Ball
  2 Float Stone
  4 Hypnotoxic Laser
  3 Muscle Band
  2 Battle Compressor
  
  2 Skyla
  1 N
  2 Lysandre
  3 Juniper
  2 Archie's Ace in the Hole
  1 Teammates
  1 Lysandre's Trump Card
  1 Xerosic
  
  4 Virbank City Gym

Energy: 8

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  4 DCE
  4 Water Energy

Strategy:
The Strategy of this deck is to hopefully start off with Seismitoad EX and a way to get a DCE, while also getting Slurpuffs out with Ultra ball and at the same time reducing your hand and discarding Swamperts to have Archie's Ace in the Hole in your hand and being able to use it. Once you're set up, slowing your opponent down with Seismitoad while doing more damage with Muscle Band and Hypnotoxic Laser/Virbank, you can use Diving Search for a card you need, then get it right away with Tasting. Swampert can also be an attacker if you run into a pyroar, and can attach 2 energy so you could attach DCE and a water then attack.
1 N because it doesn't help with reducing your hand.
4 Ultra ball to reduce hand faster
Xerosic for team flare tools, spirit links, and special energies.
Trump card for getting Lasers back (Hopefully have a Swampert out by now)
Dive ball for Seismitoads and Swamperts that you can discard if you have something that can discard.

Also Maintenance helps reducing.
Should I also add super scoop up or AZ?

Thanks for reading and/or replying!
Sorry if strategy is confusing or something like that, I struggle with explaining and might have not covered everything.

 

[gromitxt]

Love it. I need to get some Swampert so I can try it out. I've been playing with a lot of these Archie/Maxie decks. This deck is super tight, though and I'm worried you're cramping Archie's style by trying to fit in both hammers and laserbank. I think you really ought to emphasize one or the other of those groups of cards and then consider making space for:

+1-2 VS Seeker
+2 Battle compressor
+1-2 Skyla
+1 Jirachi

You could probably lose one Archie and swap out 2 Juniper for either N or Colress. I find I'm discarding so many things with ultraball, computer search, and battle compressor in order to get Archie going that I really don't want to use Sycamore/Juniper much at all.

 

[AfroLuffy]

Love it. I need to get some Swampert so I can try it out. I've been playing with a lot of these Archie/Maxie decks. This deck is super tight, though and I'm worried you're cramping Archie's style by trying to fit in both hammers and laserbank. I think you really ought to emphasize one or the other of those groups of cards and then consider making space for:

+1-2 VS Seeker
+2 Battle compressor
+1-2 Skyla
+1 Jirachi

You could probably lose one Archie and swap out 2 Juniper for either N or Colress. I find I'm discarding so many things with ultraball, computer search, and battle compressor in order to get Archie going that I really don't want to use Sycamore/Juniper much at all.

Yeah, right away I realized that from testing it on tcgone.com that I have too much stuff that doesn't help me get Swamperts out, and struggle with getting that task. For now, i'll try to focus more on laserbank and take out the hammers but keep one enhanced. I'll also take out an Archie and a Juniper, then add a Skyla and 2 VS seekers. I personally don't know about Battle Compressors, but I will try and run two like you suggested.

-3 Crushing Hammer
-1 Enhanced Hammer
-1 Archie
-1 Juniper

+1 Skyla
+1 Jirachi
+2 Battle Compressor
+2 VS Seeker

Thank you for replying!