rhodesia123
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doesnt dugtrios entire attack do nothing if you flip tails??
Gallade Combo
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Ardoptres
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A stage 1, whom is losing loads of consistency if it's played with other pokemon (you want Quick Ball to work). A stage 1 whom doesn't search basics out itself. A stage 1 that must have loads of trainers and discard supporters to stay working
Gallade at least has Gardevoir (same evolution line, you're not reliant on Quick Ball when you're running stage 2 pokemon), whom is incredible for assisting set up.
If you change the starters around slightly to benefit Gardevoir's power (basically, doing everything you can to ensure there's at least one supporter in the opponent's discard), then you'll find Bannette to be much easier. Of course, this'll shift some focus away from Gallade, but who's to say that Gallade wouldn't mind the opponent not having a hand and not being able to counter you?
Scipio
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A S1 who cant OHKO Gallade without the aid of a secondary card. A secondary card which doesn't like Windstorm or rivaling stadiums to boot. A S1 who isn't consistent enough to be a consistent decktype. A S1 who is overhyped by the Gym community.
shiftrymaster68
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Banette is THE most consistant deck out there. For-sure T1 Shuppet and extremely close to for-sure T1 Banette isn't consistant? Banette is easily one of the best decks in the format, played right with a decent list. After a couple turns, Quick Ball fetches you a Banette 100% of the time. It's not a bad deck, and I haven't seen it getting overhyped. It's getting the amount of hype it deserves IMO.
Skarmbliss
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Well it appears that its going to be the new age speed banette with a ton of supporters that will discard a bannette to the discard, just to do 80 damage for 2 energies is simply something. Especially with the quick balls and running the ball engine would make it effective.
I can see this bannette deck taking down Gallade easily if your running straight Banette, just like that T2Kircketune deck but bannetes better.
I can see this bannette deck taking down Gallade easily if your running straight Banette, just like that T2Kircketune deck but bannetes better.
Ardoptres
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Or you are just bad.
Scipio
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Going to resort to the "U R NOOB" argument now? I'm disappointed.
Yes, you can easily get your T2 Banette kill. Yes, you can easily fetch multiple Banettes. But oh, there's a problem. Your Shuppets are gone. Maintainance is required. Oh, whats that? Wager disrupts it.
Banette is like Failtune. Its funky the first few turns, but if your opponent can withstand those turns, you're dead.
Anyway, I thought this was a GALLADE topic?
shiftrymaster68
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That would be why you play TSD over Night Maintenance. You're already fetching a Banette back while attacking, so running 2-3 TSD lets you easily retrieve Shuppets on a consistant basis. Wager doesn't hurt that bad, probably as bad as every other deck out there.
Anyway, enough with Banette, as Scipio said, this is a Gallade topic.
Anyway, enough with Banette, as Scipio said, this is a Gallade topic.
Ardoptres
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Because you're gonna be TGW'd every turn, AND will lose every time.. Ah, I see.
Built a good trainer engine, and you will have a good Banette deck.
Scipio
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Dude, stop it, this is a Gallade topic.
Umbreon777
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But...as much as I love my Bannete... this IS a Gallade topic.
Mew
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If my assumption is correct, the Japanese are not stupid people.
Regardless of their different format, Gallade is very strong over there, Blissey was strong there before Gallade, and in the past Rock-Lock and LBS have been huge decks. I'm saying that what works in Japan will work over here. And since Gallade works over there, then Banette (which surely must been have played over there) does not beat it consistantly.
Therefore, Gallade is a great card, and I see no reason why it should ever lose to Banette.
Ok, now If anyone recalls, Tego once talked of other pokemon in Gallade. That means that Gallade does indeed have a combo, and I know it's out right now. Some how, it absolutely must benifit Gallade, so you need to find where Gallade lacks.
And that is in setup. Gallade will lose to Blissey if the Blissey player goes first. It's as simple as that.
So, get to work. I beleive I've settled the Banette argument, so start figuring out how to play Gallade, because I already have.
Regardless of their different format, Gallade is very strong over there, Blissey was strong there before Gallade, and in the past Rock-Lock and LBS have been huge decks. I'm saying that what works in Japan will work over here. And since Gallade works over there, then Banette (which surely must been have played over there) does not beat it consistantly.
Therefore, Gallade is a great card, and I see no reason why it should ever lose to Banette.
Ok, now If anyone recalls, Tego once talked of other pokemon in Gallade. That means that Gallade does indeed have a combo, and I know it's out right now. Some how, it absolutely must benifit Gallade, so you need to find where Gallade lacks.
And that is in setup. Gallade will lose to Blissey if the Blissey player goes first. It's as simple as that.
So, get to work. I beleive I've settled the Banette argument, so start figuring out how to play Gallade, because I already have.
DarkJake
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Irony. Does. Not. Satisfy.
You're right in that Gallade needs setup, but 1 turn behind in setup is not that hard to recover against Blissey.