Hey! I'm new to the Pokemon TCG, and I'm thinking about building Talonflame Break as my first foray into the new Standard format. It's super cheap, relatively fun and easy to play, and seems like a pretty ideal deck to get started with.
I currently have 2 slots lefts to fill, and would appreciate some help filling them, as well any other advice about the current inclusions.
The general strategy of the deck is to evolve into Talonflame Break as quickly as possible, whether that's via Talonflame's 'Gale Wings' ability or accelerating via Winona and Wally. Powering up Talonflame Break with Burning Energy let's you use Flare Blitz for 150 damage a turn, and the deck needs plenty of ways to retrieve and recycle energy. I like Volcanion as a way to reduce mulligans, and to further accelerate energy accumulation during slower games.
Here's where I am currently:
Pokemon: 18
4x Fletchling (Generations)
4x Fletchinder (Steam Siege)
4x Talonflame (Steam Siege)
4x Talonflame Break (Steam Siege)
2x Volcanion (Steam Siege)
Trainers: 13
4x Winona
3x Wally
3x Giovanni's Scheme
2x Professor Sycamore
1x Lysandre
Items: 7
2x VS Seeker
2x Special Charge
2x Super Rod
1x Escape Rope
Stadiums: 3
3x Scorched Earth
Energy: 14
10x Fire Energy
4x Burning Energy
I currently have 2 slots lefts to fill, and would appreciate some help filling them, as well any other advice about the current inclusions.
The general strategy of the deck is to evolve into Talonflame Break as quickly as possible, whether that's via Talonflame's 'Gale Wings' ability or accelerating via Winona and Wally. Powering up Talonflame Break with Burning Energy let's you use Flare Blitz for 150 damage a turn, and the deck needs plenty of ways to retrieve and recycle energy. I like Volcanion as a way to reduce mulligans, and to further accelerate energy accumulation during slower games.
Here's where I am currently:
Pokemon: 18
4x Fletchling (Generations)
4x Fletchinder (Steam Siege)
4x Talonflame (Steam Siege)
4x Talonflame Break (Steam Siege)
2x Volcanion (Steam Siege)
Trainers: 13
4x Winona
3x Wally
3x Giovanni's Scheme
2x Professor Sycamore
1x Lysandre
Items: 7
2x VS Seeker
2x Special Charge
2x Super Rod
1x Escape Rope
Stadiums: 3
3x Scorched Earth
Energy: 14
10x Fire Energy
4x Burning Energy