Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!!!

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I can assure you that EVERYBODY thought it was a pure relief when they realized how Ambipom G and Dragonite FB could be anti-GarchompCX. But people want more out of something that can take down a dreaded killer, like an ability to lock for more damage or something like that.

Enter PIDGEOT HSTR, whose picture I am sorry to say you must look for =]. But at least I have what it does!

Pidgeot - Colorless - HP 120
Stage 2 - Evolves from Pidgeotto

[C][C] Head Wind: 20 damage. During your opponent’s next turn, the Pokemon that was hit by this attack has its attacks’ Energy requirements increased by 2 Colorless Energy.
[C][C][C] Quick Attack: 40 damage. Flip a coin, if heads this attack does an additional 30 damage.

Weakness: Lightning (x2)
Resistance: Fighting (-20)
Retreat: 0

Now, Look at how amazing this card is. With one DCE, Head Wind becomes a deadly locking move, partly for the reason that it's not a complete lock. They can still attack, but only if they waste energy. This move will devastate many on your opponents team, especially Garchomps. With E-belt, 80 damage and no attack. Garchomp will DIE! Plus it has free retreat and can combo nicely with a SCIZOR PRIME, which is on that page. Just when your opponent is stupid enough to attach a DCE, Scizor comes up and gives them a beating for it!

I know you guys are gonna all say "Lighting weakness. Luxray. You idiot." Ok, maybe it IS Luxray bait, but it can just as easily Lock Luxray, and hopefully you're smart enough to get it away when harm comes.
 
RE: Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!

luxray could always use its power to make you switch. this card is ok but its not the best for locking. i could see it countering jumpluff decks, because people usualy dont run dbce with tht
 
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The effect goes away when you FREE RETREAT, level up, poke turn, etc. Plus, it has lighting weakness, and if you try to lock luxray, one of 2 things will happen:
If you attack the leveled up form, they'll just free retreat to either another luxray or a garchomp.
If you attacked the basic form, they'll just level up or poke turn.

It's a nice idea, but its far too easy to play around.
 
RE: Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!

this would be fun against a kingdra jumpluff, or gdos deck, because those decks to run much energy and usualy dont have dbce
 
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Decks like Donphan and Gyarados, yeah. They are hurt by Pidgeot quite (Gyarados can just Warp/SSU out though). So yeah, against Garchomp and Luxray for example, with their free retreat, just retreat, Poke Turn, Luxray can KO. Or Garchomp can snipe.

I don't see Pidgeot having any real play, but it does make a fun card.
 
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Also, 80 damage isn't enough to kill Garchomp C Lv.X unless it has previous damage. They will be able to Poke Turn out of it.

dmaster out.
 
RE: Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!

They would just retrat for free into Luxray GL LV.X and ohko you. They could even knock it out before you set it up.
 
RE: Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!

This would be awesome if araidos was still in rotation. (the one that increases retreat.)
 
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Yeah, but they can still poke turn. Its really not viable at all.
 
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Pidgeot/Vileplume gogogo. Although, making the whole deck countering Garchomp is a tad extreme. Especially considering there will be different decks in the Format this next set. Pidgeot can't be compared to Ambipom or Dragonite because it requires a full line of it and either BTS or Rare Candy, so yeah, hard to fit in in a lot of decks.

dmaster out.
 
Nonono, the Garchomp counter thing was just extra. I was actually just meaning this to be a great pokemon to have in a deck running 1-1-1, just for a variety of uses without being to hard to setup and such. It's more of a locker and a tech than a main player or a counter!
 
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I can see what you're saying. Tech in a 1-1-1 Pidgeot line and Donphan, Machamp, Gyrados, Garchomp C there are tons of pokemon that don't run enough energy to keep up with this. And then theres Scizor which you mentioned in your first post. It seems like a great combo.
 
RE: Pidgeot Lock - DIE GARCHOMP CX!!

He's going to be rotated out pretty soon anyway, isn't he?
 
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TekBoi, please don't revive a dead thread.

*Locked*
 
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