Blue Scr33n: A Spread/Power-Lock Deck

[PygmalionMan]

Here's my deck. It's not that good at the moment, but I think I have a good strategy for it, if only I could make it work. It's named after the Windows computer infamous "blue screen of death", because the deck is meant to "crash" all opponents Poke-Powers.

I'm still a newb in the Pokemon TCG, and don't have a very large card collection, so if this deck is really unbalanced, that's why.

BLUE SCR33N

Pokemon (23):

3x Snorunt (MT)
3x Froslass (LA)
2x Bronzor (SF)
2x Bronzong (MD)
2x Mareep (SW)
2x Flaaffy (SW)
2x Ampharos (PL)
2x Spiritomb (LA)
1x Porygon (GE)
1x Porygon2 (GE)
1x "Over Slash" Giratina (PL)
1x Giratina Lv. X (PL)
1x Unown G (GE)


Trainer (5):

1x Luxury Ball
1x Night Maintenance
1x Rare Candy
2x Technical Machine TS-2


Supporter (14):

3x Bebe's Search
1x Roseanne's Research
3x Professor Oak's Visit
1x Felicity's Drawing
1x Team Galactic's Mars
2x Underground Expedition
1x Aaron's Collection
1x Professor Rowan
1x Cynthia's Feelings


Stadium (2):

2x Moonlight Stadium


Energy (16):

2x Multi Energy
1x Rainbow Energy
1x Upper Energy
1x Call Energy
x4 Water Energy
x3 Electric Energy
x4 Psychic Energy


Strategy:

First things first: Get Porygon2 out as fast as possible, so that I can hopefully start using 2 supporters each turn with Download (so far, I've been having a really tough time getting Porygon2 out on the bench fast enough). This will speed up my ability to draw and search. My next course of action is to get Froslass, Bronzong, or Giratina out to start spreading damage to all my opponent's Pokemon, so that any with Poke-Powers can be shut down as soon as I manage to get Damage Bind Ampharos out.

Afterwards, when my bench is set with Porygon2 and Ampharos, the opponent will no longer have any working Claydol's, Uxie Lv. X's, Gengar's, Gardevoir's, or any other Pokemon with any Poke-Power. Their drawing power will be utterly stopped in it's tracks, and if they try a SSU on say, their Claydol, I'll simply spread a damage onto them, and shut them down once more.

Spiritomb and Giratina Lv. X will help brush off those who remain from the onslaught on Froslass and Bronzong and Giratina. I've also noticed that even though Ampharos can't spread damage, he's got some pretty nice attacks too.

This strategy works extremely effectively if I can get it all setup, but there are quite a few major flaws in my deck, that I'm not sure how to fix (which is why I'm asking you guys). Here are all the problems I've run into:

1. This one is pretty obvious: Porygon2 will be shut down by my own Ampharos if my opponent even puts one damage on it. Porygon2 will easily fall victim to the likes of Crobat G, and anything that spreads damage will shut Download off immediately.

I'd like a good alternative for drawing power, but I don't have any Claydol (not that Claydol would be a good idea around Ampharos) or Uxie, and won't have the money any time soon to buy either one. I have 2 Vulpix with Reheat, and a Lopunny with Collect, but I just can't see using an attack as drawing power very effective when I need to have my active Pokemon spreading damage. Any ideas? Maybe a way I can protect my benched Pokemon easily?

2. If Porygon2 is prized, I'm pretty much screwed. I need him to accelerate my supporter usage, which is all I've got to keep from having a dreaded empty hand. I have no Azelf, and I'm pretty sure those aren't cheap either (figures).

3. Man, this deck takes FOREVER to setup. Something like a G Deck (or any other equally fast deck) will annihilate me before I can even get a Mareep or Porygon on the bench. Do I need more Rare Candies? It also seems like I have a really tough time getting search supporters early enough that I can get the Pokemon I need each turn. Maybe I should add another Porygon2? But then of course I would need a way to protect Porygon2.

4. I get wierd times when I keep drawing either Pokemon, or energies, and nothing but that. I think my deck might have some serious balancing issues.


Suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Alazor]

This is how I'd try to fix the trainer line....

Supporter (13):

3x Bebe's Search
3x Roseanne's Research
2x Volkner's Philospohy
1x Team Galactic's Mars
2x Underground Expedition
2x Cynthia's Feelings

Trainer (6):

1 Pokemon Rescue
1x Luxury Ball
1x Night Maintenance
1x Rare Candy
2x Technical Machine TS-2


Pokemon line:

-3-3 Froslass
+1-0-1 Ampharos (Secret Wonders)
+1-1 Porygon 2

[PygmalionMan]

Originally Posted by Alazor

This is how I'd try to fix the trainer line....

Supporter (13):

3x Bebe's Search
3x Roseanne's Research
2x Volkner's Philospohy
1x Team Galactic's Mars
2x Underground Expedition
2x Cynthia's Feelings

Trainer (6):

1 Pokemon Rescue
1x Luxury Ball
1x Night Maintenance
1x Rare Candy
2x Technical Machine TS-2


Pokemon line:

-3-3 Froslass
+1-0-1 Ampharos (Secret Wonders)
+1-1 Porygon 2

I like the idea. Though I hesitate to take out Froslass, just because it's attack is 40 to active, one for all benched, and sleep on the active, but I like the idea of the SW Ampharos better, since both Ampharos's would work very well together. Obviously not so well against Dialga G Lv. X, but what can you do, right? And another Porygon2 sounds like a good idea as well (though I'm still clueless as to how I'm going to protect it against spread damage).

The supporters and such sound pretty good, but should I still keep the Moonlight Stadium's in there? Bronzong, Spiritomb, and Giratina would all get free retreat, which means I can Level X Giratina, then just put him out on the bench to have it's Invisble Tentacles in effect while someone else is active.

And lastly, what about energy? Do you think I should increase, or decrease? I could use all the help I can get with this deck, so any suggestions would help me so much.

If someone could make a revised deck list for me to follow, that would make it easier also.