Yeah, with the R. Meowth version, I to fear not getting setup. I mean, what are the chances that Dark Slowking can KO the Zapdos before it KO's it. Dark Slowking would have to discard 2 tools, have 2 dark attached and a strength charm attached. That's insane and won't happen T2. Zapdos on the other just needs a strength charm to OHKO the Dark Slowking and with the R. Meowth build, that is most likely game right there.
Even with other decks, Dark Slowking KO's the dunsparce, they send up a staller, you KO that, they are not built and come up and hit you for 40-KO damage and then you can't OHKO their 100-150HP pokemon and they just KO your dark slowking and it's gg. That's why I feel Dunsparce is vital. It allows you to feel your bench and go, "you attack first and then I will OHKO your attacker", or "you attack first, KO my dunsparce and then I will POW! up your main attacker and KO it." You just have to bounce back for another dunsparce after you SAR and then just swoop the benched one and let the active dunsparce stall. How many decks run Pokemon Reversal and can get them that early in the game anyways? But I guess they could just not attack and get setup into a way that you can't win. I mean your max damage usually will be 90. They hit you, you hit them for 90, they retreat, KO you, you hit them for 90, they retreat, hit you, you hit them for 90, they ko you and that's pretty much gg. The longer the deck takes the setup the less of a chance it will win. And unlike Zapdos, you have to draw into the energy and have to draw into all the right things to have a force T2, and even at that, it's 30 less HP trying to stand up against whatever they send up to stall.
I dunno about this deck.
Even with other decks, Dark Slowking KO's the dunsparce, they send up a staller, you KO that, they are not built and come up and hit you for 40-KO damage and then you can't OHKO their 100-150HP pokemon and they just KO your dark slowking and it's gg. That's why I feel Dunsparce is vital. It allows you to feel your bench and go, "you attack first and then I will OHKO your attacker", or "you attack first, KO my dunsparce and then I will POW! up your main attacker and KO it." You just have to bounce back for another dunsparce after you SAR and then just swoop the benched one and let the active dunsparce stall. How many decks run Pokemon Reversal and can get them that early in the game anyways? But I guess they could just not attack and get setup into a way that you can't win. I mean your max damage usually will be 90. They hit you, you hit them for 90, they retreat, KO you, you hit them for 90, they retreat, hit you, you hit them for 90, they ko you and that's pretty much gg. The longer the deck takes the setup the less of a chance it will win. And unlike Zapdos, you have to draw into the energy and have to draw into all the right things to have a force T2, and even at that, it's 30 less HP trying to stand up against whatever they send up to stall.
I dunno about this deck.