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Mind Games- 100-Card Singleton

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Shinigami

Pokemon Loremaster
Member
Decklist is spoiled due to the length.

Pokemon
  • 1 Azelf LA 19
  • 1 Uxie LA 43
  • 1 Uxie Lv.X LA 146
  • 1 Giratina PL 9
  • 1 Giratina Lv.X DP38
  • 1 Mismagius GL RR10
  • 1 Mismagius GL Lv.X RR 110
  • 1 Slowpoke HGSS 81
  • 1 Slowking HGSS 12
  • 1 Munna BW 48
  • 1 Musharna NXD 59
  • 1 Bronzor SF 55
  • 1 Bronzong SF 13
  • 1 Sabrina's Abra G2 94
  • 1 Sabrina's Kadabra G2 58
  • 1 Sabrina's Alakazam G2 16
  • 1 Zubat PLF 51
  • 1 Golbat PLF 54
  • 1 Crobat BW 51
  • 1 Ralts PL 89
  • 1 Kirlia SW 53
  • 1 Gardevoir SW 7
  • 1 Duskull SW 86
  • 1 Dusclops SF 34
  • 1 Dusknoir SF 1
  • 1 Dusknoir Lv.X SF 96
  • 1 Ghastly AR 36
  • 1 Haunter FO 6
  • 1 Gengar SF 18
  • 1 Gengar Lv.X AR 97
  • 1 Baltoy SS 32
  • 1 Claydol GE 15
  • 1 Rattata TR 66
  • 1 Staraptor FB SV 11
  • 1 Staraptor FB Lv.X SV 147
  • 1 Hoothoot HGSS 66
  • 1 Noctowl HGSS 8
Trainers
  • 1 Computer Search BS 71
  • 1 Gust of Wind
  • 1 Here Comes Team Rocket!
  • 1 Junk Arm
  • 1 Level Max
  • 1 Luxury Ball
  • 1 Maintenance
  • 1 Poke Radar
  • 1 Pokemon Reversal
  • 1 PokeNav
  • 1 Premier Ball
  • 1 Random Reciever
  • 1 Sabrina's Gaze
  • 1 Secret Mission
  • 1 Superior Energy Retrieval
  • 1 Switch
  • 1 Ultra Ball
  • 1 VS Seeker
  • 1 Warp Point
  • 1 Amulet Coin
  • 1 Balloon Berry
  • 1 Expert Belt
  • 1 Leftovers
  • 1 Rescue Scarf
  • 1 Cheren
  • 1 Copycat
  • 1 Cynthia's Guidance
  • 1 Interviewer's Questions
  • 1 Mr. Stone's Project
  • 1 Professor Oak's Visit
  • 1 Professor Oak's New Theory
  • 1 Pokemon Collector
  • 1 Rival
  • 1 Scott
  • 1 Skyla
  • 1 Battle City
  • 1 Battle Tower
  • 1 Broken Time-Space
  • 1 Phoebe's Stadium
  • 1 Pokemon Contest Hall
Energy
  • 15 Psychic Energy
  • 1 Multi Energy
  • 1 Rainbow Energy
  • 1 Full Heal Energy
  • 1 Rescue Energy
  • 1 Warp Energy
  • 1 Cyclone Energy
  • 1 Upper Energy
  • 1 Double Colorless Energy

Strategy

The idea is to manipulate the draw to go my way, all the time. To this end, I've employed as many draw effects and "peek" abilities as I can get hold of to either look at or dig through my deck and prizes. I've kept to singleton rules, and while it doesn't look very consistent, I can say with certainty that this deck does perform as expected.

My playgroup has banned Tool Unown (Q GE 49, G GE 57, E MT 65) Unown EX Unseen Forces A, Unown R LA 77, and Unown Z SW 72 due to ridiculous combinations with Base Set Alakazam/Reuniclus and Mismagius GL. Because Unown are practically useless in Singleton, and because Alakazam, Reuniclus, and Mismagius are MUCH better cards in comparison, the decision was made to ban the Unown themselves entirely.

Any thoughts/recommendations welcomed! This is a CASUAL, UNLIMITED format, so please keep that in mind!
 
idk too much about older sets. But wouldnt it be better to use a bunch of the same pokemon from different sets, so you can at least have a playset of something in terms of basics and middle steps with a couple of good 2nd steps.

An example being. Eevee, with a ton of its evolutions that are good from throughout the sets. Or perhaps a Blastoise deck, since there has been 4 different blastoise that all do the same thing. (Base set, BCR, the secret rare, and PLB.

Even if it is a singleton deck. Doesnt mean you can use multiple of the same pokemon. Or at least it doesnt with the ruling that i've played by. Because consistency is still important.
 
Ivy_Profen said:
idk too much about older sets. But wouldnt it be better to use a bunch of the same pokemon from different sets, so you can at least have a playset of something in terms of basics and middle steps with a couple of good 2nd steps.

An example being. Eevee, with a ton of its evolutions that are good from throughout the sets. Or perhaps a Blastoise deck, since there has been 4 different blastoise that all do the same thing. (Base set, BCR, the secret rare, and PLB.

Even if it is a singleton deck. Doesnt mean you can use multiple of the same pokemon. Or at least it doesnt with the ruling that i've played by. Because consistency is still important.
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Good points all around, and things we've taken into consideration.

The concept of singleton is very different from person to person. Your suggestion is perfectly viable, and I've seen it around the forums and other places, but that makes the games a bit unbalanced. Gardevoir/Gallade is OP in that case, as are many other Pokemon. By restricting to a true singleton format, we've balanced deck power with game speed, and also placed an emphasis on deck construction as a necessary part of the format. Yes, it does make certain Pokemon, such as Eevee, nearly unplayable, but at the same time it allows other Pokemon who might not function as strongly in a traditional constructed format a chance to shine. Consistency can be guaranteed not just with multiple lines of Pokemon, but also through having a distinct strategy for the deck, with a wide variety of functionally-similar cards and effects.
 
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