Napoleon
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I was skimming through some scans when i came across the Charizard reprint. I said to myself,
"Meh, why not?"
So this is the deck that I thought up in about 2 minutes.
Dark Charizard
4x Charmander - Secret Wonders
2x Charmeleon - Secret Wonders
4x Charizard - Stormfront
2x Sneasel - Diamond and Pearl
2x Weavile - Secret Wonders
1x Darkrai - Great Encounters #4
1x Darkrai Lv.X - Great Encounters
2x Sableye - Stormfront
2x Baltoy - Great Encounters
2x Claydol - Great Encounters
1x Unown G - Great Encounters
Pokemon: 23
4x Bebe's Search - Mysterious Treasures
4x Roseanne's Research - Mysterious Treasures
4x Pokedrawer + - Stormfront
4x Night Maintenance - Mysterious Treasures
2x Moonlight Stadium - Great Encounters
2x Cynthia's Feelings - Legends Awakened
2x Rare Candy - Great Encounters
2x Warp Point - Great Encounters
1x Bubble Coat - Legends Awakened
Trainers, Supporters and Stadiums: 25
1x Call Energy - Magestic Dawn
9x Basic Darkness Energy - Diamond and Pearl
2x Special Darkness Energy - Great Encounters
Strategy:
There are multiple strategies that you can use for different situations; generally you will follow strategy 1.
Strategy 1 (General Strategy):
Ideal Start: Sableye, Sneasel.
Techs: Darkrai (Lv.X)
Support Cards: Claydol, Weavile
Attacker: Charizard
Setup Explanation:
Generally you will use this strategy. You are aiming to have a Sneasel or Sableye active and a Charmander on Bench.
Sableye Start:
If you want, go for the donk! If not, use it's first attack for free to help you set up 2 Charizards and Weavile. Weavile first, Charizard second. Next you need to use Weavile to pile energies onto Charizard. If you have the time, set up a Darkrai Lv.X as well. All the time you should have Claydol giving you a continuous draw. When you are set up (may take only 2/3 Turns for a Charizard because Sableye lets you effectively use 2 Supporter Cards in a single turn.) Try to play a Moonlight Stadium. By changing types to Dark by using Weavile you can effectively get free retreat on all of your Pokemon. Why is this good? Because:
Active: Charizard (4 Dark)
Bench: Weavile, Darkrai Lv.X, Charizard (4 Dark)
Stadium: Moonlight
Attack for 100 damage and discard 2. Next turn attach to active (3 Dark) and use Weavile's Power. Retreat for free and attack with Charizard. 100 damage and discard 2. Next turn attach to bench (4 Dark) and use Weavile's power. Retreat for free. Attack for 100 damage and discard 2.
You can do high damage quickly with this strategy.
Sneasel Start:
Get Sableye.
Joke! Get Weavile and then develop Charizard. Follow Strategy 1.
Summary:
Step 1: Sableye Start/ Sneasel Start
Step 2: Get Weavile and Charizard
Step 3: Use Weavile to power up Charizard
Step 3 1/2: Get Claydol
Step 3 3/4: Get Darkrai Lv.X
Step 4: Attack!
Strategy 2 (Kingdra Strategy)
Ho Hum Gee. You can't attack with Charizards against Kingdras! Except with Bubble Coat :thumb:
You have not picked the long stick with this matchup. In fact, you have picked a very short stick.
First, Charizard is weak to Water!
Second, Kingdra IS Water!
Third, Charizard has x2 Weakness...
So you need to use Bubble Coat to attack Kingdras.
Downside: You only have one.
Upside: You have Darkrai Lv.X.
Ideal Start: Sableye, Sneasel
Techs: Darkrai Lv.X
Support Cards: Claydol, Weavile
Attacker: Darkrai, Weavile
Setup Explanation:
ONLY USE THIS STRATEGY AGAINST KINGDRA!!!!!!!!! You will want to start with Sableye and maybe a Sneasel or Darkrai on Bench. Actually, most of the time in any matchup you should start with Sableye. That way you will be ready for Kingdra or whatever.
Sableye Start:
You have to set up as quickly as possible, putting Charizard second and Darkrai first. Abuse Sableye's first attack and let it die by itself unless you get Weavile active with normal Darkrai Benched very quickly. Donk the Horsea with Sableye if you can. Power Darkrai until it has 3 Energies and then go in with Endless Darkness, followed by Sleep Hole. KO. If they are unlucky enough to get bad flips and KO themselves, YAY! One down! Keep doing this. All the while use Claydol for draw and to MANUALLY set up a Charizard. If Darkrai gets taken out (It probably will) you can go up with Charizard, attack, ge KOd and then finish the job with Weavile. This is a hard matchup.
Sneasel Start:
Evolve to Weavile and power up Darkrais. Follow Sableye Start.
Summary:
Step 1: Sableye Start/ Sneasel Start
Step 2: Get Darkrai on bench and power up with Weavile
Step 2: 1/2: Manually power a Charizard
Step 2: 3/4 Get Claydol
Step 3: Attack with Darkrai
Step 4: Follow up with Charizard
Step 5: Finish with Weavile
*Other Matchups coming soon*
Have fun with this deck. It is not meant to be a major game winning Worlds sweeping deck. It is just meant for fun. You can give it to a younger player for them to play in tournaments. It is a bit complex though so it's not really for beginners.
I recommend this deck to Beginner Masters, Beginner-Intermediate Seniors and Intermediate-Advanced Juniors.
Thanks for your advice on changing the deck!
"Meh, why not?"
So this is the deck that I thought up in about 2 minutes.
Dark Charizard
4x Charmander - Secret Wonders
2x Charmeleon - Secret Wonders
4x Charizard - Stormfront
2x Sneasel - Diamond and Pearl
2x Weavile - Secret Wonders
1x Darkrai - Great Encounters #4
1x Darkrai Lv.X - Great Encounters
2x Sableye - Stormfront
2x Baltoy - Great Encounters
2x Claydol - Great Encounters
1x Unown G - Great Encounters
Pokemon: 23
4x Bebe's Search - Mysterious Treasures
4x Roseanne's Research - Mysterious Treasures
4x Pokedrawer + - Stormfront
4x Night Maintenance - Mysterious Treasures
2x Moonlight Stadium - Great Encounters
2x Cynthia's Feelings - Legends Awakened
2x Rare Candy - Great Encounters
2x Warp Point - Great Encounters
1x Bubble Coat - Legends Awakened
Trainers, Supporters and Stadiums: 25
1x Call Energy - Magestic Dawn
9x Basic Darkness Energy - Diamond and Pearl
2x Special Darkness Energy - Great Encounters
Strategy:
There are multiple strategies that you can use for different situations; generally you will follow strategy 1.
Strategy 1 (General Strategy):
Ideal Start: Sableye, Sneasel.
Techs: Darkrai (Lv.X)
Support Cards: Claydol, Weavile
Attacker: Charizard
Setup Explanation:
Generally you will use this strategy. You are aiming to have a Sneasel or Sableye active and a Charmander on Bench.
Sableye Start:
If you want, go for the donk! If not, use it's first attack for free to help you set up 2 Charizards and Weavile. Weavile first, Charizard second. Next you need to use Weavile to pile energies onto Charizard. If you have the time, set up a Darkrai Lv.X as well. All the time you should have Claydol giving you a continuous draw. When you are set up (may take only 2/3 Turns for a Charizard because Sableye lets you effectively use 2 Supporter Cards in a single turn.) Try to play a Moonlight Stadium. By changing types to Dark by using Weavile you can effectively get free retreat on all of your Pokemon. Why is this good? Because:
Active: Charizard (4 Dark)
Bench: Weavile, Darkrai Lv.X, Charizard (4 Dark)
Stadium: Moonlight
Attack for 100 damage and discard 2. Next turn attach to active (3 Dark) and use Weavile's Power. Retreat for free and attack with Charizard. 100 damage and discard 2. Next turn attach to bench (4 Dark) and use Weavile's power. Retreat for free. Attack for 100 damage and discard 2.
You can do high damage quickly with this strategy.
Sneasel Start:
Get Sableye.
Joke! Get Weavile and then develop Charizard. Follow Strategy 1.
Summary:
Step 1: Sableye Start/ Sneasel Start
Step 2: Get Weavile and Charizard
Step 3: Use Weavile to power up Charizard
Step 3 1/2: Get Claydol
Step 3 3/4: Get Darkrai Lv.X
Step 4: Attack!
Strategy 2 (Kingdra Strategy)
Ho Hum Gee. You can't attack with Charizards against Kingdras! Except with Bubble Coat :thumb:
You have not picked the long stick with this matchup. In fact, you have picked a very short stick.
First, Charizard is weak to Water!
Second, Kingdra IS Water!
Third, Charizard has x2 Weakness...
So you need to use Bubble Coat to attack Kingdras.
Downside: You only have one.
Upside: You have Darkrai Lv.X.
Ideal Start: Sableye, Sneasel
Techs: Darkrai Lv.X
Support Cards: Claydol, Weavile
Attacker: Darkrai, Weavile
Setup Explanation:
ONLY USE THIS STRATEGY AGAINST KINGDRA!!!!!!!!! You will want to start with Sableye and maybe a Sneasel or Darkrai on Bench. Actually, most of the time in any matchup you should start with Sableye. That way you will be ready for Kingdra or whatever.
Sableye Start:
You have to set up as quickly as possible, putting Charizard second and Darkrai first. Abuse Sableye's first attack and let it die by itself unless you get Weavile active with normal Darkrai Benched very quickly. Donk the Horsea with Sableye if you can. Power Darkrai until it has 3 Energies and then go in with Endless Darkness, followed by Sleep Hole. KO. If they are unlucky enough to get bad flips and KO themselves, YAY! One down! Keep doing this. All the while use Claydol for draw and to MANUALLY set up a Charizard. If Darkrai gets taken out (It probably will) you can go up with Charizard, attack, ge KOd and then finish the job with Weavile. This is a hard matchup.
Sneasel Start:
Evolve to Weavile and power up Darkrais. Follow Sableye Start.
Summary:
Step 1: Sableye Start/ Sneasel Start
Step 2: Get Darkrai on bench and power up with Weavile
Step 2: 1/2: Manually power a Charizard
Step 2: 3/4 Get Claydol
Step 3: Attack with Darkrai
Step 4: Follow up with Charizard
Step 5: Finish with Weavile
*Other Matchups coming soon*
Have fun with this deck. It is not meant to be a major game winning Worlds sweeping deck. It is just meant for fun. You can give it to a younger player for them to play in tournaments. It is a bit complex though so it's not really for beginners.
I recommend this deck to Beginner Masters, Beginner-Intermediate Seniors and Intermediate-Advanced Juniors.
Thanks for your advice on changing the deck!
