Recent content by Steve Lewis

Thanks! She (my daughter) has done well with the deck -- I'd like to play this deck myself, but she won't let me :) Two Cup wins so far (with no changes; keeping the counts the way we practiced). She did lose to a M Gardevoir EX (STS) deck, but they were both on their last prize card -- her...

Just as a follow up, here is a recent configuration we're using, which has done well. 4 Xerneas 3 Xerneas Break 2 Giratina EX 2 Shaymin EX 3 N 3 Professor Sycamore 1 Shauna 1 Teammates 1 Lysandre 1 Delinquent 1 Skyla 3 Max Elixir 2 Fighting Fury Belt 1 Enhanced Hammer 2 Super Rod 4 Ultra Ball...

The Fates Collide Mew has the following Ability: "This Pokémon can use the attacks of any of your Basic Pokémon in play. (You still need the necessary Energy to use each attack.)" http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/xy-series/xy10/29/ Does this ability also get any benefit...

I'm agreeing more about N now. We have swapped 1 Fairy Energy with ShayminEX (so 9 Fairy + 4xDragon ). She's consistently taking down my Raquaza deck (hammers and Jirachi hurt there). The deck struggles a little with Mewtwo + Garbador (since it knocks out Giratina's ability), just...

Thanks, those are really great suggestions! We tried this deck with having 4 DCE in place of 4 Fairy energy (so total 8 special energy with the Dragons also), but we don't think that worked too well. The intent was to try to get the DCE's attached for extra damage from Xerneas Break, but the...

Maybe I'm in the wrong place, but I don't see a lot of questions about decks here? Or the sub-forums don't have post since 2014? Am I missing something? And sure, decks are personal and competitive things, so maybe people just don't want to ask about them explicitly? Or is there somewhere...

Because the discard pile is "public knowledge", there are certain cards that can't be played if the content of the discard pile doesn't permit the wording of the card. For example, you can't play Super Rod if there are no energy or pokemon in the discard pile (at least that is what I've been...

The SteamSiege Xerneas 81/114 looks to me to have the identical HP, wording/attacks, etc. as the XY Xerneas 96/146 SteamSiege: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/xy-series/xy11/81/ XY: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/xy-series/xy1/96/ I've seen...

M Mewtwo EX Vanishing Strike wording is: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-tcg/pokemon-cards/xy-series/xy8/63/ "If there is any Stadium card in play, this attack does 50 more damage, and this attack's damage isn't affected by Resistance or any effects on your opponent's Active Pokémon."...

General question is do effects of attacks cancel/negate effect of stadiums? Specific example is: Stage 1 Banette of ROS first attack Evolution Jammer "Your opponent can't play any Pokémon from his or her hand to evolve his or her Pokémon during his or her next turn."...

Thanks for both clarifications! It's unfortunate, but such is the wording. And it makes sense under the premise of "it is a memory being recalled", not a morphing or time travel or re-enactment.

HydreigonEX Dragon Road reduces retreat cost of Dragon by two energies (if there is a Stadium in play). Dodrio (stage 1) Retreat Aid reduces retreat cost of the Active Pokémon by two energies (if Dodrio is on the bench). Do these abilities combine to potentially give a Dragon pokemon free (or...

As the Title asks..... When Shrine of Memories is used, does the attack come from the "top" Pokemon or does it come from the Pokemon doing the attack itself? If comes from the "top" Pokemon and that Pokemon is a Mega, then the attack is blocked by Giratina's Renegade Pulse ability. But if...

I practice with my nephew and daughter using a similar primal Kyogre deck. But like you mentioned, I use Expanded. Vespiqueen is bad in this match because of its Grass energy, of course. The promo Jirachi with Stardust can help against that, to knock off their Double Colorless (then force...