Need Help in Finishing a Fire and Dark Type Deck

[midnight_hangover]

Hey guys, my local tcg shop is having a tournament in a few weeks time. i am in the process of building a new deck that consists of two types i have never used before. I chose to build a dark and fire deck but have no idea what to put in it. my deck consists of 52 cards at the moment but i don't believe its strong enough.

Darkrai full art
Ninetails Ex
Reshiram Ex
Lugia
Umbreon
Torchic
Fennekin
Heatmor
Zoroark
Pangoro
Sandile
Krokorok
Magmortar
Magmar
Ponyta
Inkay
Zorua
Scraggy
Yveltal
Entei
Torkoal
Vulpix
Krookodile
Malamar
Scrafty
Combusken
Absol
Moltress
Fire Energy x5
Dark Energy x10
Tierno x2
Olympia
Pokeball
Pokemon Fan Club
Roller Skates
Crushing Hammer
Lass' Special
Shadow Circle

 

[bbninjas]

Moved from the Deck Garage to the TCG Help & Advice as the OP is looking for help on an incomplete decklist (once you finished the decklist, you should repost it in the Deck Garage for further feedback). ~ bbninjas

 

[bbninjas]

Righteo, time to help ya out!

The main concern I have for your deck is that it is very inconsistent. It feels like you've thrown all the [D] and [R] Pokemon you own into a single deck, which unfortunately will not work. Something that the recent Nationals decks, many of the Deck Garage decks, Metagame decks, Article decks and the like all have in common is that they include only a few Pokemon and include multiple copies of [most of] those Pokemon. The reason for this is consistency - so you draw what you need when you need it - and to have a focused strategy, so your deck can be built around it. It also makes room for Trainers, which are very important in all competitive decks. To start off, I suggest you decide on one or two Pokemon that you would like to build your deck around. Then we can go from there.

Also, I suggest you read up on some of those front-page articles, such as this one where the writer goes through his thought process in creating his Serperior deck, and perhaps some of the articles on Pokemon.com, such as this one, which gives some tips on making EX-less decks.