Standard Updated Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX/Magnezone List

[HouchinsDJ]

After playing this deck online all weekend and taking it to my local league yesterday, I made some changes to my list. Based on my experience with the deck, I believe this list is incredibly strong and can win against almost any deck in the format (haven't played against Volcanion yet, but I'm sure that matchup is bad for obvious reasons).

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##Pokémon - 14

* 3 Dusk Mane Necrozma-GX UPR 90
* 3 Magnemite UPR 81
* 3 Magnezone UPR 83
* 1 Dialga-GX UPR 100
* 1 Solgaleo {*} UPR 89
* 2 Tapu Lele-GX GRI 13
* 1 Oranguru PR-SM SM13

##Trainer Cards - 34

* 4 Professor Sycamore STS 114
* 2 N NVI 92
* 2 Cynthia UPR 119
* 4 Guzma BUS 143
* 2 Brigette BKT 134
* 1 Skyla BCR 149
* 4 Ultra Ball SUM 135
* 4 Rare Candy SUM 129
* 1 Field Blower GRI 125
* 1 Rescue Stretcher GRI 130
* 1 Professor's Letter BKT 146
* 2 Choice Band GRI 121
* 2 Float Stone BKT 137
* 4 Mt. Coronet UPR 130

##Energy - 12

* 12 Metal Energy 8

Total Cards - 60

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As much as I wanted to keep Octillery, space is tight and running Oranguru gives me three extra spots while still providing late-game draw support. I would like a second Skyla, Professor's Letter, and Field Blower but there's no room, so it is what it is. Let me know what you think!

 

[Dark Espeon]

Hi HouchinsDJ,

Looks good. You could test to take out Choice band in favor of a second Field Blower and a second Professor's Letter and maybe consider to cut one Professor Sycamore in favor of a third Cynthia but that is all that I can think of at the moment. I would also test this deck against Volcanion and 1-prize ohko decks (e.g. Garchomp). In my own test runs since this set was released in Japan the latter turned out to be unfavorable. Would be interested in your experiences on this issue.

 

[HouchinsDJ]

Hi HouchinsDJ,

Looks good. You could test to take out Choice band in favor of a second Field Blower and a second Professor's Letter and maybe consider to cut one Professor Sycamore in favor of a third Cynthia but that is all that I can think of at the moment. I would also test this deck against Volcanion and 1-prize ohko decks (e.g. Garchomp). In my own test runs since this set was released in Japan the latter turned out to be unfavorable. Would be interested in your experiences on this issue.

Choice Band might seem like overkill since Meteor Tempest is already hitting for 220, but I need to have a way to OHKO Decidueye-GX, Metagross-GX, and Solgaleo-GX. Depending on how the Meta shapes once Ultra Prism has been out for a bit, this might not be relevant, but it also allows Solgaleo Prism's Corona Impact to hit for 190, which is very relevant. It also allows Claw Slash to hit for 90, which can 2HKO anything 180HP or less. I thought about cutting a Choice Band but running only one seems too unreliable.

 

[gumball51321]

Choice Band might seem like overkill since Meteor Tempest is already hitting for 220, but I need to have a way to OHKO Decidueye-GX, Metagross-GX, and Solgaleo-GX. Depending on how the Meta shapes once Ultra Prism has been out for a bit, this might not be relevant, but it also allows Solgaleo Prism's Corona Impact to hit for 190, which is very relevant. It also allows Claw Slash to hit for 90, which can 2HKO anything 180HP or less. I thought about cutting a Choice Band but running only one seems too unreliable.

Not to mention, it's how Dialga takes KOs. If you only play 1 Skyla, I'd say drop it for a 3rd N or drop something for a second Skyla. It's good in the deck, but 1 copy doesn't seem like it'd do much. Overall like the list though. Volc is 50-50, and only because of weakness. Dialga OHKOs, resets your turn, you OHKO something again with Dusk Mane, and then there's Solgaleo ◇ to take OHKOs and then get revenge killed for a prize. You have about the same setup speed, but you can maintain your setup much longer if you constantly apply pressure. Choice Band is good for that matchup, but Volc is dead. Buzzwole, Bulu, and Glaceon all beat it, and even this matchup is shaky. Ho-oh the dream is where the good fire is.