Alt. Format Future: M Gallade-EX / Crobat / Zoroark

[cardgjammer]

Pokemon: 19

• 2 M Gallade EX
• 2 Gallade EX (RSK)
• 4 Zubat (PHF)
• 4 Golbat (PHF)
• 3 Crobat (PHF)
• 2 Zoroark (Blue Shock)
• 2 Zorua (Blue Shock)

Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums: 31

• 3 VS Seeker
• 4 Ultra Ball
• 1 Professor's Letter
• 1 Sacred Ash
• 2 Gallade Spirit Link
• 2 Float Stone
• 2 Mega Turbo
• 1 Battle Compressor
• 4 Professor Sycamore
• 2 Judge
• 1 Brigette
• 1 AZ
• 2 Lysandre
• 1 Teammates
• 2 Dimension Valley
• 2 Silent Lab

Energies: 10

• 6 Psychic Energy
• 4 Double Colorless Energy

Strategy:

Evolve Gallade-EX into Mega Gallade-EX ASAP w/ Spirit Link, and sweep the floor w/ bench and snipe(from Bats + Mega Gallade's attack) damage all around until six prizes are drawn. Should M-Ray appear to threaten deck by EBing w/ a Skyfield and full bench, use Zoroark and DCE to Jack it out and end the threat. Even Mega Mewtwo-EX X cannot take an Unwavering Blade after Bat damage, not to mention Mega Gardy would have to deal with healing more than one pokemon in one turn before the Bats overwhelm her enough to KO either her or her fairy-type EX friends that still have damage after all the healing she can possibly do is exhausted!

Spoiler

Zorua – Darkness – HP60
Basic Pokemon

[D] Spoiled Voice: Choose 1 card from your opponent’s hand without looking. Shuffle that card into your opponent’s deck.

[D][C] Dark Edge: 30 damage. Discard an Energy attached to this Pokemon.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 1

Zoroark – Darkness – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Zorua

Ability: Impersonate
Once during your turn (before your attack), if this Pokemon is on your Bench, you may switch this Pokemon with your Active Pokemon.

[C][C] Mind Jack 10+ This attack does 10 damage plus 30 more damage for each Pokemon on your opponent’s Bench.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 2

Brigette – Trainer
Supporter

Search your deck for 1 Basic Pokemon-EX or up to 3 Basic Pokemon (excluding Pokemon-EX) and put them onto your Bench. Shuffle your deck afterwards.

You may play only 1 Supporter card during your turn (before your attack).

 

[TuxedoBlack]

As one who has run spread decks over time, as well as running a M Gallade deck now; I am quite curious to better understand your deck. Unfortunately, the detailed descriptions of the Zoroark and Zorua are not available on the linked, designated web pages. Could you please provide those descriptions.

Secondly, have you considered running a 3-2 or 3-3 M Gardevoir EX line? This would help ensure your setup is fast and a 3rd M Gardevoir EX would significantly increase your chances of having 2 M Gardevoir EXs available (I've found that 1 is not enough in many matchups).

Is there a particular reason(s) you are using Bats (vs. Forretress, for example) which specifically target its damage drops on a few opponent's Pokémon as oppose to dropping damage counters on all opponent's Pokémon? M Gallade EX's Unwavering Blade attack would then be much more effective when damage is dropped on all opponent's Pokémon vs. the targeted few.

Lastly (for now), how are you using the spread damage on the opponent's benched Pokémon? If those damage counters are there just to "weaken" a potential threat for your subsequent KO?