I is newb. I has newb deck that needs help.

[PokeGabe]

Im kind of a beginer at the pokemon tcg and ive just recently bought the xy battle arena decks to kick start my game. I know that if im to be any good, ill need more than just this. Any suggestions?

So, i bought the xy battle arena recently. I put together a deck based off of it and need suggestions. I have limited cards to work with but can get more. I dont know the sets well, but most of them can be found here: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Battle_Arena_Decks:_Xerneas_vs_Yveltal_(TCG) . I also need to know how many double colorless in need in this. Thanks

Pokemon:
2x Scraggy
2x Scrafty
1x Inkay
1x Malamar
1x Skorupi
1x Drapion
3x Zorua
2x Zoroark (with dark rush)
1x Zoroark (with night claw)
2x Yveltal
1x Malamar EX
1x Darkrai EX

Items:
2x Professor's letter
2x Evosoda
1x Energy retrieval
3x ultra ball
2x Switch
2x red card
2x muscle band
1x rescue scarf

Supporters:
1x Trevor
1x Pokemon fan club
2x Shauna
2x Cassius
1x Lysandre
2x professor Sycamore

Stadium:
2x Magnetic storm

Energy:
16x Darkness energy

 

[treyh37]

your off to a good starting getting the battle arena decks, at this point its buying the remaining trainer staples most decks have and then find the right pokemon combo you like.

in terms of trainers heres the more commonly found trainers
3-4 prof. juniper/sycamore
3-4 N
2-3 Skyla
2-3 lysandre
1 Lysander trump card
1-2 shauna/prof. birch's observation
1-2 colress
2-3 vs seeker
2-3 rare candy (if doing evolutions)
2-3 evosoda (if doing evolutions)
2-3 ultraball
1-3 float stone
1-4 hypnotoxic laser/2-3 virbank gym
2-3 enhanced hammer/2-3 crushing hammer
1-3 switch/escape rope
1-3 startling megaphone
1-3 professor's letter
1 ace spec card (computer search is most common here)
2-3 stadium that helps your deck
2-4 muscle band
1-2 silver bangle
1-2 energy switch
2-3 max potion
1-2 spirit link if your running its mega
2-4 AZ (for crobat mostly)
2-3 battle compressor (night march deck mostly)
2-3 head ringer
1-2 teammates
3-4 dive ball (water decks)

less seen trainers
1 town map
2-4 bicycle
2-3 colress machine/rest of plasma engine (plasma decks only)
1-2 eviolite/hard charm
1-3 superior energy retrieval/energy retrieval
1-2 red card
1-3 roller skates
2-3 blacksmith/2-3 fiery torch (fire decks)

there's others I'm not sure of the average amount yet but that should cover you making most standard legal decks trainer wise

 

[ogremarauder]

For the Pokemon; it's a matter of preference.Strategies based on Ex pokemon tend to be most prevalent, but certain decks like 'night march', Empoleon, and Donphan can have little to no Ex at all. The cheapest of those easily being night march. All but 2 copies of leafeon (plasma) are common/uncommon. And it's possible to run the deck without any supporter N. Which is the costliest supporter atm($4-5/copy)

Trey is right too, most important is having a solid stock of trainers to build around.