it beats LC(in theory)
Do you think regigigas is a good play for states? discuss.
Just in theory. Promocroak and Power Spray hurt Gigas and both are in a standard LC build.
The only issue I see going into states is the very real presence of Gengar Prime. Each time you Sacrifice, you end up dumping a Pokemon in the Lost Zone, and you're unable to keep the lock going because you run out of Mespirits. You get a max of 4 turns of lock once the Gengars start flowing, which isn't too hard thanks to Spiritomb (Though the loss of Uxie does hurt if you can start the lock ASAP).
I would argue the Hurl to be the big issue.
Imagine say, setting down your Gigas, then using Set Up. You draw into Gigas X. Awesome, right?
Now you've gotta last a whole turn against a possible hurl, and god forbid if they tech in a Mime to check out your hand or Looker's you.
That kind of thing can happen to any deck that plays lvl x's though . This is the reason why gengar prime is a problem card in the format.
look guys i've never played anyone who can properly wield a regigigas deck
Gigas doesn't just "beat LC in theory", it freaking beasts Luxchomp. It was best with Azelf MT, but chugs along just fine without it, if a little hampered at times.
How does it work? Try playing a few games against a 100-160 HP wall without any use of your Pokemon Powers, then get back to me!
Most decks running Level X's don't rely on the Level X as badly as Gigas, though. For example, if someone LZ's one of my Luxrays, I'll likely either switch to Chomp or have another Luxray anyways.
Likewise of Sablelock and Vilegar. DialgaChomp is really the only other 3-1 Level X build, but it can hold its own unleveled against Gengar Prime that it can pretty much Deafen things to death. Gigas can't do it, at least not as fast as Dialga can.