[Experiment] Coin-Flip Deck

[ScottSpain]

Sup guys? I'm working on an experiment and I need your help designing a deck with this idea:

If you could guarantee that every coin you flip would be in your favor, how would you design your deck? Which monsters and trainers would you run? What would be the perfect strategy?

I plan on coming back to this post with updates on the deck as we figure out what I should run. If this works out to something interesting, I'm totally taking this to an event!
Wish me luck. (Ha!)

 

[GadgetJax]

I would probably make a deck out of the new Escavalier. Not only do I think he is a really cool Pokemon, but the Damage Output on the attack caps infinitely, though in standard play, you usually will only reach about 1 or 2 flips without re-flipping with Fliptini. Roller Skates is also an option.

 

[Elbow]

3-4 Catcher, 2-4 Roller Skakes, 4 Laser
Needed cards in a non-flippy format

 

[Carpey]

This is such a ridiculous format, I can only see one deck working:

Pokemon
4 White Kyurem BCR
4 Pikachu XY
Trainers
4 Professor Juniper
4 Skyla
4 Lysandre's Trump Card
4 Roller Skates
4 Ultra Ball
1 Computer Search
4 VS Seeker
4 Pokemon Catcher
4 Hypnotoxic Laser
4 Switch
4 Virbank City Gym
Energy
11 Fire

White Kyurem hits for any amount of damage you want on turn 2, and Pikachu can Poison stall any Pyroar that might happen. The rest of the deck is designed to consistently get White Kyurem on the field with an Energy ASAP. Trump Card/VS Seeker helps you keep going. Catchers can screw with your opponent if you get a bad start. Oh, and if you don't mind me asking, what is this for exactly?

 

[pokedan24]

Darmanitan from Boundaries crossed. One energy for infinite damage. Wouldn't get much better than that. I'd also throw in a Diggersby line since both have agility and Diggersby can retrieve items such as lasers, hammers, and roller skates. Maybe a Cobalion EX to deal with opposing agility decks.

 

[Auride]

I would argue that infinite-damage flips such as Darmanitan BCR would not be legal because the attack could never resolve (since you should, by the card text, continue flipping a coin forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever ).

I think that makes things a bit more balanced.

 

[pokedan24]

^

Having a coin flip working in your favor doesn't always have to mean heads every time (I think there are a few cards where tails is the better flip). That said, if those infinite damage attacks would be illegal, I would settle for something like Vanilluxe PF or Malamar EX (3 energy for an OHKO).

 

[Yo-yos]

Flippy (luck based) deck

Skeleton....

3-3 mega kangaskhan
2 fliptini
2 baby xerneas

4 N
4 juniper
2 Skyla
2 colress
2 ghetsis
3 super scoop up
4 pokeball
2 crushing hammer
4 roller skates
3 catcher

 

[ScottSpain]

I would probably make a deck out of the new Escavalier. Not only do I think he is a really cool Pokemon, but the Damage Output on the attack caps infinitely, though in standard play, you usually will only reach about 1 or 2 flips without re-flipping with Fliptini. Roller Skates is also an option.

Thanks for the reply!

3-4 Catcher, 2-4 Roller Skakes, 4 Laser
Needed cards in a non-flippy format

Noted.

This is such a ridiculous format, I can only see one deck working:

Pokemon
4 White Kyurem BCR
4 Pikachu XY
Trainers
4 Professor Juniper
4 Skyla
4 Lysandre's Trump Card
4 Roller Skates
4 Ultra Ball
1 Computer Search
4 VS Seeker
4 Pokemon Catcher
4 Hypnotoxic Laser
4 Switch
4 Virbank City Gym
Energy
11 Fire

White Kyurem hits for any amount of damage you want on turn 2, and Pikachu can Poison stall any Pyroar that might happen. The rest of the deck is designed to consistently get White Kyurem on the field with an Energy ASAP. Trump Card/VS Seeker helps you keep going. Catchers can screw with your opponent if you get a bad start. Oh, and if you don't mind me asking, what is this for exactly?

I'm glad you asked.

I plan on "mastering" coin flips (Not Cheating!) and I want to use a pokemon deck as proof of concept. I plan on writing about it and recording my matches with results. Wish me luck!

Darmanitan from Boundaries crossed. One energy for infinite damage. Wouldn't get much better than that. I'd also throw in a Diggersby line since both have agility and Diggersby can retrieve items such as lasers, hammers, and roller skates. Maybe a Cobalion EX to deal with opposing agility decks.

Noted. Thanks!

I would argue that infinite-damage flips such as Darmanitan BCR would not be legal because the attack could never resolve (since you should, by the card text, continue flipping a coin forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever ).

I think that makes things a bit more balanced.

That may be true, but unfortunately I plan on using this deck in real life, so infinite damage is not exactly guaranteed, but I am leaning on using it.

^

Having a coin flip working in your favor doesn't always have to mean heads every time (I think there are a few cards where tails is the better flip). That said, if those infinite damage attacks would be illegal, I would settle for something like Vanilluxe PF or Malamar EX (3 energy for an OHKO).

Sounds like decent options. Thanks!

Flippy (luck based) deck

Skeleton....

3-3 mega kangaskhan
2 fliptini
2 baby xerneas

4 N
4 juniper
2 Skyla
2 colress
2 ghetsis
3 super scoop up
4 pokeball
2 crushing hammer
4 roller skates
3 catcher

Not gonna lie. This new set has me pretty hype for Fliptini's/Coin-based deck's potential. My final playable build is probably going to be similar deck.

Thanks for all the replys! I'll probably keep asking around the community. I'll come back with a list and possible results!