Hi! Here is my HydroCrusher deck:
Pokemon <20>
4 SI Onix
3 Steelix
4 Kabuto
3 Kabutops
3 Cleffa
2
Tyrogue
1 Magby
Trainers <25>
4 Elm
4 Egg
4 Bill's
Teleporter
3 Double Gust
3 Gold Berry
2 Pokemon Trader
2 Energy
Charge
2 Energy Stadium
1 Time Capsule
Energy <15>
11
Fighting
4 Metal
I just want to follow the MMF archetype but I don't
know where to begin my tweaking. Can you help me make this a
better deck?
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Hmm...a Kabulix deck, eh? This is indeed a MMF Archetype, let
me see what I can do to spruce up this monster of a deck.
First we have
the Pokemon: Kabutops is really the bigger gun of this deck. You don't need a
4/3 Steelix line. Cut that down to a 2/2 Line, and make sure that those Onix are
from Neo Genesis. You only NEED one Steelix. You are gonna get 3-4 Metals on the
Steelix anyways. So you don't need 3 Steelix. You can even slim down the
Kabutops line to a 3/3. You have Fossil Egg and Mysterious Fossil, not to
mention Kabuto's Pokemon Power to get more Kabuto in play. You need Igglybuffs
in this deck to counter Slowking. You also need Pichu to Zzzap Magcargos and
such. You also can use Gligar to counter Ampharos and have Status. (I am
straining for Basics to fit in this deck). Also tecH in an Aerodactyl for those
Genesis Onix so they can use Rage as Steelix.
Next is the Energy: Cut
four Fighting Energy, you don't need eleven. You need one for Kabutops and two
for Onix (Steelix) with Aerodactyl which is a tecH situation anyways. Get in
three Recycle and two Full Heal Energy. Recycle helps you retreat your Kabutops
and Full Heal is to counter Status effects on your Steelix.
An finally
we have the Trainers: I just have some slimming and trimming based on personal
preferences. Cut a Fossil Egg and switch the Bill's Teleporter for Bills. I
don't like basing my drawing on luck. I usually have pretty lousy flips anyways.
IF I would ever play anything that started from Mysterious Fossil, I would play
a 3/2 Fossil Egg/Mysterious Fossil Ratio. I would do this to ensure that I would
be able to get the Kabuto that is needed to start. Drop the Energy Charges for
Energy Stadiums and add in another Gold Berry. You really do not need Energy
Charges, they're flips, and you look to swarm with Kabutops or beatdown with
Steelix that is heavily-Metaled. The additional Gold Berry is for more healing
for Steelix. The Energy Stadiums are for your Fighting Energy to get back as it
IS important for your deck's functions. You may also consider Healing Fields,
especially if you look to build a Raging Steelix with Aerodactyl. There's my
changes, and here's your deck:
Hydrocrusher!
Modified Formatē
Pokemon: 19
3 Kabuto (Discovery)
3 Kabutops (Discovery)
3
Cleffa
2 Onix (Genesis)
2 Steelix
2 Igglybuff
1 Gligar
1
Pichu
1 Aerodactyl (Revelation)
Energy: 16
7 Fighting
4
Metal
3 Recycle
2 Full Heal
Trainers: 25
4 Professor Elm
4 Gold Berry
3 Pokemon Trader
3 Bill
3 Fossil Egg
3 Double
Gust
2 Mysterious Fossil
2 Healing Fields
1 Time Capsule
Thank you for sending in a nice deck to me. And also thanks to those of
you for reading!
~Gymbo~
"Remember the Eevee"