20 Pokemon
4- Rattata (Evolutions)
4- Raticate
3- Raticate Break
2- Spinarak
2- Ariados
2- Remoraid
2- Octillery
1- Cobalion
32 Trainers (11 Supporters)
3- Faded Town
2- Float Stone
3- Bursting Balloon
2- Evosoda
2- Level Ball
4- Ultra Ball
3- VS Seeker
1- Super Rod
1- Special Charge
4- N
3- Professor Sycamore
2- Lysandre
1- Wally
1- Karen
8 Energy
4- DCE
4- Metal Energy
The idea here is to get a couple Raticate Break and an Ariados out as fast as possible to start taking OHKO's on anything not grass-type. You can also use Faded Town with Raticate Break to OHKO Mega Pokemon. You're going to lose a few Pokemon in the process, so you could go with three Super Rod, or one Karen and a Super Rod (and a Special Charge).
The new Rattata coming in November's Evolutions set is going to be a great addition to this deck, because for one it has 40 HP instead of a measly 30. But the ability is also really good in a format crowded with Mega Pokemon. To be able to discard an opponent's Spirit Link turn one or two could be huge.
Cobalion is a fitting late-game attacker because the deck doesn't run any EX's and that means your opponent has to take 6 knockouts to win the game. Getting a few rats up in that amount of time is very doable, and this list sets up occasionally in 2, usually in 3 turns.
Tell me how you would build it differently.
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