Low Energy Cost Stage 1's

[Serperior]

It's a stretch if you're only going to be using one or two Stage-1 lines in your deck against a particular matchup. Say we play a 3-3 version of some card. The opponent takes three Prizes before we're out of that Stage-1 that gives us an advantage. Super Rod hurts Flareon, and if we're going for a Toolbox-esque mold of this deck, we'll need two. This entire time, we're praying we're drawing Ultra Ball to discard the dead cards in our hand. Or, we're drawing those dead cards while faster decks like Blastoise and Plasma KO our Stage-1s, if we get those set up. It's just inconsistent. Yeah, Flareon is nice to have as an extra thing, but it's Mirror-prone too. So we'll need Scrapper - at least two. I think we're getting clunkiness here. I wouldn't make Flareon more than a one-of.

 

[Mora]

You can use Terrakion outside of the Darkrai match up. You can play Leafeon against a Plasma deck. You don't have to ditch your teched 2-2 lines just because they don't one-shot anything. As long as you keep the theme of Stage 1's that hit decent damage for one Enregy, it's not all that difficult to keep something ready to evolve and go. Sure being a bunch of Stage 1 makes it harder, but that's probably why it's not really all that meta.

 

[AlexanderTheAwesome]

I was really looking at Raichu from the new XY set. It gets Pooka's BDM Stamp of approval.

 

[pokedan24]

I was really looking at Raichu from the new XY set. It gets Pooka's BDM Stamp of approval.

I actually think it could be semi competitive as a counter for Lugia / Yveltal. I thought about including one in my future Flareon build, but it was ten damage short of KO'ing Trevenant (one of the things I need to tech against.

 

[Blui]

I was really looking at Raichu from the new XY set. It gets Pooka's BDM Stamp of approval.

I actually think it could be semi competitive as a counter for Lugia / Yveltal. I thought about including one in my future Flareon build, but it was ten damage short of KO'ing Trevenant (one of the things I need to tech against.

If you're playing against Trevenant you are going to lose. And if they get Dusknoir out early just scoop. Flareon has no hope against that deck at all.

 

[pokedan24]

^I would't say that. Espeon and Audino should help against accelgor. For straight Trevenant, Yveltal EX, Zoroark (foul play) and heck, even Umbreon (the Dark Explorers ones) could take care of that thing. Though personally, I'm considering Mew EX as my non plasma attacker (because Silver Mirror is a pain).