Standard Machamp EX Build (Machamp EX / Ariados)

[Gmoney1488]

I have been working to perfect this deck for ever it seems, i am still new to this so please dont bucher me too bad.... But any help is much appreciated, so here is what i am considering working with.

Pokemon:

• 3 Machamp EX
• 2-2Ariados
• 2-2Valcarona
• 2 Shaymin EX
• 2 Hawlucha
• 1 Lucario EX

Trainers/Supporters/Stadiums:

• 3 Muscle Band
• 2 Fighting Stadium
• 2 Scorched Earch
• 2 Professor Birch's Observation
• 2 Head Ringer
• 3 Korrina
• 2 Lysandre
• 2 Level Ball
• 2 Ultra Ball
• 2 Professor's Letter
• 2 Startling Megaphone
• 3 Trainers' Mail
• 2 Professor Sycamore
• 2 Switch
• 1 Energy Retriever
• 2 VS Seeker

Energy:

• 4 Strong Energy
• 6 Fight Energy

Strategy:

The goal is to slow my opponent down a little and get my machamps up as fast as possible.

 

[cardgjammer]

Immediate change suggestions :

-1 Lucario-EX(With 2 Shaymin-EX, what's the use of Lucario-EX? I mean, 2 Fighting Energy(Lucario-EX) vs. Ability(Shaymin-EX) to activate the up to 6 card effect? Psychics can exploit the energy req and KO Lucario before you can activate the up to 6 cards...)
-1 Startling Megaphone(2 Megaphones is excessive: one is sufficient)
-1 Professor's Letter(6 basic energy? 2 is excessive in this case...)
-2 Head Ringer(Only Manectric Decks use this card nowadays due to lack of power in their attacks, and since Fighting has more power...)
-3 Trainer's Mail(What's the use of Mail if you have Korrina?)

+1 Hoopa-EX(No AZs and/or sacred ashes? Ignore the "6 EX minimum" for feasibility for Hoopa in this case, and you have a way to get at least 2 Machamp-EX out as quick as T1 to go along with a shaymin-EX if you so choose!)
+2 VS Seeker
+1 Teammates
+1 Ultra Ball(For hoopa-EX)
+1 Sycamore(With Korrina, a full Sycamore set is unnecessary, but just in case, it's wise to be 1 sycamore short of a full four...)
+2 Battle Compressor(just in case you are in a dead draw situation, and you need a draw supporter in order to escape...)

Post-BREAKThrough suggestions(after changes above):

-2 Hawlucha(with volcarona's solar birth, I can't think of a better pokemon to drop to make room for efficient post-BREAKThrough cards)
-1 Sycamore
-2 Birch
-1 VS Seeker
-2 Level Ball
-1 Lysandre
-1 Strong Energy
-1 Energy Retrieval

+2-2 M Mewtwo-EX(the one w/ Vanishing Strike)(to counter Psychics that could otherwise wreck Machamp-EX for an easy two prizes)
+2 Mewtwo Spirit Link(so you don't lose a critical turn after mega evolving Mewtwo)
+2 Judge(XY's version of N: messing with the foe by forcing them to shuffle their hand back in and draw four cards while you do the same outclasses Birch)
+2 Psychic Energy
+1 Energy Recycler(8+ Energies? Energy Retrieval is not as sufficient in that case as Energy Recycler is, but upon use of this, they go in your deck, rather than your hand, and 2 energies from Retrieval vs. 5 energies from Recycler? Plus a huge attack cost combined? If you doubt the recycler in this case, prove or disprove your doubt. When you have 8 or more basic energies in deck, and a huge attack cost combined, I believe the recycler can do the job better...)

^ What do you think?

 

[Gmoney1488]

That sounds dope but i dont not want expanded format, still new to this but i just want to play in the new rotation in which would rule out mewtwo right?

 

[SilverSilent]

That sounds dope but i dont not want expanded format, still new to this but i just want to play in the new rotation in which would rule out mewtwo right?

He's meaning the new Mewtwo coming out in the next expansion: http://www.pokebeach.com/2015/09/red-flash-blue-impact-translations

 

[Gmoney1488]

Ohh snaps thats perfect, when does that next expansion come out?

 

[cardgjammer]

Ohh snaps thats perfect, when does that next expansion come out?

That "next expansion" comes out(street date) November 4th in the States and/or English/Spanish/French-language countries(as the NA region speaks those languages: US English, Mex Spanish, Quebec(Canada) French, and since you can use any legal card from other countries as long as they correspond to your local country's primary language... ).