Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

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Im trying out decks with the new ND cards to see which one i like the most

Pokemon: 16
3-3 Electrode Prime
3 Kyurem
1 Kyurem EX
2 Landorus
2 Shaymin UL
2 Mewtwo EX

Trainers: 29
3 Collector
3 Juniper
2 Sages
2 N
4 Junk Arm
3 Level Ball
2 Catcher
3 Research Record
2 Super Rod
1 Switch
1 Pokegear 7.0
1 Eviolite

2 Skyarrow Bridge

Energy: 15
4 Prism
2 Rainbow
2 :colorless::colorless:
4 :fighting:
3 :water:

I try to get a turn 2 energymite for kyurems spreading. Also trying to have t2 Gaia hammer if I cannot blow up electrode. This deck needs successful energymites so I try to make every one count with research record. I am not a fan of twins in this deck, because I want to sweep once the energymite goes off. I have been tooling around with the switch and skyarrow count, as well as the shaymin and super rod count. I think I prefer 2 shaymin
 
Most people drop research records now because it's only good on one turn, the turn you energymite. On the flip side, you could put in a card that's good during the whole game, like more energy or more draw supporters, and it looks like you could use both.
 
I like this deck idea a lot and I have some changes that I would like to suggest. I would rather run Pokemon Communication than Level Ball. My reasoning for this is because with Pokemon Communication you can grab a Mewtwo if you need it for the trade off or any other Pokemon that you might need for that match-up instead of only being able to grab Voltorb, Electrode, or Shaymin. I would cut the Research Records entirely so that you can add cards that are more useful on turns that you aren't using Energymite. I would also add another Catcher just because it is such a good card and three feels like a good number in most decks. Adding two Twins would also help this deck a lot because you are going to most often have more prizes than your opponent in the beginning and those Twins can give you access to clutch cards like Shaymin UL (or Shaymin EX should you choose to run it) as well as any Catcher or Switch that you might need. I would also try to fit in another Switch by cutting one of your Skyarrow Bridges. Also, if you can fit it, another Sages would be helpful to get out crucial cards and put Fighting Energy into the discard to use with Landorus' Abundant Harvest. Another Collector for consistency would also do you well.

As for the Pokemon count I would suggest cutting one Shaymin. If you have to use Celebration Wind twice you are probably going to lose because both of those Shaymins are just going to get Catchered up and killed and you are already giving up a prize to Energymite. I would also add another Landorus because it is the main focus of the deck and because it can accelerate onto itself with Abundant Harvest if it has to. Gaia Hammer is also good in the Durant match-up and Landorus, being a Ground/Fighting Type, is good against the Magnezone/Eels and Zekrom/Eels match-up. Whether you run two or three Kyurem is usually personal preference and is up for you to decide based on your play style.

For the Energy count I think that you might be running a few too many. I have found 14 to be a good count in Electrode Variants. I would cut all the Rainbows and add one more DCE because Mewtwo EX and Kyurem EX can both use it.

Overall this is what I would change:
-1 Shaymin
+1 Landorus

-3 Research Records
-3 Level Ball
-1 Skyarrow Bridge
+2 Pokemon Communication
+1 Pokemon Catcher
+2 Twins
+1 Sage's Training
+1 Pokemon Collector
+1 Switch

-2 Rainbow Energy
+1 DCE

If you can fit it, a few more Eviolite would also help!
 
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