Fire and Ice (Volcanion Ex / Entei / Volcanion / Octillery)

[Dark Espeon]

FIRE AND ICE

Pokémon (13):

• 3 Volcanion Ex (beatdown)
• 3 Volcanion (beatdown)
• 3 Entei AT (beatdown)
• 2 Remoraid (evolve)
• 2 Octillery (draw)

Trainer (35):

• 4 Professor Sycamore (draw)
• 1 Pokémon Ranger (control)
• 2 Blacksmith (accelerate)
• 1 Lysandre (control)
• 2 N (draw)
• 3 Fighting Fury Belt (beatdown)
• 1 Energy Retrieval (retrieval)
• 3 Muscle Band (beatdown)
• 3 Trainer's Mail (search)
• 1 Super Rod (retrieval)
• 4 Vs Seeker (retrieval)
• 4 Ultra Ball (search)
• 3 Dive Ball (search)
• 3 Scorched Earth (draw)

Energy (12):

• 12 Fire Energy

STRATEGY:

Go second and start with Volcanion. Use Ultra Ball and Dive Ball to search for Volcanion Ex and either Remoraid or Entei AT. Discard Basic Fire Energy with Steam Up and accelerate them back on the bench. Blacksmith and Scorched Earth allow the deck to draw and accelerate at the same time.

SPOILER:

All translations have been taken from Pokébeach.

Volcanion Ex
Basic Fire and Water Pokémon
HP 180
Ability: Steam Up
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may discard 1 Fire Energy card from your hand. If you do, during this turn, the attacks of your Basic Fire Pokémon do 30 more damage to your opponent’s active Pokémon.
[R}[R][C] Volcanic Heat: 130
During your next turn, this Pokemon can’t attack.
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Volcanion
Basic Fire Pokémon
HP 130
[R] Power Heater: 20
Choose 2 of your benched Pokémon. Attach a Fire Energy from your discard pile to each of them.
[R][R][R] Explosive Flame: 100
Weakness: Water (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Pokémon Ranger
Trainer - Supporter
Remove all effects of attacks on both players and all Pokemon.

 

[wonderful_whismur]

Hi there! I am thinking of playing a Volcanion/Octillery deck. How will you update this deck to the current "Garbodor Era". Never played Volcanion before but would like to try!