Standard XY On: Poisonhammer (Machamp-EX / Ariados)

[Xan]

Pokemon: 13

• 3 Machamp-EX (AO)
• 3 Landorus (FFI)
• 3 Spinarak (AO)
• 2 Ariados (AO)
• 1 Lucario-EX
• 1 Hawlucha (FFI)

Trainiers/Supporters/Stadiums: 34

• 4 Professor Sycamore
• 4 Korrina
• 2 Shauna
• 2 Lysandre
• 1 Ace Trainer
• 3 Trainers' Mail
• 2 VS Seeker
• 2 Professor's Letter
• 2 Scorched Earth
• 2 Fighting Stadium
• 2 Ultra Ball
• 2 Level Ball
• 2 Muscle Band
• 2 Switch
• 2 Acro Bike

Energy:13

• 4 Strong Energy
• 9 Fighting Energy

Translations:

Ariados – Grass – HP70
Stage 1 – Evolves from Spinarak

Ability: Poison Nest
Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this Ability. Both Active Pokemon are now Poisoned. (Excluding [G] Pokemon.)

[G][C] Corner: 30 damage. Your opponent’s Active Pokemon can’t retreat during your opponent’s next turn.

Weakness: Fire (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 1


Machamp-EX – Fighting – HP180
Basic Pokemon

[F][C] Thrash: 20x damage. This attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokemon. This Pokemon is now Confused.

[F][F][C] Crazy Hammer: 80+ damage. If this Pokemon is affected by a Special Condition, this attack does 80 more damage. Then, remove all Special Conditions from this Pokemon.

When a Pokemon-EX has been Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.

Weakness: Psychic (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 3

Strategy:

The main goal of the deck is to get Machamp powered up in 3 turns and have Ariados ready on the beach. Then you use Crazy hammer to hit for a minimum of 170 but this is be powered up to over 200 with cards like Strong Energy,Muscle Band and Fighting Stadium even with just one of them the damage is 190 witch is enough to KO most non mega Pokemon. Scorched Earth and Acro Bike are used to get energys in the discard pile ready for Landorus to use. Lucairo-EX and Hawlucha are backup attackers, Hawlucha can be searched be Level Ball as well

 

[SRreplet51]

ok so i love this deck i have tinkered with the idea as well but i do c some things u can change

-1 lucario ex
+1 shaymin ex RS #77: the reasoning behind this is u mostly want to dedicate your heavy energy costs to machamp and shaymin can get those 6 cards for you

-1 korrina
+1 vs seeker: 3 korrina is probably fine and adding a vs seeker can allow to get korrina back or another supporter u might need

-1 professors letter
+1 ultra ball: this is because one professors letter will get the job done and if u do throw in the shaymin instead of lucario ultra ball is better for shaymin and getting energy in your hand with the amount you run wont be as hard as you think

-2 fighting stadiums
-1 fighting energy
+3 faded town: you are already getting a knock out on anything non mega so this will help u wear down the megas and the only thing that counters this deck completely is mega sceptile!! also the 8 basic energy is fine youll get the job done with 8

these are my suggestions i hope this deck works out for you feel free to disagree with any suggestion i made and good luck with poison hammer

 

[SRreplet51]

also if u want because u have hawlucha u can trade 1 switch for an escape rope to abuse of its free retreat c it like this

machamp is powered up ready to attack and ariados is one the bench hawlucha is also on the bench but your opponent is hiding behind a non ex and say there is an ex on their bench, u can escape rope they switch into the ex you bring up hawlucha then retreat into your machamp and get 2 prizes!!!!

 

[Xan]

also if u want because u have hawlucha u can trade 1 switch for an escape rope to abuse of its free retreat c it like this

machamp is powered up ready to attack and ariados is one the bench hawlucha is also on the bench but your opponent is hiding behind a non ex and say there is an ex on their bench, u can escape rope they switch into the ex you bring up hawlucha then retreat into your machamp and get 2 prizes!!!!

In those situations there is Lysandre. but you raise a good point rope can be searched by Korrina

 

[SRreplet51]

Ya that too but it's totally up to you