REALLY? I could read at age 2 iirc, 3 at most and not just the basics. I'm not too sure about that statement's accuracy though I could be the exception.
Best basics combo for a 4, 5 and can't read 6 year olds.
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lolganium
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trainer knowlege has to be above mediocre for the kricket deck
lolganium
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uh, no, exact opposite. the low damage output means the you gotta really think, hard.
PSYCO829
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read the name of the topic
4, 5, and 6 year olds
they dont exactly think about damage out puts, they think about simple, easy to do things
and playing a legendary mirage deck would be one of those
rhodesia123
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give him a blissey deck. train him intensely. force him to become good. if you give him simple decks and he goes 0-6 at a CC he may be discouraged from playing
lolganium
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and he gets nowhere, he get's discouraged cause he thinks you gotta be a certain type of player to be able to do 50+ damage a turn, he quits, great.
PSYCO829
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you are so right
lets give them advanced archetype style decks, so when they fail to use it correctly, they can feel like a screw up AND a failure
why dont we all listen to you =/
Rainbowgym
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Don't know if she likes it but Exeggutor with Kricketune and only basic grass nrg.
Avoid powers/body and difficult attacks and you can use all kind of easy trainers.
Dodrio/Lucario can also be an option.
Manectric/Raichu
I bit more complicated Magmortar/Typhlosion. Most kids have no problems to remember how these 2 work and they are fire pokemon. Also their basic/stage 1 are not that difficult to understand/remember.
Avoid powers/body and difficult attacks and you can use all kind of easy trainers.
Dodrio/Lucario can also be an option.
Manectric/Raichu
I bit more complicated Magmortar/Typhlosion. Most kids have no problems to remember how these 2 work and they are fire pokemon. Also their basic/stage 1 are not that difficult to understand/remember.
Papi/Manny
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I learned how to play by playing random cards with no powers...Just keep it simple. Run potions, energy search, ect. Easy cards to use but give you a base to build upon. T2 blissey without boosts would probly be a good idea.
vanderbilt_grad
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The problem with Blissey & a 5 year old is math. They have to be able to calculate the damage. I've lost track of the number of times I've tolks my kids, Blissey does 70 damage & they respond "How?"
Extra effects like Walrein's discard a card or you are paralized tend to be forgotten in the heat of the moment by younger players too.
Even after tons of playing my 5 year old has trouble remembering everything Flygon ex d does. He's forgotten sand damage or remembered that but forgotten that psychic pulse affects damaged pokemon on the bench, etc. The more things a younger player has to remember the harder it is.
On the other hand it's pretty easy to remember "Lucario does 40 to the active pokemon and 20 to the bench."
I have to say that my 7 year old, who can read and is good at mental math, has much less of a problem with these sorts of things.
Extra effects like Walrein's discard a card or you are paralized tend to be forgotten in the heat of the moment by younger players too.
Even after tons of playing my 5 year old has trouble remembering everything Flygon ex d does. He's forgotten sand damage or remembered that but forgotten that psychic pulse affects damaged pokemon on the bench, etc. The more things a younger player has to remember the harder it is.
On the other hand it's pretty easy to remember "Lucario does 40 to the active pokemon and 20 to the bench."
I have to say that my 7 year old, who can read and is good at mental math, has much less of a problem with these sorts of things.
lolganium
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i've been trying to make a piont that you should avoid powers an bodies in a deck for younger people, just simple x energy x damage.
PSYCO829
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every deck deviod of both powers and bodies is either very complicated, or will never work/set up
the bodies in this deck are simple, their basics cost one more to attack, free retreat, and amnesia
the hardest one to remember will probably be amnesia
the attacks are insanely simply, and they are all the same type
not to mention these are legendary pokemon
LITTLE KIDS LIKE LEGENDARY POKEMON
simple, workable, and gets the kid used to working with a few powers and bodies
name me something that would work better (if you say mario, you will be laughed off the face of the earth)
vanderbilt_grad
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Maybe it's because they are boys, but my kids, while they like Legendary pokemon, like the big ones better. High HP, big damage, or even just strong looking artwork is what really grabs them. Last year my youngest tried to run Flygon ex d, it was a big strong EX ... and did terrible with it since he couldn't handle remembering the bench damage from Psychic Pulse and Sand Damage. Then he wanted to run Slacking PK since it did so much damage ... but did do well with that either. He tried Gengar LM because he though it looked scary but did only so-so with it.
It wasn't until I built him a Machamp LM deck with Exploud EM & Cursed Stone that he really started to do well. The most complecated part of the deck was remembering to do extra damage with React Energy ... and being able to do huge damage that way is what really caught his attention ... well that and that he liked Machamp & the card art. I had Exploud in there since it could do stuff for 1, 2, or more energy ... so if his Champ got KOed then he could have something useful going on again fast. The fact that there were almost no bodies (only his Zangose starter had one) or powers really helped. He was able to get 16th place in a pretty large regionals with that deck facing kids literally twice his age.
Young kids CAN handle powers & bodies but the fewer the better IMHO. Low HP decks are really hard to manage well too IMHO.
It wasn't until I built him a Machamp LM deck with Exploud EM & Cursed Stone that he really started to do well. The most complecated part of the deck was remembering to do extra damage with React Energy ... and being able to do huge damage that way is what really caught his attention ... well that and that he liked Machamp & the card art. I had Exploud in there since it could do stuff for 1, 2, or more energy ... so if his Champ got KOed then he could have something useful going on again fast. The fact that there were almost no bodies (only his Zangose starter had one) or powers really helped. He was able to get 16th place in a pretty large regionals with that deck facing kids literally twice his age.
Young kids CAN handle powers & bodies but the fewer the better IMHO. Low HP decks are really hard to manage well too IMHO.
lolganium
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not as simple as that, i know of a kid about 9/10 years old that can't grasp these 3! it's the fact that you need all in play, or else they do nothing.
YOU NEED ALL OF THEM OR ELSE THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY
it's very simple that this is a problem.
i have made a very straight forward deck, all basics, no powers, no bodies. fairies, do not match any of them.
PSYCO829
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your first point is invalid
i know a 40 year old who cant grasp the concept of rival bieng bad
how is the fact that they all need to be in play bad? kids who know the game or the show know that the three need to be together
the fairies are simple, easy to play, and look pretty as well
if your kid isnt able to grasp the concept of having three pokemon in play, i think their problem might go beyond that of pokemon IMO...
(TYranitarFReak)
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No, they'll be like " er, what special condition does the defending pokemon has? " or "what does burned and confused do?"
Jason
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^Moza, you are so last format. Think about this format, not last format, man.