Alt. Format Tower of Darkness (Urshifu / Houndoom / Seviper / Crobat V)

[Dark Espeon]

TOWER OF DARKNESS

Pokémon (18):

• 3 Seviper S5a (beatdown)
  
• 3 Urshifu S5a (beatdown)
• 3 Kubfu S5a (evolution)
• 1 Tauros S6 (beatdown)
  
• 3 Houndoom (enable)
• 4 Houndour (evolve)
• 1 Crobat V (draw)

Trainer (32):

• 1 Karen’s Conviction (beatdown)
• 2 Boss’s Orders (control)
• 4 Prof. Research (draw)
• 4 Bruno (draw)
• 3 Pokémon Communication (search)
• 2 Welcome Lantern (retrieval)
• 1 Escape Rope (control)
  
• 4 Vitality Jar (retrieval)
• 2 Air Baloon (retreat)
  
• 3 Quick Ball (search)
• 3 Level Ball (search)
• 3 Tower of Darkness (draw)

Energy (10):

• 4 Single Strike Energy
• 4 Darkness Energy
• 2 Capture Energy

STRATEGY:

Start with Kubfu and bench at least two Houndour and another Kubfu. Next turn evolve both Houndour into Houndoom and evolve Kubfu into Urshifu. Accelerate Single Strike Energy to Urshifu and start to attack with Carnage Knuckle. Use the Ball search engine and Vitality Jar to stream Urshifu since he does not survive for more than one turn on usual.

SPOILER:

Urshifu
Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon - evolves from Kubfu (Single Strike)
HP: 140
[D][C] Field Crush: 50
If your opponent has any stadium in play, discard it.
[D][D][C] Carnage Knuckle 100+
If this Pokémon has any damage counters on it, this attack does 100 more damage.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: G

Kubfu
Basic Fighting Pokémon
HP: 70
[C] Discipline
Search your deck for a basic energy card and attach it to this Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck.
[C][C][C] Elbow Strike: 60
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: P

Seviper
Basic Darkness Pokémon (Single Strike)
HP: 110
[D][D][C] Strength Tail: 90+
If you played a “Single Strike” supporter card from your hand during this turn, this attack does 90 more damage.
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: F

Houndoom
Stage 1 Darkness Pokémon - evolves from Houndour (Single Strike)
HP: 130
Ability: Single Strike Roar
Once during your turn, you may search your deck for a Single Strike Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Single Strike Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. If you attached energy to a Pokémon in this way, put 2 damage counters on that Pokémon.
[D][C] Dark Fang: 50
Retreat Cost: CC
Weakness: G

Houndour
Basic Darkness Pokémon (Single Strike)
HP: 60
[C] Bite: 20
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: G

Karen's Conviction
Trainer - Supporter (Single Strike)
During this turn, your Single Strike Pokémon’s attacks do 20 more damage to your opponent’s active Pokémon for each prize card your opponent has already taken.

Bruno
Trainer - Supporter (Single Strike)
Shuffle your hand into your deck, then draw 4 cards. If any of your Pokémon were knocked out during your opponent’s last turn, draw 7 cards instead.

Vitality Jar
Trainer - Item (Single Strike)
Choose up to 2 Single Strike Energy cards from your discard pile, reveal them, and shuffle them into your deck.

Welcoming Lantern
Trainer - Item (Single Strike)
Choose a Single Strike Supporter card from your discard pile and put it into your hand.

Tower of Darkness
Trainer - Stadium (Single Strike)
Once during their turn, each player may discard a Single Strike card from their hand and draw 2 cards.

Single Strike Energy
Special Energy (Single Strike)
While attached to a Pokémon, this card provides [D] and [F] energy, but provides only 1 energy at a time. Attacks from the Pokémon this card is attached to do 20 more damage to your opponent’s active Pokémon. If this card is attached to anything other than a Single Strike Pokémon, discard this card.