Raticate.Dec

[Skull Bash]

Pokemon(14):

4x Rattata
4x Raticate
2x Sneasel
2x Weavile
1x Darkrai
1x Darkrai LV X

Trainers(30):

4x Castaway
4x TV Reporter
4x PlusPower
4x Celio's Network
4x Energy Removal 2
3x Strength Charm
3x Holon Mentor
2x Copycat
2x Steven's Advice

Energy(16):

14x Dark
2x Scramble

Rattata L.10 – Colorless – HP30
Basic Pokemon

[C] Tail Whip: Flip a coin, if heads the Defending Pokemon can’t attack during your opponent’s next turn.
[C] Bite: 20 damage.

Weakness: Fighting (+10)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 0


Raticate L.29 – Colorless – HP70
Stage 1 – Evolves from Rattata

[C] Bite Into: 10 damage. Flip a coin, if heads this attack does an additional 60 damage.
[C] Sucker Punch: 20 damage. If Raticate has any Darkness Energy attached to it, this attack does an additional 20 damage.

Weakness: Fighting (+20)
Resistance: none
Retreat: 0

Darkrai L.40 – Darkness – HP80
Basic Pokemon

[C] Dark Direction: 10 damage. You may switch the Defending Pokemon with 1 of your opponent’s Benched Pokemon. (Your opponent chooses the Benched Pokemon to switch.)
[D][D][C] Sleep Hall: 40 damage. If the Defending Pokemon is Asleep, this attack does an additional 40 damage. If it isn’t Asleep, the Defending Pokemon is now Asleep.

Weakness: Fighting (+20)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 1


Darkrai L.X – Darkness – HP100
Level Up

Poke-Body: Dark Shadow
All Basic Darkness Energy cards attached to your Darkness type Pokemon gain the following text: “If the Pokemon this card is attached to does damage to any Active Pokemon, that damage is increased by 10.” This Poke-Body can’t be used if another of your Pokemon’s Dark Shadow Poke-Bodies is already in effect.

[D][D][C] Eternal Darkness: 40 damage. The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep. In between turns, the opponent flips 2 coins, and the Pokemon doesn’t wake up unless both are heads. If both are tails, the Defending Pokemon is Knocked Out.

Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 1

Alright, the point of this deck is fairly simple. Rattata/Raticate is there for early damage. Rattata is your ideal starter, though its 30 HP and weakness to fighting could be a problem with Riolu. This whole deck is weak to fighting, but thats why the point is to hit em fast. Once a number of Raticate die, you send in either a scrambled Weavile or Darkrai LV X to clean up. It also helps that Raticate has free retreat because if you need to, you can retreat Raticate with a dark on it, and Weavile's attack will do more.

 

[pichu bros. rox]

1. Darkrai only gives extra damage to Dark Pokemon.
2. Darkrai makes Basic Dark Special Dark, not Dark attacks do 10 more fopr each Dark in play.

 

[Skull Bash]

1. Darkrai only gives extra damage to Dark Pokemon.
2. Darkrai makes Basic Dark Special Dark, not Dark attacks do 10 more fopr each Dark in play.

1. I know. Did I ever claim it did anything else? I never said it gives Raticate's attack any extra damage.
2. I know, did you even read Weavile's attack?

 

[Dark Umbreon]

Hi Skull Bash,

Consider to cover the weakness a little more and have some means abuse Darkrai Lv. X beside Weavile. Honchcrow would be a nice starter line. Check out the deck suggestion below.

DARKNESS SWARM

POKEMON (18):

2 Darkrai Lv. X (beatdown)
4 Honchcrow (beatdown)
4 Murkrow (beatdown)
3 Sneasel (evolution)
3 Weavile (beatdown)
2 Darkrai (beatdown)

TRAINER (27):

3 Team Galactic’s Bet (disable)
3 Night Maintenance (enable)
4 Strenght Charm (enable)
4 Celio's Network (search)
3 Prof. Oak's Visit (draw)
3 Steven's Advice (draw)
4 Plus Power (enable)
3 Holon Mentor (draw)

ENERGY (15):

4 Special Darkness Energy
7 Darkness Energy
4 Sramble Energy

MAIN IDEA:

Murkrow is the idea starter. He can be used with Honchcrow to hide behind a flock which attacks at zero costs. This enables the deck to fuel Weavile and Darkrai as cleaners in addition to one or two Honchcrow. Abuse Night Maintenance and Mentor to mantain a stable flock.
Beside the fact that this works well with the low cost starter attacks it also covers the weakness and sticks to the main theme. Furthermore, the hidden Honchcrow on the bench can also abuse Darkrai.

SPOILERS:

Darkrai L.40
Basic Darkness Pokémon
Hit Points: 80
[C] Dark Direction: 10
You may switch the defending Pokémon with one of your opponent’s benched Pokemon.
[DDC] Sleep Hall: 40
If the defending Pokémon is asleep, this attack does an additional 40 damage. If it isn’t asleep, the defending Pokémon is now asleep.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: F (+20)
Resistance: P (-20)

Darkrai L.X
Basic Darkness Pokémon (Level Up)
Hit Points: 100
Poke-Body: Dark Shadow
All basic darkness energy cards attached to your darkness type Pokémon gain the following text: “If the Pokémon this card is attached to does damage to any active Pokemon, that damage is increased by 10.” This Body stops working if another of your Pokémon’s Dark Shadows is already in effect.
[DDC] Eternal Darkness: 40
The defending Pokemon is now asleep. In between turns, the opponent flips two coins, and the Pokémon doesn’t wake up unless both are heads. If both are tails, the defending Pokémon is knocked out.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: F (x2)
Resistance: P (-20)

Murkrow L.20
Basic Darkness Pokémon
Hit Points: 60
[.] Flock
Search your deck for a Murkrow and put it on your bench. Shuffle your deck afterward.
[CC] Hide in Flock: 20
Switch Murkrow with one of your benched Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: none
Weakness: L (+10)
Resistance: F (-20)

Honchcrow L.42
Stage one Darkness Pokémon
Hit Points: 90
Poke-Body: Gene of Darkness
Each of your Murkrow in play can use Honchcrow’s attacks as its own, without paying the attack’s energy cost. If Honchcrow doesn’t have enough Energy to pay for an attack’s energy cost, Murkrow can’t use that attack.
[DDC] Dark Flutter: 50
Choose one card from your opponent’s hand without looking. Look at the card, then have your opponent shuffle that card back into his or her deck.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: L (+20)
Resistance: F (-20)

Sneasel L.21
Basic Darkness Pokémon
Hit Points: 60
[C] Double Slap: 10x
Flip two coins, this attack does 10 damage times the number of heads.
[DC] Feint Attack
Does 20 damage to one of your opponent’s Pokémon. This attack’s damage isn’t affected by weakness, resistance, or any other effects on that Pokémon.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: F (+10)
Resistance: P (-20)

Weavile L.37
Stage one Darkness Pokémon
Hit Points: 80
[D] Plot
Search your deck for a card and put it in your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
[DDD] Dark Wave: 10x
Does 10 damage times the number of darkness energy you have in play.
Retreat Cost: C
Weakness: F (+20)
Resistance: P (-20)

Team Galactic’s Bet
Trainer – Supporter Card
Each player shuffles his or her hand into his or her deck. Then the players play rock paper scissors. The winner draws a new hand of up to six cards, and the loser draws a new hand of up to 3three cards.

Professor Oak’s Visit
Trainer – Supporter
Draw three cards. Then, put one card from your hand on the bottom of your deck.

Night Maintenance
Trainer
Search your discard pile for three in any combination of Pokémon and basic energy cards, show them to your opponent, and shuffle them into your deck.