Ursus said:
So let's add Skyla and use our Supporter for the turn to search out a lone level ball rather than using that Juniper. That's faster? Without Junk Arm you can only use one level ball per level ball card rather than using one and throwing it in the discard then PONTing and getting a Junk Arm to use it again. You have used 2 and still have 3 in the deck. Aside from that, Smeargle is gone so we're back down to only using one supporter per turn. With most top decks in the current HGSS metagame using Smeargle, explain to me how this format will be faster. It won't.
^This. By adding more cards to current trainer lines to make up for a lack of something so universal as Junk Arm is NOT speeding up the deck, it is making it more consistant. Junk Arm was such a staple card because it essentially made it possible to have more than 4 of a single trainer in your deck. Cards like switch, plus power, pokemon catcher... people would be very eager to throw one into the discard somehow, knowing that not only do they have their additional copies of the card in the deck, they also have 4 Junk Arms to make them accessible whenever.
For the sake of staying on topic, my input on this deck.
I personally don't see the point of using Haxorus instead of Garchomp, there isn't anything that's special about it by comparison to Garchomp but that choice is up to you and I'll try to provide suggestions and thoughts where necessary.
I definitely feel like you need more draw for the deck, the supporter count is very thin. Not to mention you do not have Random Receiver in the deck which, because you don't run other supporters except for draw, provides you with a definite draw.
I'm not too sure how I feel about Cheren in this deck, just because you do run a lot of Ultra Balls to search for Haxorus, Bianca might be a bit better in here over Cheren because it has more potential to bring in more cards. It can also help recover from opponent Ns. On that note, I believe your N count should be pumped to 4. There isn't any other shuffle draw in the format. There will be those times where your hand is too good to Juniper away, Bianca won't get you cards but you need something new. N will preserve your resources, potentially disrupt your opponent and give you those fresh cards you need.
I don't find Double Colourless Energy necessary in here just because I feel that it's first attack isn't amazing. Granted, Altaria does boost the damage and the DCE drop can get Haxorus powered in a pinch. I'm not quite sure how the deck works, but if its like Garchomp/Altaria, you might want to reconsider your energy line entirely. DCEs will be a must, Metal Blends will be a must, and I would only run 1 type of basic Energy and perhaps a back up attacker to support that energy type. Since the Blend can utilize Fighting Energy, perhaps Terrakion would be a sound choice for the deck? He's not a dragon, no, he doesn't benefit from Altaria but don't regard him as unfit for the deck as the forecasted meta will still be very fighting weak. He could be a great asset to the deck, especially with Junk Arms gone. If they feel that Terrakion is a big threat to them, they will use Pokemon Catcher to KO it, which means they are not using Pokemon Catcher on your Haxorus. It's a good way to pressure your opponent, but of course you have to be able to understand what your opponent's deck aims to do.
