News Japan's SM6b, 'Champion Road'!

[HA559]

Just put the Neo genesis Lugia and that will be good enough for me to jump back in for pack opening atleast for this set.

 

[Malachai Wallace]

Banette GX just screams bye bye Buzzwole and hello Zoroark or you could play this as a Zoroark variant

 

[Malachai Wallace]

or with garb

 

[Malachai Wallace]

Sableye/Energy denial

 

[TheDeckWizard74]

I'm not gonna lie, this is busted af, but my concern is Buzzwole going second and getting a T1 jet punch. What then?

Well then u r gonna be pretty sad, a solution to this is retreating him or switching him in whatever way with a bulkier pokemon if u go first, honestly though if u r using him you should try to go second

 

[TheDeckWizard74]

Well, Dunsparce isn't going to see any play, but holy crap, it is actually an exact reprint, so you could totally use a Sandstorm Dunsparce.

Oh my gosh i didn't notice that, now I have to use the sandstorm one

 

[Shining Goodra]

Haha, finally our lord and savior has returned.

 

[Joldilocks]

A new story has just been posted to PokéBeach's front page:

• Slaking Revealed from 'Champion Road!'

Posts you make after this point will immediately appear on the front page and vice versa. Discuss!

 

[MultX]

Not bad after rotation

 

[Fou-Link]

Looks very clunky as a Stage 2...Glaceon GX kinda better.

 

[jessalakasam]

This could be good in some sort of hit-and-run deck

 

[Perfect_Shot]

The Ability is great, it catches all of your opponent's Pokemon, not just GX/EX. If the attack did 20 more points of damage this might have been a pretty decent threat, but missing out on the OHKO on Zoroark is a bit too costly as it stands.

 

[Mr. Rhyperior]

• Slaking - Good ability but on a Stage 2. 2-3 Geodudes

 

[Mr. Rhyperior]

The Ability is great, it catches all of your opponent's Pokemon, not just GX/EX. If the attack did 20 more points of damage this might have been a pretty decent threat, but missing out on the OHKO on Zoroark is a bit too costly as it stands.

I agree but whose gonna throw a Stage 2 just for the cool ability? This is not EX era for Spamming Stage 2s

 

[Senorsmith]

The Ability is great, it catches all of your opponent's Pokemon, not just GX/EX. If the attack did 20 more points of damage this might have been a pretty decent threat, but missing out on the OHKO on Zoroark is a bit too costly as it stands.

Would you be okay with the extra boost to damage if it cost an extra energy though? Because I bet thats what would happen if the damage was bumped up to 180 base. Just use a Kukui to supplement the damage. You can only use it every other turn without playing the switching game, so you could find a way to get kukuis every other turn I'm sure.

 

[Zzrrdd]

Maybe with greninja gx after shuffling in? Definitely an interesting ability

 

[theophile]

It says discard a basic energy. If it had, say, a DCE and a Unit Energy, there would be no energy discard requirement.

 

[Perfect_Shot]

Would you be okay with the extra boost to damage if it cost an extra energy though? Because I bet thats what would happen if the damage was bumped up to 180 base. Just use a Kukui to supplement the damage. You can only use it every other turn without playing the switching game, so you could find a way to get kukuis every other turn I'm sure.

That's why I said that it would be just decent if it hit harder, it's still too clunky and it hits too low considering what the big GX's in the format can do.

 

[ozzie347]

Non-GX hitting for 160 for only 3 energy? Great! Too bad the ability is on a stage 2. Just pair it with Zoroark GX for the lulz.

 

[Nyora]

If you could find a way to power it up this could be very cool.