Battle Roads Speculation
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sillykyle said:
Eels so low? Why? It can beat nearly anything and can tech against the Darkrai Matchup. It already has a great CMT matchup, and it still has a shot at Fighting variants with the aid of Tornadus EX. It is totally your opinion, but why?
1. Zekrom/Eelektrik Varients w/Raikou-EX
With the release of Raikou-EX (which is probably going to replace Zekrom-EX), Zekrom/Eelektrik becomes a complete powerhouse. It can Catcher + OHKO any benched Tornadus-EXs (which I expect to be the Mono-Terrakion killer in lists such as Darkrai). This alone makes this deck worthy of being number one, aside from the fact that both Zekrom and Raikou can 2HKO any cards in the game! Another reason why Zekrom/Eelektrik is going to be the powerhouse from here on until Worlds is because it can abuse Terrakion which kills Darkrai-EX, Raikou-EX, and Zekrom-EX in one hit!
2. Terrakion
With the release of Darkrai-EX, players are going to put much more thought into playing Terrakion. This is because it can OHKO anything in Zekrom/Eelektrik as well as Darkrai-EX, all cards that are going to be heavily played in the Post-Dark Explorers metagame. The only problem this deck is going to face is Tornadus-EX which 2 shots Terrakion. In return, though, Terrakion can 3-shot it for 2 prizes!
3. Darkrai
Darkrai-EX is going to be boss in this format. Look at all those cards it can use- Special Dark, Darkness Claw, and a nightmarishly easy set up because of Darkness Patch. Darkrai-EX looks too good to be true, and it can OHKO most things, too! It's attack gets even better for doing 30 damage to the bench, enough to kill any baby Pokemon as well as Tynamos!
4. Zoroark Rush
This one is pretty self explanatory. Raid your field with Zoroarks to 2HKO anything that comes into your path. The only reason I don't rate this deck as high as I would is because it requires lots of evolving and Zoroarks only have a measly 100HP - enough to get OHKO'd by pretty much anything!
5. MTC
Honestly, I don't think MTC is going to be played at all post-DE. This is because all of the new darkness cards that resist Mewtwo which is going to make it lose power and not be as expensive. Also, Darkrai-EX can 2-shot both any active Pokemon and a benched Celebi Prime at the same time, tossing out free prizes.
6. Durant
Heatmor. Heatmor Heatmor Heatmor. Once Battle Roads come across, Durant won't be played because of Heatmor. Then, when Nationals come into view, people will think Durant is dead and won't play Heatmor, thus making Durant popular again. This is the life cycle of Durant, signing off.
With the release of Raikou-EX (which is probably going to replace Zekrom-EX), Zekrom/Eelektrik becomes a complete powerhouse. It can Catcher + OHKO any benched Tornadus-EXs (which I expect to be the Mono-Terrakion killer in lists such as Darkrai). This alone makes this deck worthy of being number one, aside from the fact that both Zekrom and Raikou can 2HKO any cards in the game! Another reason why Zekrom/Eelektrik is going to be the powerhouse from here on until Worlds is because it can abuse Terrakion which kills Darkrai-EX, Raikou-EX, and Zekrom-EX in one hit!
2. Terrakion
With the release of Darkrai-EX, players are going to put much more thought into playing Terrakion. This is because it can OHKO anything in Zekrom/Eelektrik as well as Darkrai-EX, all cards that are going to be heavily played in the Post-Dark Explorers metagame. The only problem this deck is going to face is Tornadus-EX which 2 shots Terrakion. In return, though, Terrakion can 3-shot it for 2 prizes!
3. Darkrai
Darkrai-EX is going to be boss in this format. Look at all those cards it can use- Special Dark, Darkness Claw, and a nightmarishly easy set up because of Darkness Patch. Darkrai-EX looks too good to be true, and it can OHKO most things, too! It's attack gets even better for doing 30 damage to the bench, enough to kill any baby Pokemon as well as Tynamos!
4. Zoroark Rush
This one is pretty self explanatory. Raid your field with Zoroarks to 2HKO anything that comes into your path. The only reason I don't rate this deck as high as I would is because it requires lots of evolving and Zoroarks only have a measly 100HP - enough to get OHKO'd by pretty much anything!
5. MTC
Honestly, I don't think MTC is going to be played at all post-DE. This is because all of the new darkness cards that resist Mewtwo which is going to make it lose power and not be as expensive. Also, Darkrai-EX can 2-shot both any active Pokemon and a benched Celebi Prime at the same time, tossing out free prizes.
6. Durant
Heatmor. Heatmor Heatmor Heatmor. Once Battle Roads come across, Durant won't be played because of Heatmor. Then, when Nationals come into view, people will think Durant is dead and won't play Heatmor, thus making Durant popular again. This is the life cycle of Durant, signing off.