Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

Cubone Tank/ Dunsparce

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Hello pokegym readers,

Some may know by watching The Top Cut videos the existence of a Cubone Deck , well shown by Pooka.
I found the "cubone deck idea" interesting, and not so bad. Only the fact it denies damages from Yanmega, Zekrom, donphan, Cinccino and others is really interesting. But instead of making a Bone rush deck, I am working on a tank-like deck, that does little damage but safely.

NOTE : Some cards aren't out yet, check the translations below.

here :

4-4 Marowak TM
3 Dunsparce GS
1 Rotom UD
1 Cryogonal NV
1 Shaymin UL
1 Mewtwo EX

4 Pokemon Collector
3 Tropical Tidal Wave
4 Juniper
3 Bianca
1 N
4 pokemon communication
4 junk arm
3 Eviolite
3 Defender
2 catcher
1 alph lithograph FOUR
3 Black belt
3 Skyarrow bridge

5 water
2 DCE

Translations from Hail Blizzard and Psycho Drive

Mewtwo EX – Psychic – HP170
Basic Pokemon
[C][C] EX Ball: Does 20 damage times the number of Energy attached to each player’s Active Pokemon.
[P][P][C] Psycho Drive: 120 damage. Choose 1 Energy attached to this Pokemon and discard it.

Pokemon EX Rule: When Pokemon EX is Knocked Out, your opponent takes 2 Prize cards.
Weakness: Psychic (x2)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Skyarrow Bridge – Stadium

Each player’s Basic Pokemon has its retreat cost lowered by 1 Energy.

You can only play 1 Stadium next to your Active Pokemon during your turn. If a Stadium with a different name comes into play, discard this card.


Some useful links to understand the deck...

Tropical Tidal Wave
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=towercard&imageid=50898
Cubone TM
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=towercard&imageid=51076
Dunsparce GS
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=towercard&imageid=49802
Cryogonal NV
http://pokegym.net/forums/view.php?pg=towercard&imageid=52514

The deck works on a combo beetween cubone tanking ability and Dunsparce`s Fade out attack. While the opponent can`t damage cubone due to its Poke body, Lonely bone, I freely retreat my cubone to attack fade out with Dunsparce, that returns in my hand, over and over.
There is a heavy discarding trainer and supporter lines to send as quickly as possible marowaks in the discard to feed Lonely bone. Skyarrow Bridge makes my Cubone to reatreat for free. Tropical Tidal Wave gets rid of eviolites in Dragons decks, unfortunately I just do not know how to get my hands on it.
Lithograph reveals where the prized marowaks are, rotom makes me draw them.

Cryogonal and shaymin serve me as a counter to Suicune entei Legend ( Charge a benched cubone, play down Cryo and charge with one energy. shaymin moves cubone`s energy to Cryo and attack with black belt ). Mewtwo serves as a anti vileplume counter ( Cryo first attack, retreat then EX ball ) and eventually it may serve against Gothitelle and my opponent`s Mewtwo EX

I would like to add more firepower or discard even quicker Marowaks. feel free to suggest your ideas and remember ... You must have backbone to play Cubone !
 
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Dunsparce does not do 10 but 20. it allows me to do consistent damage without reying on bone rush, which is way too inconsistent on damage. plus there is Yanmega, Tornadus. You got to have something to damage them, Cubone can't due to his type.
 
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Wouldn't Victini almost guarantee at least 20D with its body?? It would definately reduce the risk of getting 0D and also increase the chances of doing 40-60D.
 
Yeah , But Catcher kills it, Unless there is a way to prevent catcher like Vileplume. But a single Victini could help Marowak's attack bonerang , or bone Rush, just to surprise your opponent. But, I have yet to found a place for it (I could remplace Mewtwo EX for Victini for now, but whenit's out, I can't afford to leave the deck without Mewtwo EX)
 
Just run Houndoom Prime and Dark Rush Volcarona as your damage dealers.

Volcarona doubles burn damage inbetween turns while houndoom has a flip for burning the opponent's active
 
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