Standard Lucario EX / Hippowdon

[silverdew77]

Pokemon: 11

• 4 Lucario EX
• 3 Hippopotas PRC
• 3 Hippowdon PRC
• 1 Shaymin EX ROS

Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums: 37

• 4 Professor Sycamore
• 1 Professor Birch's Observations
• 2 Shauna
• 3 Korrina
• 2 Lysandre
• 2 Xerosic
• 1 AZ

• 4 Muscle Band
• 2 Switch
• 1 Escape Rope
• 3 Ultra Ball
• 2 Trainer Mail
• 1 Professor's Letter
• 1 Enhanced Hammer
• 3 VS Seeker

• 2 Silent Lab
• 3 Fighting Stadium

Energy: 12

• 4 Double Colorless Energy
• 4 Strong Energy
• 4 Fighting energy

Strategy:

The main strategy of this deck is use Lucario EX early game to apply pressure early game while I power up Hippowdon to wall against Ex's. The AZ in the deck is to pick up Shaymin or any Pokemon that are at risk of being lysandre bait such as Lucario EX once Hippowdon is attacking. The 5 stadiums is so that i will usually win the stadium war and the 2 silent labs are for Agieslash EX who would other wise wall this deck to death.

 

[Draaka]

I think this is a pretty solid deck list, might be worth running a single bunnelby to bring back stuff mid to late game, and you would be supprised how many times a bunnelby can put your opponent into the last three or four cards in their deck so it's impossible for them to supporter or shaymin for what they need. But yeah it's great for bringing back DCE and stadiums. Lessens the damage a unfavourable turn one sycamore does. I would play 1 copy instead of either 1 xerosic or the enhanced hammer.

I'm playing about with a hippowdon/eeveelutions deck and having a lot of fun atm.

 

[TuxedoBlack]

Any particular reason(s) why Hawlucha (FFI) and Landorus are excluded from the list? Hawlucha provides a free-retreating, "cheap" cost, hard hitting against EX Poke capability; and Landorus is a solid F Poke that is a non-EX and provides some energy attachment acceleration. So, Landorus can be an alternate starter; so, you would not necessarily need to expose the Lucario EX.

 

[crann777]

Any particular reason(s) why Hawlucha (FFI) and Landorus are excluded from the list? Hawlucha provides a free-retreating, "cheap" cost, hard hitting against EX Poke capability; and Landorus is a solid F Poke that is a non-EX and provides some energy attachment acceleration. So, Landorus can be an alternate starter; so, you would not necessarily need to expose the Lucario EX.

Agreed. I picture Lucario EX as more of a mid/late-game attacker, since you can spend turn 3/4 and on powering it up. Dropping 2 Lucario EX for either Hawlucha or Landorus will help against Aegislash EX. Then you could clear some of the Silent Labs for either Team Flare Gear to pull with Korrina, or additional tech pieces.

 

[silverdew77]

Any particular reason(s) why Hawlucha (FFI) and Landorus are excluded from the list? Hawlucha provides a free-retreating, "cheap" cost, hard hitting against EX Poke capability; and Landorus is a solid F Poke that is a non-EX and provides some energy attachment acceleration. So, Landorus can be an alternate starter; so, you would not necessarily need to expose the Lucario EX.

The reason for exuding hawlucha is I feel that the deck works pretty well aganist EX attakers but struggles with non EX attackers so I find hawlucha a bit redundant. Also the reason for exluding Landorus is that the deck is only running 4 basic fighting energy's.