Pokémon TCG: Sword and Shield—Brilliant Stars

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Yeah I know not playing 4 Sableye looks strange, but I just play 3, because there is a Smeargle and a Honchkrow G, both decent starters. I wouldn't play more than that, because for me that would be too much, but everyone thinks different. If somebody wants to play 4 Sableye well there is one free slot for that or even put out the Smeargle, but 3 Sableye, 1 Smeargle and 1 Honchkrow is the way I felt most comfortable with....
However thank you^^
 
Don't forget to mention in the Gyarados matchup that you can also put their Magikarps onto the bench via Honchrow SV. Which causes them to lose their OHKO potential on the low HP SPs you have.

Even if they fill up their bench to prevent this, you can set up crobat KO's on your turn then use Honchrow SV.
 
Cephalized said:
Don't forget to mention in the Gyarados matchup that you can also put their Magikarps onto the bench via Honchrow SV. Which causes them to lose their OHKO potential on the low HP SPs you have.

Even if they fill up their bench to prevent this, you can set up crobat KO's on your turn then use Honchrow SV.
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Hmh actually this is not the best way to do this.
I've tested this several times and all you have to do to destroy your oppenent's Gyarados is storing a Judge in your hand and waiting that they get a Seeker, and then you go for Smeargle, retreat to Honchkrow -> Seeker and then you play your Judge.
This is absolutly awesome and normally you should win if you do this against Gyarados.
 
Hmh The Smeargle is very situational, that's true, but there is not SP everywhere and SP will have a hard work to spray everything Sablelock plays.
However I love 1 Smeargle in here, because I don't know any deck that doesn't play supporter cards, so it is not a wasted card.

Edit: Why was this post above me deleted? There was no spam and off-tpoic in it?!
 
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Darkmot said:
Hmh The Smeargle is very situational, that's true, but there is not SP everywhere and SP will have a hard work to spray everything Sablelock plays.
However I love 1 Smeargle in here, because I don't know any deck that doesn't play supporter cards, so it is not a wasted card.

Edit: Why was this post above me deleted? There was no spam and off-tpoic in it?!
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Maybe he wanted to delete the post himself.

Anyway, good article, 4/5!
 
Darkmot said:
Hmh actually this is not the best way to do this.
I've tested this several times and all you have to do to destroy your oppenent's Gyarados is storing a Judge in your hand and waiting that they get a Seeker, and then you go for Smeargle, retreat to Honchkrow -> Seeker and then you play your Judge.
This is absolutly awesome and normally you should win if you do this against Gyarados.
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Wait, two supporters in one turn? Retreat to Honchkrow... Seeker... then Judge?
 
Read it.

Darkmot said:
Hmh actually this is not the best way to do this.
I've tested this several times and all you have to do to destroy your oppenent's Gyarados is storing a Judge in your hand and waiting that they get a Seeker, and then you go for Smeargle, retreat to Honchkrow -> Seeker and then you play your Judge.
This is absolutly awesome and normally you should win if you do this against Gyarados.
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He intends to use Smeargle's Portrait Poké-Power to use Seeker, then use his own Judge. How he thinks he will normally win the game doing this, is beyond me.
 
@Clifton Snorlax: We're talking about Sablelock and not LuxChomp. Drifblim is a decent Machamp counter, but I've never heard that it is a Gyarados counter lol, what you are trying to do doesn't work ;D
BDK is the way to go in here and it is way better than Drifblim ever could be in Sablelock.

@Elite 4 Allen: Hmh could be.
Thanks.^^

@ Amt + MetaKnight:
Sorry the wordorder was not the best, it should be: Smeargle's Porttrait -> Seeker -> retreat to Honchkrow -> Darkness Restore.....

If you do this in the right moment you have the advantage and can win easily, this is something that doesn't really sound logical, that's something that you have to playtest over and over and if you get the feeling for it, it is just one more step/help on the way to win against Gyarados.
 
just because it's used in one deck doesn't mean it can't be used in another.
against gyarados you take away both the karp and dos so they have to use up resources trying to get it back - it does work.

On topic, how do you know when they have a seeker in their hand for smeargle to portrait?
 
Ok, so I built it up in two turns, just to get it back is not good in Sablelock.
Honchkrow is way better, as it OHKOs the Gyarados and probably stays alive to get another prize.
Drifblim shuffles it into the deck and the oppenent might get another Gyarados running, not very good, because then they will easily take and advantage as I am NOT ABLE to OHKO their Gyarados, definitly NOT GOOD in Sablelock.
Maybe in LuxChomp, but LuxChomp just wins, because they can OHKO the Gyarados!!!!
Against Machamp I would also have to play Lucario GL, which would be a death card outside of the Machamp MU and Drifblim doesn't stay alive as long as Honchkrow against Machamp, so that would also be not as good as Honchkrow.

You have to always try to get the seeker, see they always gat a prize or you can turn your active Pokemon to do that or even know when they got it with drawers or something like that, however you just have to wait for it and have a good timing.
 
Congratulations my friend :D
I had the ideia of froslass gl a couple of month ago, but I didn't test so far ^^'' hahahaha ;P
Your list is very similar to mine :D
Good built !
 
Thank you^^
Hmh yes Froslass is funny and works awesome, just one of these special Techs nobody expects to face.... xD
 
Yeah, some surprise techs are awesome!
I'm going to test Roserade GL too.. lock spiritombs for exemple.. this might work. [Although froslass gl seems better]. The key for this doubts is playtesting hard and use the surprise element xD
 
Good article man:)
I don´t know why you should tech drifblim here xD
I think, that the MU against Gyarados is 50-50, because Gdos can hit every turn 90-110 dmg...If you have BDK, that should be meat for Gyara.
The only chance for Sablelock against Gyara is to lock-if you don´t get the lock, you should try to get prices with Chomp c oder BDK-for my opinion, Gyara is a hard MU for Sablelock :D
But, well done ^^
 
Thanks,
I don't even know how somebody gets the idea to play Blim in here xDDD
It is not 50-50, because the Judges give Sablelock a little advantage, as it is easier for them to restore after a Judge with a crap draw and they are able to put your Magikarps onto your bench with Darkness Restore, what hurts Gyarados and if I snipe your Bench then and don't attack your Gyarados you will really have problems and will not ba able to OHKO my Pokemons.
You might get out of that, but even if you do I will try it again and make your live hard, so the Match Up has to be in Sablelocks favour.
 
The only drifblim I tested was the FB one... If it work ? More or less ^^''' I have to test more times mainly against vilegar (but I don't know if it woth it because good players will have rescue energy :/ The point would be kill the glooms/ oddishs glastlys ASAP.)
 
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