Energy Recycling Deck (Milotic FLF 23)

[Xeroshifter]

Green Energy​

Synopsis: The basic function of the deck is to use Milotic to feed energy onto Clauncher or Eelektross as Eelektross continues to shove it right back into the discard pile as needed. Gyarados naturally becomes more powerful as the match progresses because even if you're not killing your enemies, you're still controlling your own prize card pool with Milotic and Rough Seas. Milotic may not be as tanky as some other cards, but due to Rough Seas she can act as a wall as you prep your other pokemon, and when you're nearly ready to attack, sacrifice her, place Eelektross, Clawitzer, or Gyarados into the front and start sweeping. Eelektross offers itself as a counter to a few common meta cards such as Yveltal-EX, and due to Milotic, it can be assured the first attack.

Pokemon
3 x Milotic FLF-23
3 x Feebas FLF-22
2 x Gyarados
2 x Magikarp
3 x Clawitzer
3 x Clauncher
3 x Tynamo PLB-31
2 x Eelektrik PRC-63
3 x Eelektross PLB-33
2 x Suicune

Trainer/Supporter/Stadium
3 x Rough Seas
2 x Rare Candy
2 x Dive Ball
2 x Switch
3 x Superior Energy Retrieval
4 x Professor's Letter
3 x Professor Sycamore
4 x Trevor

Energy
8 x Water Energy - Basic
3 x Lightning Energy - Basic

Issues: I feel like over all the deck is rather fragile when placed against all of the EX decks. Suicune is in there for that, and that alone. I have no normal types, and only one electric type. Every time I try to shuffle more of either of those, I feel like I must give up the power that feels built into the Milotic-Gyarados-Clawitzer style triangle where no matter what Milotic dying is doubly beneficial. I only have one family that makes it to stage 2 so the rare-candies feel wasted. The number of solid basic pokemon in general is fairly low. I feel like I have no poke-tools to improve the situation if my deck is doing poor over-all. I'd ideally like help molding this deck into something much more successful without giving up the core concept: Water-Electric Energy Rush/Recycle using Milotic.

Budget is secondary to performance.

 

[RichD]

Well I'm not sure about the Milotic energy engine but since that is your stricture let's see what we can do.

First thoughts, you need to get energy in the discard in the first place for Milotic to recycle. You should be running Ultra Balls and Battle Compressors for that. Consider running the Ace Spec Life Dew so you can knockout your Milotic and not have your opponent take a prize. Consider replacing the clawizter line with the Primal Clash Whiscash with Alpha Growth and a Mr Mime to block the bench damage. I know you are looking at the open ended damage with Clawizter but I doubt you'll get more than one hit so go for the one with more base damage. Plus Alpha growth let's you attach two energy per turn to Whiscash for powering up Eelektross when you don't have a Milotic handy.

 

[prophecy250]

i run a similar deck for playing against kids in league. I use delphox xy as the main attacker. he does the same thing as clawizter, but i get access to the mystic fire ability and scorched earth to quickly draw and dump energy.
you may want to run 4 N. there is nothing more satisfying than using N to take away the opponents newly gained prize after an energy grace.
also, i agree with richD, you need ultra ball and battle compressors to dump energy and get your setup.