JohnnyBlaze
New Member
Ok I must be honest that I have been having some degree of difficulty in building decks in this new format. My way of building decks has been slowed down due to not only the limited amount of trainers but also the lack of babies. The other day I finally organized all of our Pokemon stash and "filed away" all cards from the original Base Set up to Expedition. I did keep cards that have been reprinted and allowed in the new format ie: Pokeball. I went from 3 Plastic Card Cases that hold approx. 600 cards a piece to 1 full container of the newer sets.
My main problem is that in the past I tended to run 5-6 babies per deck. Usually the main ones 3 Cleffa and 3 Rogue or a Pichu here and there and Elekid based on the specific deck. Now with those Babies gone I have found it difficult to splash in non-baby types as the majority of new babies all require speicifc type of energy. Therefore without using Multi or Rainbow energy if I want to use the new Wynaut which IMHO is the best baby out there I have to run Psychic energies.
Also I have found this format easier to run at least 2 colors now in a deck. With the exception of Psychic. I think Psychic is now the easiest color to use. It has Mewtwo-Ex, Gardevoir, Gardevoir-Ex, Wynaut, and Wobbuffet. I see Psychic as the easiest deck to make and play right now as a solo type. Otherwise I have been making Fire/Lightning/Colorless or Grass/Water, etc. to cover each decks weakness. Now say for example I am running Grass and Water. I will have at least 8 basics. Say 4 Treecko and 4 Wailmer. In the past I would then use 4 babies to up my count to 12 basics. Now I see either using colorless or am forcing myself to use Ex Pokes of the similar deck type that I am running.
Any suggestions?
My main problem is that in the past I tended to run 5-6 babies per deck. Usually the main ones 3 Cleffa and 3 Rogue or a Pichu here and there and Elekid based on the specific deck. Now with those Babies gone I have found it difficult to splash in non-baby types as the majority of new babies all require speicifc type of energy. Therefore without using Multi or Rainbow energy if I want to use the new Wynaut which IMHO is the best baby out there I have to run Psychic energies.
Also I have found this format easier to run at least 2 colors now in a deck. With the exception of Psychic. I think Psychic is now the easiest color to use. It has Mewtwo-Ex, Gardevoir, Gardevoir-Ex, Wynaut, and Wobbuffet. I see Psychic as the easiest deck to make and play right now as a solo type. Otherwise I have been making Fire/Lightning/Colorless or Grass/Water, etc. to cover each decks weakness. Now say for example I am running Grass and Water. I will have at least 8 basics. Say 4 Treecko and 4 Wailmer. In the past I would then use 4 babies to up my count to 12 basics. Now I see either using colorless or am forcing myself to use Ex Pokes of the similar deck type that I am running.
Any suggestions?