Camerupt Turbo (Camerupt EX / Magma Camerupt / Reshiram)

[Ms Hugo]

Pokemon:

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  4 Camerupt EX
  4 Team Magma's Numel
  4 Team Magma's Camerupt

Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums:

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  4 Professor Sycamore
  3 Shauna
  4 Blacksmith
  1 Teammates
  2 Lysandre
  
  4 VS Seeker
  4 Ultra Ball
  2 Repeat Ball
  2 Acro Bike
  3 Professor's Letter
  2 Switch
  1 Escape Rope
  
  4 Scorched Earth

Energy:

• 
  10 Fire Energy
  2 DCE

Strategy:

After reading the thread about Deck Engines in the "TCG Competitive Play" section, I decided to fit a variant of the "Crash and Recycle" engine into my up-and-coming Camerupt-EX deck. I think Camerupt-EX really has potential when combined with the Magma Camerupts- it's basically a less-good Rayeels variant for this format.

Anyway, the plan is to tear through my deck as quickly as possible, getting a Camerupt-EX in the active spot and set up at least 2 Magma Camerupts on the bench. The combo is to use the Magmas to attach from the discard via their ability, then use a Blacksmith to accelerate onto the EX. That lets me use Camerupt's Explosive Jet, discard 4 (or 5 if necessary) energy and get one-hit KOs every turn. Reshiram is in here just to have a backup attacker, and to reduce the risk of Mulligans.

For the Trainer lineup, I don't have N and don't have the money to buy a playset, so this will have to do for now, unfortunately. I'm thinking about running 4 Blacksmith but am worried it might get a little cloggy. Teammates is in there just because it's a decent one-of.

I run 3 Switching items because of Camerupt-EX's massive retreat cost, and because if a Magma Camerupt gets pulled out to buy the opponent time, I'm going to want to get the EX back in position to regain momentum. 4 Acro Bike are to burn through the deck as quickly as possible, letting me discard what I don't need (Weakness Policies if I'm not going up against Water, for example) and grab what I do. Even if I end up ditching too much stuff, I still have LTC to shuffle it back in. The rest should be fairly obvious.

I think that's about it. Obvious weaknesses are Water decks, hence the Weakness Policies, and just not being able to set Camerupt-EX up quickly enough- 4 energy is a big attack cost. Also Yveltal, though I could always ditch two energy from Camerupt-EX through Explosive Jet to give me a bit of defence.

Spoiler

Team Magma's Numel - Fire - HP70
Basic Pokemon

[R][C] Ember: 30 damage. Discard 1 Energy attached to this Pokemon.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Team Magma's Camerupt - Fire - HP110
Stage 1 - Evolves from Team Magma's Numel

Ability: Burndraft
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may choose 1 [R] or [F] Energy card from your discard pile and attach it to this Pokemon.

[R][C][C] Fireball: 60 damage. Move 1 Basic Energy attached to this Pokemon to 1 of your Benched Pokemon.

Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

 

[Dark Espeon]

Hi Ms Hugo,

Nice deck. Consider these minor modifications:

- 4 Acro Bike (wanted room for other cards to search and draw)
- 3 Team Magma Ball (a little too restrictive for me)
- 1 Lysandre's Trump Card (not needed at all)

+ 1 Blacksmith (you want to max out on them)
+ 2 Ultra Ball (less specific and the discard can be benefitial)
+ 2 Repeat Ball (real great in decks that run the maximum number of a limited amount of Pokémon)
+ 3 Professor's Letter (it ensures and energy attachment each turn and draws with the stadium card used in this deck)

I would even consider to cut Reshiram for a fourth Vs Seeker since you will need a lot Blacksmith to ohko turn after turn and Weakness Policy for Bicycle to draw at the same turn Blacksmith has been used. The latter modifications are personal preferences.

 

[Ms Hugo]

No idea why I added the LTC to a deck that runs out of the discard pile...

Thanks for the feedback! Made most of the modifications on your list, but kept 2 Acro Bike because I can't find anywhere selling Bicycles. I would change it to Roller Skates but I don't like coin flips, and I think Acro Bike could really help with getting a bit of draw power.