Standard The Diver (Empoleon and Friends)

[Dark Espeon]

THE DIVER

Pokémon (16):

• 1 Manaphy EX (free retreat)
• 2 Tapu Lele GX (beatdown)
• 1 Tapu Fini GX (beatdown)
• 1 Frost Rotom (beatdown)
• 1 Alolan Vulpix (searches)
  
• 4 Empoleon (beatdown)
• 2 Prinplup (evolve)
• 4 Piplup (evolve)

Trainer (34):

• 3 Professor Sycamore (draw)
• 2 Bridgette (search)
• 3 Guzma (control)
• 4 Cynthia (draw)
  
• 3 N (draw)
• 2 Rescue Stretcher (retrieval)
• 3 Choice Band (beatdown)
• 3 Aqua Patch (accelerate)
• 4 Rare Candy (evolve)
• 4 Ultra Ball (search)
• 3 Brooklet Hill (search)

Energy (10):

• 2 Counter Energy
  
• 8 Water Energy

STRATEGY:


Start with Piplup and use Bridgette to set up. Bench some additional Piplup and use Brooklet Hill to search out Manaphy EX to enable the own team to retreat for free. Evolve into Empoleon and start to attack. Use Rescue Stretcher to retrieve discarded Pokémon and use Brooklet Hill to ensure that Empoleon has a full bench.

SPOILER:


Empoleon
State 2 Water Pokémon - evolves from Prinplup
HP 160
[W][C] Total Command: 20x
This attack does 20 damage times the number of Pokémon on each player’s bench.
[W][W][C] Whirlpool: 90
Discard 1 energy from your opponent’s active Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: L

Prinplup
Stage 1 Water Pokémon - evolves from Piplup
HP 90
[W] Bubblebeam: 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent’s active Pokémon is now paralyzed.
[W][C] Wave Splash: 40
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: L

Piplup
Basic Water Pokémon
HP 70
[C] Peck: 10
[W][C] Wave Splash: 20
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: L

Frost Rotom
Basic Water Pokémon
HP 90
Ability: Rotomotor
If there are 9 or more Pokémon Tool cards in your discard pile, ignore the attack costs of this Pokémon.
[W][C] Frost Crash: 10+
This attack does 20 more damage for each energy attached to all of your opponent’s Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: M

Cynthia
Trainer - Supporter
Shuffle your hand into your deck. Then, draw 6 cards.

 

[Dark Espeon]

Hi folks,

Would be interested in ideas on how to make the deck a little more consistent. Thanks for the assistance in advance.

 

[Chicken Nugget Master]

Maybe play it with Zoroark? They both hit big dependent on the bench, and if you're looking for consistency, Zoroark is pretty much the best choice right now. You'd have to make a fair few changes to accommodate Zoroark, but if you can find a way to make it worth it, I'd try it. Everything's worth trying at least once!