Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Cradilly, Ready set go!

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There are Soooo many thing to play with the new Cradilly, so I thought it would be cool to share your favorites!
 
What would be an ideal starter here though? Lileep isn't a basic, and neither are any of the things you'd be getting with Cradily, so what kind of Pokemon would be best to use to open? My first few thoughts are either Emolga or Victini EX, but they both have relatively low HP.
 
A list of (not terrible) Stage 2s to use with Cradily:
Dusknoir BCR
Dragonite PLF
Infernape PLS
Crobat PLS
Ampharos DRX
Chandelure NEX
Chandelure PLF
Chandelure NVI (Reprinted in NEX)
Gardevoir NEX
Gallade PLS
Garchomp DRX
Empoleon DEX
Exploud PLS
Flygon BCR
Dustox DRX
Emboar BLW (Reprinted in NEX)
Gigilith DRX
Haxorus PLB
Hydreigon DRX
Hydreigon NVI (Reprinted in NEX)
Reuniclus BLW (Reprinted in DRX)
Jumpluff DRX (w/ Reuniclus BLW)
Kingdra PLF
Klinklang PLF
Krookodile DEX
Magnezone PLS
Metagross PLF
Salamence DRV
Serperior BLW (Reprinted in DRX)
Stoutland BCR
Togekiss PLS
Emboar BLW (Reprinted in NEX)
Blastoise BCR
Venusaur DEX
Vileplume BCR
Vanilluxe NEX
Blaziken DEX
Archeops NVI (Reprinted in DEX)
Walrein DRX
Vanilluxe PLF
Seismitoad PLF
Nidoking PLF (w/ Nidoqueen PLF)
Eelektross PLB
Porygon-Z PLB
 
Brandonf6 said:
What would be an ideal starter here though? Lileep isn't a basic, and neither are any of the things you'd be getting with Cradily, so what kind of Pokemon would be best to use to open? My first few thoughts are either Emolga or Victini EX, but they both have relatively low HP.
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I think Tornadus-EX (Plasma Freeze 98) would be a great starter here. He's almost undonkable, and the hand refresh draw attack could help you get setup if you top-deck something awful. If you want to maximize bench space once you have Cradily out you could run Scoop Up Cyclone. (If you don't mind giving up other potentially useful ace specs for that.)
 
Well i think garchomp is the best card to choose. It takes one energy to attack with garchomp but the problem is that l f w s and craydiliy works with p d g f energy
 
thepliskin5005 said:
Well i think garchomp is the best card to choose. It takes one energy to attack with garchomp but the problem is that l f w s and craydiliy works with p d g f energy
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and there is the rub. Cradilly's life explosion attack should have cost colorless energy but with needing a grass to attack with and the ruling that the stage 2's on the bench will still be treated as an evolution card (which means that prisim energy and eviolite will not work on them, it really leaves us stuck with only the Stage 2's that will work with the Blend GPDR energy. Greatly limiting the effectiveness of the card. Was super excited about the Cradilly until I realized, now I don't see much of a point to it.
 
A deck built around Cradily must:
  • Have the value of being able to set up stage 2s with Lifesplosion be much greater than the amount of effort used to set up Cradily.
  • Set up and attack consistently.
  • Choose a really good set of basics to always start with.
If Cradily is to succeed competitively, it also has to be able to defeat metagame decks.

Noticed you only need one grass energy to Lifesplosion. Cradily counts only energy for the attack, so once you have the first grass you can give them whatever you want. Makes that cost easier.
 
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