Standard In Progress M Venusaur (Crisis Vine) / Lurantis GX

[RoboSensei]

Super excited for Sun and Moon's release, especially for Lurantis-GX and it's 3 beautiful prints.
Here's what I have been working on so far...

****** Pokémon Trading Card Game Deck List ******

##Pokémon

* 1 Shaymin-EX ROS 106
* 3 Venusaur-EX XY 141
* 3 M Venusaur-EX EVO 100
*4 Fomantis
*4 Lurantis-GX

##Trainer Cards

* 3 Venusaur Spirit Link EVO 89
* 2 Mega Turbo ROS 86
* 4 Max Elixir BKP 102
* 3 Forest of Giant Plants AOR 74
* 4 Trainers' Mail ROS 92
* 4 VS Seeker PHF 109
* 4 Ultra Ball FLF 99
* 4 Professor Sycamore BKP 107
* 1 Skyla BKP 122
* 1 Revitalizer
* 2 N PR-BLW BW100
* 1 Lysandre AOR 78
*1 Switch
*1 Escape Rope

##Energy

* 10 Grass Energy BLW 105

Total Cards - 60

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The main strategy is to go 2nd with Fomantis and get a Venusaur on the bench, play Forest and get into Lurantis with a manual attachment. Hit a Max Elixir onto the Venusaur, Spirit Link it, and Ultra Ball / Sycamore 2 or more energy into the discard pile to dig for a Mega Venusaur, mega evolve, and use Flower Supply to end your turn with 3 energy on the Venusaur. Go into your 2nd turn with a Switch / Escape Rope / Float Stone which I need to make some space for, and manually attach to Venusaur to hit Crisis Vine on turn 2.

I currently need to make some room for Nest / Timer balls as well as switch cards.

 

[rayquazatopaz34]

You run a lot of EX's and I think Hoopa-EX would assist in getting those up. I would cut the Porfessors' Letter for an N Supporter and the Skyla for another Lysandre.

 

[MarshalBry]

I really think you need to work in switch cards at the minute before anything else, as I'm assuming you intend to speedily setup venusaur with lurantis. Personally I would do:

-1 Venusaur-EX (increases your odds of starting with Fomantis)
-1 Venusaur Spirit Link (3 should be plenty)
-1 Professor's Letter (with 10 energy you should be drawing into them)

+1 Switch
+1 Escape Rope
+1 ? (Timer Ball / Nest Ball / Acro Bike?)

 

[jessalakasam]

You run a lot of EX's and I think Hoopa-EX would assist in getting those up. I would cut the Porfessors' Letter for an N Supporter and the Skyla for another Lysandre.

Just so you know Lurantis is a GX not an EX so Hoopa can't get Lurantis

 

[MarshalBry]

Just so you know Lurantis is a GX not an EX so Hoopa can't get Lurantis

They still run shaymin and venusaur so Hoopa will get them both and the mega

 

[RoboSensei]

I've updated the list in OP with some of the suggested changes. I think that using Hoopa-EX might be too unreliable.

 

[RoboSensei]

Removed 1 Timer Ball in favor of 1 Revitalizer

 

[Anthony Orosco]

Very interesting list. Who would have thought of Turbo MVenesaur! The only thing I could recommend is a Brocks Grit over Revitalizer unless you have your heart set on it.

 

[professor layton]

1. way too bulky- have fun trying to run a bunch of evolved GX and EX's

2. No hoopa?

3. lack of switch-in cards. 4 retreat isnt something you'll want to deal with

4. Volcanion= auto loss

5. Venusaur needs a lot of energy. Do you think you'll be able to run this efficiently?

 

[anthony7245]

I definitely think you should consider timer ball and possibly a 4th spirit link just for max consistency (more the timer ball though). Hoopa-EX might be a good option too since Venusaur is generally slow it will speed it up quite a bit. I don't think the 4 4 line of Lurantis is entirely necessary just because you probably mainly want to focus on Venusaur and be attacking with Lurantis while powering Venusaur up. So if you just have one Lurantis active and one on the bench and one Venusaur on the bench at all times (which shouldn't be too hard to do especially running Revitalizer) then you should be good with a 3 3 line which makes room for the Hoopa-EX and an extra Shaymin-EX for extra speed and in case one is prized.

My suggestions:
-1 Trainers' Mail
-1 Skyla
-1 Fromantis
-1 Lurantis GX

+1 Timer Ball
+1 Hoopa-EX
+1 Shaymin EX
+1 Venusaur Spirit Link