~Jason Klaczynski
15t/3c Erika Deck
I just made an Erika deck for the east coast sts. Please help make any changes to it that would make it better.
---Pokémon: (18)---
3 Erika's Oddish (Challenge)
3 Erika's Gloom (70HP)
3 Erika's Vileplume
3 Erika's Dratini
3 Erika's Dragonair
3 Scyther
---Trainers (15)---
3 Professor Oak
3 Erika's Maid
3 Computer Search
3 Celadon City Gym
3 Gust of Wind
---Energy (27)---
24 Grass
3 Double Colorless
I've played this deck some and it's done okay, winning about half the games I played, although it's hard to test it when no one wants to play the 15t/3c format. Thanks for fixing my deck.
Mono Type?
Okay,
I like your trainer line, your energy's a little high, and your Pokémon
are.. one type. *LOUD BUZZING NOISE* *RED FLASHING LIGHT* No, no, no! If
you are playing a 15/3 deck, and especially if you are going to the STS,
you cannot play a two color deck. You have more than enough room in there
for an additional type to help out your grass and Dratinis.
Strategy
I like
the idea of being able to get Erika's Pokémon out fast by maxing out
on Oak, Comp, and Maids, although we may not have had to max out on all of
those. Erika's Vileplume's Pokémon Power makes it a nice choice, since
status effects are an important part of Prop15/3. (They're harder to get
rid of). I think we may have trouble if Muk shows up, and we could put in
psychic for an easy kill with Gust, but Wiggly and Clefable will be popular,
so Mewtwo may not be the best choice. We'll work more with the Pokémon
below. Erika's Gloom and Celadon are a nice combo. Good choice,
again.
Pokémon (mon mon mon)
Having
Erika's best Pokémon, in my opinion, with the assistance from trainers,
to get them out early, is a very good idea, but colorless isn't enough, you
have 24 grass energy- we can definitely change that to some other type, and
put in an additional type. Perhaps we can try a nice strong basic. I think
we should go with 3 Rocket's Zapdos, it's a very nice card, and gets discarded
lightning back easily. It has a suicidal attack, but it's worth it. You can
add a Super, which works nice with Zapdos. We have a 63 card deck now, don't
worry, we can drop three energy. You needed more basic, and something to
fight against a Muk deck.
Energy
Your grass is ridiculously high, take out 11. Add 8 lightning for Zap and Buzz. We now have 13 grass, 8 lightning, 3 double colorless. This should be enough with your 3 Oaks.
Trainers
You want to get your evolution out early, but you can drop a Maids for a Nightly Garbage Run to get your energy and Pokémon back. Add a Super, and take out the third Gust. I think everything else is just fine!
Check out the final deck:
15t/3c Crazy Erika Deck
---Pokémon: (18)---
3 Erika's Oddish (Challenge)
3 Erika's Gloom (70HP)
3 Erika's Vileplume
3 Erika's Dratini
3 Erika's Dragonair
3 Scyther
3 Rocket's Zapdos
---Trainers (15)---
3 Professor Oak
3 Computer Search
3 Celadon City Gym
2 Gust of Wind
2 Erika's Maid
1 Super Energy Removal
1 Nightly Garbage Run
---Energy (27)---
13 Grass
8 Lightning
3 Double Colorless
Ness.
(seriously, this thing has fangs! look closely..)