what is the best draw engine for nidoking/nidoqueen deck?
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ADAM
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I'd do a 3-1 Uxie line and 2 or 3 PONTs. Never tried it, but a Shuckle promo and Stark Mountain combo could be cool in here too, except you want to devote as much space to Nidoqueens as possible. I'm guessing you are wanting your ideal field to be an active Nidoking, 4 Nidoqueens and something else on the bench? Claydol would have loved this deck 
For quick drawing without sacrificing bench space or Seekers, Unown R might be useful.
For quick drawing without sacrificing bench space or Seekers, Unown R might be useful.
jjkkl
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Extreme Fishing Engine.
4 Great,
4 Quick,
4 Judge,
2 Cynthia's,
3 Comms.
3 Collector
2-1 Uxie
You know, the usual.
List is off the top of my head, so it reeks of lots of untested ******ry. Point of Nidoking/Queen is to just tank Nidoking the whole game to piss your opponent off and hopefully eke out some prizes with some extra Expert Belt and Pluspower power (lolbadpun).
Swarm decks run good on Fishing engines, esp. without Claydol in the format now. Don't Set Up too much unless you have a way to get him out, because you want lots of space for Nidoqueen spam.
Run 1-1 Blaziken FB to hit Dialga G.
Run Cyclone if your metagame is a scumbag and likes to run Spiritombs.
4 Great,
4 Quick,
4 Judge,
2 Cynthia's,
3 Comms.
3 Collector
2-1 Uxie
You know, the usual.
List is off the top of my head, so it reeks of lots of untested ******ry. Point of Nidoking/Queen is to just tank Nidoking the whole game to piss your opponent off and hopefully eke out some prizes with some extra Expert Belt and Pluspower power (lolbadpun).
Swarm decks run good on Fishing engines, esp. without Claydol in the format now. Don't Set Up too much unless you have a way to get him out, because you want lots of space for Nidoqueen spam.
Run 1-1 Blaziken FB to hit Dialga G.
Run Cyclone if your metagame is a scumbag and likes to run Spiritombs.
jjkkl
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Good use, but don't rely on it.
Using attacks to draw slow down your deck significantly, and Nidoking is already slow as it is with his one attack and atrocious energy count. Best bet is to rely on a fast (if slightly unstable) engine with some random disruption thrown in to put your opponent back a turn or two at the same time (Judge's or Looker's, preferably Judge's).
Using attacks to draw slow down your deck significantly, and Nidoking is already slow as it is with his one attack and atrocious energy count. Best bet is to rely on a fast (if slightly unstable) engine with some random disruption thrown in to put your opponent back a turn or two at the same time (Judge's or Looker's, preferably Judge's).
Hippowdon SaveSand
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Try and tech in a Nidoking RR to make it even harder for your opponent.
ShuckleLVX
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99% of people, including you, play this deck wrong.
Nidoqueen is fast, able to hit turn 1.
Nidoking is slow, requiring 3 energy attachments to work, making it slow.
Nidoking gets bigger the more Nidoqueens you have.
Ergo, swarm Nidoqueens early game, and sneak in a 'king late game for clean up. The goal isn't to "tank Nidoking the whole game to piss your opponent off and hopefully eke out some prizes". The Nidoking is almost an afterthought.
I use 2 Uxie and 3 PONT, it's not an extensive "engine" but you don't generally need one. With Seeker to reuse Uxies from time to time, you can rely on a search engine instead.
Nidoqueen is fast, able to hit turn 1.
Nidoking is slow, requiring 3 energy attachments to work, making it slow.
Nidoking gets bigger the more Nidoqueens you have.
Ergo, swarm Nidoqueens early game, and sneak in a 'king late game for clean up. The goal isn't to "tank Nidoking the whole game to piss your opponent off and hopefully eke out some prizes". The Nidoking is almost an afterthought.
I use 2 Uxie and 3 PONT, it's not an extensive "engine" but you don't generally need one. With Seeker to reuse Uxies from time to time, you can rely on a search engine instead.
charcharchar
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I also threw in a Blissey PL to further strengthen the gengar matchup.
He also has return... and is a stage 1. there you go, another idea.
He also has return... and is a stage 1. there you go, another idea.
LegendaryLugia
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^ Mods don't close threads just because you ask them unless it's in the Trade Forum. Not mini-modding, just sayin'.
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Peg leg Pete
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been playtesting this deck a bit too, and have come to the same conclusion as Shuckle: RR Nidoqueen hitting for 120 belted is pretty amazing. i've been using the king as a damage sponge but trying to get as many KO's as possible with the Queen.
