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Standard Dark Penguins (Darkrai EX / Empoleon)

MunchyCollection

Aspiring Trainer
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I based this list of my Jolteon Archeops list I took to a regionals in the UK and its works in a similar way.

Pokémon (9):
  • 4 Darkrai EX (BKP)
  • 2 Empoleon (BKT)
  • 2 Yveltal (XY)
  • 1 Shaymin EX
Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums (41):
  • 3 Acro Bike
  • 4 Battle Compressor
  • 4 Max Elixir
  • 4 Trainers' Mail
  • 4 Ultra Ball
  • 4 Puzzle of Time
  • 4 VS Seeker
  • 1 AZ
  • 1 Lysandre
  • 1 Giovanni's Scheme
  • 1 Judge
  • 2 Archie's Ace in the Hole
  • 2 Professor Sycamore
  • 2 Reverse Valley
  • 2 Float Stone
  • 2 Fighting Fury Belt
Energy (10):
  • 10 Darkness Energy
Strategy:

The idea of the deck is very simple. You add a load of energys to your Pokémons and deal out a shed ton of damage with Darkrai EX. I thought that Empoleon would be a great partner with Darkrai to add boost its damage output and with the max elixers, it is very easy to get that damage out.

I do find that it is quite easy to get out the turn 1 (or turn 2, if you don't have a great start) Empoleon, due to the amount of item card that I run (think its 31!!!). Most of them you can burn right away and it helps make this deck very quick and fun to run.
The only problem I have found with this deck is going under item lock as it really starts it slow down and makes it 100x harder to power up your Pokémons. I found this out on my last game at regionals, make me go down quite far down the leader board.
Hope you like this deck and any ideas would be helpful!!! :)
 
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