Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

How does Klinklang beat Rayquaza/Eels?

The idea is you have a Darkrai and Prism in play, so you Rush In, then retreat to whatever you wanted.
 
Manifesto said:
What if you want to switch to another Pokemon besides Keldeo?
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You utilize Keldeo + Darkrai to get free retreat for every Pokemon with a Prism. You Rush in with Kel, and retreat for free with Dark Cloak. Keldeo also functions as a good attacker, compatible with the Metal Blend.
 
i am not sure if that works since i dont play klinklang, but did you try rayquaza DV, black kyurem or rayquaza EX? all 3 can ohko ray ex, but they do need a lot of ressources ( i am not sure if klinklang can recover from a revenge ka)
 
the problem i have been having isnt knocking out eels, but by turns 3 or 4 they have a Rayquaza EX that knocks out all of my energy in the board, and I cant come back from that
 
You need to go for the Eels. Rayquaza is a lot easier to deal with with no Eels on the board. You can just come out and 2 hit it with whatever after all of the Eels are gone.
 
It's okay if they OHKO something. Just be smart about your energy attachments. A single Landorus EX works wonders against Eels, since you can spread your energy out and just Hammerhead Eels to death, minimizing your losses if they do get out a massive Dragon Burst.
 
This... uhh ...happened at a City in masters this weekend. Black Kyurem EX seemed to be the key.
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I'm 75% sure King Piplup is referring to me at Grand Rapids. Correct me if I'm wrong, because I usually am.
But I did defeat 3 Rayeels with Klinklang on the day.

My Pokemon:
4 Klink (DEX)
1 Klang (DEX)
3 Klinklang (Guess which one)
2 Darkrai EX
2 Keldeo EX
1 Mewtwo EX
1 Shaymins EX
1 Terrakion (EP)
1 Black Kyurem EX

I would assume any kind of deck that can consistently OHKO (Rayeels, Blastoise/Keldeo) would be a serious problem for Klinklang... but I won all my Rayeels matchups handily. 1st round opponent prized a Rayquaza EX, only giving him access to one, which I KO'd eventually with Darkrai. Ideally you could begin KO'd Tynamos on the 2nd turn with Terrakion or Mewtwo, but clearly that doesn't happen often.
Anyway, when you're 100% sure (and I'm mean 100%, losing a Black Kyurem EX with 4 energy is practically death for your deck) that they can't return KO your BKEX, you knock out a Rayquaza EX. And if they can't respond and you have a catcher, you can knock out another one for 4 prizes in 2 turns!
I played no switch.
Some tips
-If you have access to Tropical beach (I didn't) - play it in Klinklang
-Missing energy attachments/losing energy to KOs is your biggest problem. Do not skimp on energy, do not worry if you can keep energy on your board, this deck is capable of ludicrous comebacks
-Getting turn 2 Klingklang isn't 100% essential. You should play at least one Klang. It's important to have 2 Klingklangs up because if you lose your only one, you may end up with your energy stranded on inopportune Pokemon
-Landorus could be nice, but if you play no Switch, the chances of starting with it/getting it active turn 1 is incredibly tiny. If can be nice to do 150 to seal a win but BKEX/Keldeo/Mewtwo already does that better. In short, you shouldn't play it. Or at least you shouldn't expect it to help your eels matchup. Unless you really want to kill space and play 4 Switch, 2/3Lando and no Keldeo
-Don't even think about playing 3 Klinks
-Your prism energy are the most important piece of your deck
-Leave your energy in the best possible spots. Plan for the worst.

And no, I didn't play Crystal Wall. I probably shouldn't have even played Eviolite, literally everyone I played against had Tool Scrapper.
 
Eh I kinda like Eviolite in Klinklang just for Darkrai. I mean you usually need Darkrai on the bench no matter who you're attacking with, it makes it harder for Terrakions to OHKO 'cuz they need both a Catcher and a Scrapper.

I like the BKEX in there, cool idea. You can constantly Freeze Shock with Keldeo + Darkrai. Seems hard to get into a spot to bust him out against Rayeels though, basically need them to have only 1 Eel or no Eels out and no Ray with energy on it benched.
 
Samsal, thanks for the post. Some really good points in there. I have tried just about every ex in this deck, so Im still looking for the right combo.
 
Yeah, no problem. Also, Kyogre EX is a good play if you're really worried about Rayeels. The ability to 2HKO 2 Eels is pretty good.
 
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