So I'm trying to come up with a deck idea for the new 2017 standard, and I was originally thinking about using Pyroar Break or maybe Talonflame, but the general consensus I've gotten is that Pyroar is rotated/rotating out, and Talonflame is a gimick. So with those two ideas out of the way, I was thinking about Lunala GX. His ability in a pure psychic means you can use max potions freely, instantly power up whatever mons you might want to at the time, and is just in general strong himself. However, if you look at the cards coming out in the Strengthening Expansion, it comes with a none GX Lunala that has 160 HP and an attack that does 40x all psychic energy on it, along with a stadium that gives psychic types a -2 retreat cost, so you can rotate most mons out freely. Combo that with being able to instantly power up and unpower the Non-GX Lunala and you can do a lot of damage when you need to. Aside from that though, there's also Toxapex GX, a psychic that poisons the enemy for 100 damage per tick, which either secures a kill or forces a switch, which I think is nuts, and also Sylveon GX who can turn one search for any 3 cards for you with its 1 mana attack, not to mention that it's GX move is one of the best ones so far I think.
So then. The question here is, would any of this work together? I can see the Sylveon not working well since it's a fairy even if I want to run it somehow, but I'm not certain if you can really run both Lunalas that effectively since they both share the cosmog start and need rare candies to level up. And all that aside, I really am terrible about picking trainer cards to go with a deck, I just get rough ideas as to what mons I might like to use. So, does anyone have any opinions on any of these cards? Any suggestions how they could be used or any suggested deck ideas with any of them in it? Anything is appreciated.
So then. The question here is, would any of this work together? I can see the Sylveon not working well since it's a fairy even if I want to run it somehow, but I'm not certain if you can really run both Lunalas that effectively since they both share the cosmog start and need rare candies to level up. And all that aside, I really am terrible about picking trainer cards to go with a deck, I just get rough ideas as to what mons I might like to use. So, does anyone have any opinions on any of these cards? Any suggestions how they could be used or any suggested deck ideas with any of them in it? Anything is appreciated.