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Kyurem EX Truth ND-on? Help wanted!

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Verbivore

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So, I got my ND box yesterday. I pulled Kyurem FA and regular, along with Reshiram EX. I opened the back four packs first (cuz I know their tricks), and was initially angry when I pulled Kyurem as my FA in the third pack. As time went on, I began to really like the art. I knew that it had been given a bad rap by players so far, but I thought of any way I could use it. Here it is.

Pokemon: 25
3-2-2/1 Vileplume/Bellossom
3-2-2 Reuniclus
2 Kyurem EX
1 Reshiram EX
1 Kyurem
1 Reshiram
1 Zekrom
1 Terrakion
1 Pichu
1 Cleffa
1-1 Blissey

T/S/S: 23
4 Communication
3 Rare candy
3 Collectors
2 Sages
3 Twins
2 Pont
2 N
1 Flower shop
2 Pokemon Center
1 Seeker

Energy: 12
4 Prism
4 DCE
2 Water
2 Fire

Strategy:
Setup as quickly as possible. You will have a slow setup 90% of the time. However, make use of Twins to recover from an early KO and setup a lock with Vileplume, and evolve into Reuniclus. From here, you want to setup a main attacker. Kyurem is first priority, but if you see something like Six Corners (Cobalion) you will want Reshiram over Kyurem. From here, setup a High-HP bench, and continually stack damage on your bench so that your active never dies. Use outrage with other dragons if Kyurem/Reshiram EX dies.

Note: This deck isn't invincible when active in any way, nor do I mean to draw you to this conclusion. Magnezone can burn 4 energy to OHKO any of your pokemon, and sometimes, a Mewtwo can X Ball OHKO. However, these are about the only matchups that are notably difficult.

Specific Cards' Stragegies:
Kyurem EX
Ok, this is my main attacker. Everyone thinks it's bad. It is. However, this is its deck. I have seen Regigigas variants, but I refuse to run them because they are susceptible to Terrakion's revenge KO's. So I run Kyurem. Even if it has bad attacks, its only weaknesses (to played cards, unlike Klinklang and such) are Cobalion and Steelix, who can both OHKO it. It can also be OHKO'd by Magnezone and Mewtwo, but absolutely every card in the format is, so I feel like this is the best tank for the Truth.

Reshiram EX
My secondary attacker. Kinda cool that I pulled it, because it's perfect for this deck. Use Kyurem to rid of attackers like Steelix, Cobalion, Magnezone in one hit. Also a very good tank; weak to other Kyurem EX, but I don't expect to see many. Also weak to Kyurem (regular), so just be careful that you OHKO Kyurems in Six Corners.

Bellossom
It fits in to the deck well. It is another Stage 2, but it runs off of Vileplume's line. It's pokepower heals 1 damage counter from each of your pokemon once a turn, so it's ideally negating 60 damage a turn, if you have a full bench and you correctly use Reuniclus.

Blissey
If I get too loaded on damage, drop a Blissey and "reset" your field; you lose all energy, but they have to add all of that (preferrably) 400+ damage back on again. This is a standard Truth card.

Dragons
The dragons act the same roles as in Six Corners. I have one of each for outrage type advantage. They are secondary attackers, for when an EX gets KO'd. They also serve as sponges to soak up damage on the bench.

Babies
Necessary for setup, then they die, and that frees up a bench space later, but most importantly grants Twins access.

Thanks for reading! Suggestion wanted. This isn't just for show. Also, I will post about this deck's record on PlayTCG and tournaments.
 
A regigigas would help since it goes pretty well with this deck. I'd get rid of pichu since it also helps the opponent and bump up the drawing power. I don't think that 4 comm. is necessary. I'd cut 1 r 2.

Instead of bliss, I'd just use a bellosum because it already uses gloom and oddish and doesn't need seeker. I don't think that pokemon center is really necessary because it also helps the opponent, but I guess it could work.
 
Ok. I'll cut a Pichu and add another Seeker. For now, I'd actually like to leave the deck the same. I like maxed out communication because I usually need all three stages to stup Reuniclus or Vileplume. Currently, I actually have all of the cards for this, and I'm not sure if I want to buy Regigigas, because Terrakions can OHKO it, and they are a popular tech in a lot of decks. I actually already have Bellossom, but Blissey is actually critical to have late-game, because I know from playing ZPS how frustrating it is to get all of their pokemon near knockout range, only to have it all erased by Blissey. I'm not too worried about Pokemon Center, and on the contrary think it is great. I just go slow and steady when attacking, so I'm not to worried about them healing, because it benefits me too much. If you think, Bellossom + Pokemon Center heals 80 damage per turn, which is about half of an EX's attack, and 2/3 of a dragon's. Thanks for the suggestions!

-1 Pichu
+1 Seeker
 
Well, regigigas works well with the strategy of this deck and the other pokemon can 1 shot terrakion. It works well as a backup kind of. I tested out a deck similar to this and found that shaymin EX can be extremely helpful as a finisher.
 
Too many pokemons! The secret of any successful Truth deck is the essentiality.
Why Kyurem, Reshiram and Zekrom? Who kills Reshiram/Kyurem with outrage that a Reshiram EX/Kyurem EX can't kill? Who has lightning weakness and needs to be countered with a Zekrom? Out all of those useless guys.
No Blissey! Chansey is an awful start, and to clean your bench up Bellossom+Seeker is more than enough; and take off Pokemon Center too, 20 damages per turn are too few: much better 2 more slots for consistency.
3 Solosis? IMHO 2 are enough. I think play Solosis after having set Vileplume up is better than use underground to fill your bench with 2 Oddishes and 2 Solosis (knowing that after a KO you'll use Twins to set up Vileplume, and your bench will have a Oddish/Solosis in excess).

And now... max out the trainers/supporters to have a warranted t2 Vileplume!

- 1 Kyurem
- 1 Reshiram
- 1 Zekrom
- 1-1 Blissey
- 1 Solosis
- 1 Prism
+ 1 Candy (Truth with no t2 - t3 max if your opponent isn't too aggressive - Vileplume always loses)
+ 1 Cleffa (Cleffa is the key for your setup, 2 are needed. If the only one you have is prized, then your setup will be much more tough)
+ 2 Sage (t2 Vileplume!)
+ 1 Twins (let your opponent kill your Cleffa, then t2 Vileplume!)
+ 2 Rainbow (self damage is always welcome)

Hope I helped man ;)
 
In every deck I know of that run vileplume and reuniclus, there were always 3 solosis for consistency. If there is already a bellosum and center, I see no need for 1-1 blissey and only 1 seeker.
-1-1 blissey
-1 seeker
-1 pichu (can also help the opponent)

+1 shaymin EX (can be a game changer in my experience)
+1-2 Regigigas EX (your option)
+some other needed card
 
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