Toad/Porygon-z shutdown deck help

[elementxx158]

so i have been working on a deck idea for some time now and have been playing around with it and only works right about 50% of the time and could use some extra input

Pokemon

3-1-3 porygon-porygon-z (none ancient trait from AO)

3 seismitoad ex

2 shaymin ex

Support

2 sycamore

2 birch's observtions

1 team flare grunt

1 lysandre

1 xerosic

1 brigette ( from the new Break set)

1 ace trainer

1 center lady

1 giovanni's scheme ( also from the new Break set)

1 AZ

Items

4 crushing hammer

4 trainers' mail

4 ultra ball

3 rare candy

3 muscle band

2 vs seeker

1 enhanced hammer

2 head ringer

2 fairy garden

1 switch

Energy

5 fairy

4 DCE


most of my matchs with this deck have gone pretty well only time i have a problem with it is when i dont get the toad out on my first turn
any advice on this list would be helpful thanks guys

 

[sgtlm19]

One of my initial questions about this deck is what happens when you get item locked by a opponent's Seismitoad or Vileplume? You won't be able to get those Porygon Z out. I suggest adding Registeel, I played against a successful shutdown deck that utilized Registeel along with crushing hammers. Also, more VS seekers and Sycamores, 4 is standard for competitive tournament play.

 

[elementxx158]

i haven't run into any other toad decks and i havent seen anyone play vileplume ether i was thinking of maybe adding a wally just incase and ill look into registeel but then thats a card ill have to swap some of my energy for and since porygons attack already cost 3 seems pointless to power up a regi on the bench when i could just work on porygons but i will look into it

 

[sgtlm19]

Ahh, I see, I quickly looked through the Porygon Z card I was focused on the Cyber Crush not the Slowing Beam attack. That is a pretty deadly/frustrating combo: Head Ringer with a Slowing Beam= An extra DCE just to attack. I competed at the Phoenix Autumn Masters Regionals with a Seismitoads/Giratina deck and I faced other Seismitoads and Vileplumes for the Item lock. My initial question was based on that experience. Maybe another critique is the relatively low damage output. You don't run water energy so no Grenade Hammer and the max damage is 90 with a Muscle Banded Slowing Beam. The latter attack can two-turn KO most Ex Pokemon but without the Muscle Band it will take three turns. I am trying to help you find ways to work around a possible Item lock. Where do you test your deck and which decks have you played against?

 

[elementxx158]

mostly practice at my leagues mostly iv played against megaman regice gengar trev and vespaqueen and all of them i have done really well against them only deck i had any problem with was mega man o and iv played against both mega rays and have always won when i played them i just been looking for an outside look on the deck im the league leader at my shop in baton red face paint LA and i do well when i play the people at my shop just wanted a different look on it