pokebeach.comIn my last article, I indicated that I would be coming back with more in-depth articles covering some of the potential contenders in the post Next Destinies meta. To kick the (hopefully, if I have the time) series off, I decided to go with my favorite deck: tyRam.
To see how the deck might look in the near future, we are going to run through a brief history of the deck (including lists) and its evolution.
tyRam 1.0 (Controversy… lol)
This is the first list that was posted online.
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Pokémon – 16 2 Cyndaquil HS 3 Cleffa HS/CL |
Trainers – 21 2 Defender |
Energy – 15 12 R |
The list had eight open slots that were open for many techs or just filling in consistency.
tyRam 1.1
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Pokémon – 19 2 Typhlosion Prime 2 Ninetales HS/CL 4 Cleffa HS/CL |
Trainers – 26 4 Junk Arm 3 Defender |
Energy – 15 12 R |
The important feature of this list to notice is how techy it is. There were three Potions, two Revives, three Defenders, etc. It is import to note the techiness of this list because you can always learn from the past. The deck seemed to run fine in play testing, but over the course of a longer event, it was not consistent enough.
Lesson 1: Consistency is key, especially in this deck.
tyRam 1.2 (9-0 Nats List)
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Pokémon – 18 3 Cyndaquil HS 4 Reshiram BLW |
Trainers – 28 4 Pokémon Collector 2 Rare Candy |
Energy – 14 12 R |
pokemon-paradijs.comAs you can see, the lines were starting to tighten up. Most particular, the deck took on more consistency Trainers. There were six Draw/Refresh trainers, a 2-2 Ninetales line, and one Cleffa.
The other important thing to note is how the deck (and specifically thicker evolution lines) can operate at a very efficient level without some of the “required” parts. For example, this list only had two Rare Candy. Yet, it set up turn two/three Typhlosions often.
The two other cards to note that worked extremely well were Double Colorless Energy and Defender. Both cards were invaluable at times.
Lesson 2: DCE can work charms in tyRam. Defender can save you many times.
tyRam 2.0 (1st Place BR List)
Well, after the new season started (and we got Emerging Powers) tyRam morphed again. Some people dropped Ninetales altogether. Others argued for a 1-1 line. I believed that a 2-2 line was still superior. However, all versions worked. So, the deck started to look a little something like this.
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Pokémon – 19 4 Cyndaquil HS 4 Reshiram BLW |
Trainers – 27 4 Pokémon Collector 1 Professor Elm’s Training Method 3 Pokémon Communication |
Energy – 14 12 R |
pokemon-paradijs.comThere are a few things to note. First, the Defenders were working their way out of the deck. They were being exchanged for more consistency.
Second, there is some value to not relying solely on Communication. Once or twice per game, you might need a Pokémon and not have a different Pokémon in hand. Professor Elm’s Training Method really helps the deck out in tight spots. Also, it substantially helps the Trainer lock match up.
Lesson 3: Split Pokémon search can be great.
tyRam 3.0
Now, Noble Victories was out. The deck faced many more challenges with the rise of Magnezone, more lock decks, and Kyurem NVI. So, the deck responded in one of two ways.
1. The deck looked toward adding a new Pokémon line: Magnezone Prime
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Pokémon – 21 4 Cyndaquil HS 3 Reshiram BLW |
Trainers – 27 4 Pokémon Collector |
Energy – 12 |
2. The deck needed a way to pull Eviolited Basics and Magnezone into 1HKO range. (4-2 Top Cut @ Cities; decked out once, lost once to Kyurem/Gatr.)
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Pokémon – 17 4 Cyndaquil HS 1 Vulpix UL |
Trainers – 33 3 Sage’s Training 3 Junk Arm 1 Pokégear 3.0 |
Energy – 10 10 R |
So, the deck diverged in two different directions to deal with the higher HP Pokémon. However, both strategies allowed the deck to reach for, effectively, 140 damage or more per turn cycle.
Lesson 4: The deck needs to be able to either 1HKO almost everything in the field or be able to bring the field’s HP down.
Threats
Moving on from the history of the deck, we can now work on making the next incarnation. We will start by quickly evaluating the deck’s obstacles in a post Next Destinies world.
1. Magnezone: tyRam will still have to be able to score multiple 1HKOs on Magnezone to compete.
2. Mewtwo EX: We all know about this monster of a card (if you believe the hype). It has 170 HP and can abuse Eviolite. Its first attack does 20 for every Energy on Mewtwo EX and your active Pokémon. Its second attack does 120 for PPC and forces Mewtwo EX to discard an energy.
3. Kyurem: The deck still needs to be able to work around Kyurem.
4. Lock Decks: With Vileplume UD + anything with 130 HP or more running around, the deck can get locked out of taking prizes.
5. Zekrom-EX and Reshiram-EX: These two are the big brothers of Zekrom and Reshiram BLW. They have 180 HP and can use Eviolite. They can attack for 50 + a possible 30 more RCC or LCC. Alternatively, they can attack for 150 for RRCC or LLCC. Zekrom-EX’s big attack forces it to discard two Energy cards. Reshiram-EX’s big attack deals 50 recoil if its player flips tails.
So, those are the big threats that could keep tyRam suppressed this coming format. This begs the question of how can those threats be answered.
Combatting the Threats
1. Magnezone: Well there are three main ways to deal with Magnezone. A) You can use Rocky Helmet and PlusPower to reach the 140 hp mark in several consecutive turns. B) You can use Typhlosion for energy denial. C) You can incorporate an attacker that can swing for 140. Luckily we can use Reshiram-EX or Zekrom-EX.
2. Mewtwo EX: This one is not actually a great big deal. tyRam can do a few things. A) You can just trade 2HKOs on Mewtwo EX with Blue Flare for 1HKOs from Mewtwo EX. This actually works in tyRam’s favor. Mewtwo EX must expend a lot of resources to keeps this exchange from becoming one Reshiram or one Mewtwo EX. B) You can focus the deck around Reshiram-EX/PlusPower/Rocky Helmet to reach the 170 HP mark consistently with the Brave Fire attack.
3. Kyurem: See Magnezone answer.
4. Lock Decks: See Magnezone answer.
5. Zekrom-EX and Reshiram-EX: See Mewtwo EX answer.
With the threats, potential answers, and lessons learned in mind, let’s look at some ways to build tyRam for the EX era.
Reshiram BLW Focus
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Pokémon – 16 4 Cyndaquil HS 1 Reshiram-EX |
Trainers – 33 4 Pokémon Collector |
Energy – 11 9 R |
What exactly does this version accomplish?
pokemon-paradijs.comThis version focuses on streaming Reshiram BLW. The idea here is to be able to 1HKO Magnezones and Kyurems and trade 2HKOs for 1HKOs against the Pokémon-EX.
The deck incorporates Double Colorless Energy to allow for quick, one-turn power-ups of Reshiram-EX. The deck also utilizes an generous amount of PlusPowers and Rocky Helmets to reach for extra damage. It has also moved to incorporate N into the list. With EX’s taking such quick prizes, N is an ideal card for tyRam because the deck can take out most major threats in the late game and then play off the field to finish the game.
By focusing on Reshiram BW, you force your opponent to take six KOs to win the game. This gives you more time to work out a war of attrition. If the deck focused on EXs, your opponent would have only needed to take three KOs. This means that you have effectively at least doubled the length of the game. Making the game longer forces your opponent to exert more resources to continuously get KOs. This exploits inconsistent decks.
How does this version address the potential problems?
1) Utilize PlusPower and Rocky Helmet to achieve 1HKOs on Magnezone. It also has a single Reshiram-EX to get one or two 1HKOs on Magnezone.
2) Reshiram BW is, by itself, a great card to go head to head with Mewtwo EX. Reshiram is more efficient in energy costs and for Mewtwo EX to score continuous KOs, Mewtwo runs through a lot of resources. Reshiram is more efficient because Mewtwo EX would have to utilize Psydrive to trade 1HKOs.
pokemon-paradijs.comHowever, the weird PPC cost of the attack makes streaming Psydrives very difficult because there is only one way to get multiple P Energy and another Energy onto the field at one time: Jirachi + Celebi.
3) It answers Kyurem the same way it answers Magnezone.
4) There is a single PETM to help the deck set up under the lock. Reshiram-EX can swing for 150 damage (more than most lock decks’ main attackers).
5) The deck’s primary idea is to trade 2HKOs for 1HKOS against the EX dragons in the early game. Then, because the EX dragons are very cumbersome to stream, you finish the game with one-for-one trades. Even in decks that run Eelektrik for Zekrom-EX and Typhlosion/Emboar for Reshiram-EX will struggle to keep the stream going.
This is because the LLCC or RRCC requirements are very difficult to fulfill. In the early game, they can pull it off with DCE and two Energy attachments, but in the late game needing four Energy per turn from the hand/discard becomes very difficult.
I honestly feel that this version of tyRam has a fighting shot in the next meta. It will not be BDIF, but I expect it to be able to make the cut often.
Reshiram-EX Focus
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Pokémon – 15 4 Cyndaquil HS 3 Reshiram-EX |
Trainers – 34 4 Pokémon Collector |
Energy – 11 8 R |
pokemon-paradijs.comThe real focus of this deck is to hit very fast and very hard. The simple idea is to open the game with Cyndaquil and Reshiram-EX and a DCE. Then on turn two, you can hopefully get to Typhlosion and have an energy in the discard. This allows you to use Brave Fire on turn two for 150 damage and apply extreme amounts of pressure the rest of the game. Or you can use Pokémon Center on your bench to set up your next attacker.
The inclusion of Eviolite is there to help lessen the blow of Brave Fire’s recoil. You would only take 30 with Eviolite. Then if you survive until the next turn, Pokémon Center can be used to heal 20 of that damage off if you can get Reshiram-EX to the bench.
So, how does this version deal with the potential obstacles?
1) The deck is more of a wash against Magnezone. It is easier to 1HKO Magnezone with Reshiram-EX than plain old Reshiram, but if your opponent can successfully stream Magnezone, you will give up 2 Prizes on the very next turn. This is a very risky situation.
2) I actually like Reshiram-EX a little bit less against Mewtwo EX than Reshiram BLW. Reshiram-EX keeps its energy after attacking. So, X-ball already does 80 damage with just Reshiram-EX’s energy. If Mewtwo has more Energy on it (say three), it will likely KO Reshiram-EX (assuming Reshi EX took Recoil damage without Eviolite). Overall, I would say that this would just become a one-for-one exchange.
3) This deck just takes 1HKOs on Kyurem NVI. However, because of weakness Kyurem EX could pose a problem.
4) This deck hits very hard for most lock decks. The only one that I really thinks gives this a problem is Regigigas-EX with Vileplume.
pokemon-paradijs.com5) Of course, seeing as how this is an EX dragon, you should expect straight prize exchanges in this department.
To be completely honest, I like the Reshiram BLW focus more than this one. Perhaps something in the middle would work.
Other Approaches
There you have it, the two “main” ways to approach tyRam. What other options are there for this deck in the future?
1. Zekrom-EX: The idea is not too dissimilar from running a Magnezone line. Zekrom lets you hit for 150 damage without the recoil. You can also stream attacks with the same Zekrom-EX because Afterburner can attach directly to the active. However, streaming multiple Zekrom-EXs could be a problem because there is no way to attack multiple L Energies per turn in tyRam.
2. Go back to the Magnezone-style list. Currently, the Magnezone list is cumbersome and very delicate early in the game. With the increased speed and power of EXs the deck becomes even more exploitable. I fear that setting up ultiple copies of Stage 2 lines is very difficult.
3. I know that this is not a big change from the aforementioned lists, but do not forget that Typhlosion is a very, very good attacker. Energy denial is going to be very strong. DCE is back in full force and something like late game N + Flare Destroy will often strand your opponent with no board position.
Techs
Finally, let’s talk about some other cards that could go in these lists. Making room for them is up to you:
Lost Remover: tyRam and The Thunderdome are in unique positions as being decks that minimally rely on Special Energies. Most all other decks will be running four to eight special energies. This card might very well be an MVP of the States season.
Cobalion NVI: You could choose to trade the DCE and Pokémon-EX for Cobalion and M Energy. This gives you a solid counter against Mewtwo EX and will force other EXs into having Switch in hand or paying big Retreat Costs. Cobalion also helps a lot against Kyurem and Kyurem EX and Vannilluxe.
Regigigas-EX: With C Energy requirements and an Outrage-style attack, the big boy could work as an alternative attacker in the deck.
Switch: If you are planning on running the Reshiram-EX version, Switch might be something to consider. The CCC retreat can be a pain to get out of the active, even with Afterburner.
Matchups
I know this will disappoint some, but I am going to be leaving out the match up sections in my next few articles. This article, along with the next few, are meant to be a decently in-depth look at how to run certain decks. However, we do not have an established meta. So, I’m not going to speculate on those match ups. I have a good idea, and perhaps closer to States I will get into match ups more.
Very good article, as always.
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So detailed. So good. So glad you left out match-ups.
+1 – winning!
Great article! I m glad this is not Underground content.
I have a few questions: Don t you think you should include at least one mewtwo ex on the reshiram Ex list, or in the techs section?
9 Fire energy was perfect in my opinion, I doubt 8 would be consistent assuming for example that one or two of them may be prized.
Isn t it too risky to run only one Quilava knowing how much Vileplume we have out there?
Won t you include at least some form of pokemon recovery on the lists, such as Super Rod?
And Pokemon who can drag Vileplume out such as Bellsprout?
Thank you
I’m not ‘da hawk, but here’s my thoughts on the matter:
1) Maybe in techs, but with the metagame gunning for mewtwo in general, NOT running mewtwo means they have to work harder.
2) With the exception of ross+gigas, I expect trainer lock to mostly die off, but it’s a meta call
3) If a reshiram deck is getting close to deckout, something is very, VERY, wrong
3.5) With such bulky main attackers, if you’ve lost all of them, you’ll probably lose anyways, but you can yank out typhlosion if you need a 7th or 8th attacker, I suppose.
4) I’d rather be running the helmets myself, gotta go with airhawk on this one. Force them to play math AROUND you, instead of them playing math ON you. It’s once again a meta call, and up to personal preference.
Chandelure is going to be a long way from dead. It was underplayed at cities and from testing stands out as the bdif right now, hates Mewtwo, and doesn’t really take splash damage from any of the new threats against Mewtwo. It may slip if the EX dragons get REALLY popular, but otherwise it’s going to dominate.
+1000
If the format is Mewtwo EX focused, Chandy has a legit shot. If a lot of EX dragons show up, it is almost dead.
the EX dragons are showing up as well as the ants since they are cheaper than mewtwo[ex]
I think Chandelure isn’t going to perform on the level it did at Cities. It’s not bad against Mewtwo EX and a few other set up decks, but against the EX Dragons and a lot of other decks, like Durant, it’s pretty weak.
With States, we can expect things to have pretty good diversity, meaning that just about anything that’s playable will make an appearance. The EX Dragons are some of the strongest stuff in the format, so how can they not show up in big numbers?
Great article, btw!
Cobalion is a SICK tech in Chandelure for the Durant matchup, I’m not 100% sold on it but unless we talk Reshiram EX there’s nothing better, and if I’ve got a duff start I’d rather it be Cobalion than a big fat 3 retreat EX.
I wouldn’t expect to see a ton of EX dragons at the top tables. They’re techs, not main attackers, with the POSSIBLE exception of Zekrom. Maybe.
chandelure wasnt underplayed. i’ve faced it a lot in cities. unfortunately the dragon exes are going to be popular since they are cheaper than mewtwo[ex] and players have existing decks in which zekrom[ex] and reshiram[ex] can easily slide into so i think chandelure will go the way of gothitelle.
Thank you for your reply. What I was trying to say is that if you run only one Quilava chances are it will be prized and if you are under the lock it could cost you the game. On 3.5 my concern is not to run out of attackers but to be able to recover early game via Super Rod some koed Cindaquils to guarantee a further Typhlosion T3, for example. Could you elaborate on the third point please? I don t quite get what you are trying to say.
And what has Rocky Helmet to do with all of this?
Thank you again.
1) Mewtwo EX can be included. I would take out one PlusPower for it. It is not mandatory though. If you can counter EXs with non-EXs you should.
2) I have toyed around a low with 1 Quilava. If Vileplume is low, absolutely do it. If it is medium to high, absolutely not.
3) A single Super Rod can be used, by all means. Max Potion and Lost Remover are also cards that work really well in the deck.
4) A dragger is only needed if Vileplume is really big. With Reshi EX you can flood damage easily.
Thank you :)
Liking the looks of the TyRamEX deck. Makes me happy that I haven’t traded away my Typhlosion Primes. I just wonder what people’s thoughts are on the possibility that the Pokemon Company might rotate all sets before BW out right before Nationals…
Not sure I’d like it. That would make two years in a row they’ve done such a thing, and I’m not so certain that it would be a good precedent to rotate right before the largest tournament of the year.
The only reason of the early rotation last year was that the game was severely unbalanced. Right now, the game is where Pokemon I believe wants it, with lots of deck ideas working and having those surprise decks out as well. The sad part is thinking whats going to happen after Nationals…. I don’t want a rotation this year due to the game being this balanced AND the newer cards still being played. (If we just stuck with Heart/Silver cards without using any Newer cards, then I would call for rotation, but since all the sets are working so well together, I see no reason too rotate.)
I sure hope there is no rotation. I actually hope for no rotation this fall.
The odds are about the same as Airhawk one day playing Emboar. The rotation last year was just to fix the SP probllem, and to fix the problem with Sableye and the new rules. I would bet a million bucks that there is no set rotation before Worlds this year.
I don’t even think there will be a rotation after Worlds, but that’s not really what you asked. And, that is another question all together.
Dude I really like The Turbo ReshiBoar EX right now.
However, in all honesty, right now I’m planning on playing Durant or Magnezone/Eels for states.
I am also planning on playing Sharpedo, Fliptini, Slowking, Shaymin EX sometime during Battle Roads.
Great article. I’ve more or less come up with the same solutions for Typhlosion decks, and definitely feel like relying too much on the EX is a bad idea. I REALLY like Regigigas EX as a way to break trainer lock, though, as it’s a source of uncapped damage far easier to bring out than Magnezone Prime.
Gigas EX is an interesting idea.
except gigas is weak to fighting and with terrakion nv in play well its up to you to determine if its worth the risk…
Terrakion is a non-threat to the rest of your deck, and the decks you want to bust out Gigas against aren’t usually prepared to do a lot of revenge killing. You’d be using this to break The Truth (running Kyurem or Regigigas itself) for the most part, a matchup which REALLY sucks for this build.
I thought you can only have four Reshiram in total be they regular or EX. Am I wrong on that?
I’m not sure they’ve released an official ruling on this for this new wave of EXs, but when the first wave was in the format, they were considered to have different names. You could run 4 Banette and 4 Banette EX in the same deck, for example. I think it’s safe to say that it’s going to be the same this time around.
They have ruled on it, just like the old wave of ex. You can have 4 Reshiram and 4 Reshiram EX
Oh, okay, I hadn’t heard an Official ruling on it, but it’s like I suspected. No sense in changing it.
Reshiram and Reshiram-EX technically have different names, so you’re allowed to use 4 of each.
Why not just tech in Mewtwo[EX] as a counter to Mewtwo[EX] as well as an attacker vs any water decks? Run like a 2-2-2 Reshi BW, Reshi EX Mewtwo EX line.
That is too many EXs. If you can avoid countering EXs with EXs you should. One Mewtwo EX would be fine. Maybe in place of a PlusPower.
unfortunately it looks like the only counter to mewtwo[ex] is mewtwo[ex] itself and with the expected proliferation of mewtwo[ex] decks i think two mewtwo[ex] is better since having one risks having your lone mewtwo[ex] prized. and after attending one big prerelease tourney and afterdraft tourney and seeing the EXes in action, the EXes will definitely be making a big impact in the current meta so i dont think 4 EXes in a deck is too much.
I would be wary basing your predictions off a prerelease.
The problem with running two Mewtwo EX is that the chances of starting with it are just too much. In tyRam EX, you start Mewtwo EX = you lose.
Also, four EXs is not too much for most decks. However, this deck (along with stuff like Magnezone) are featuring non-EX attackers. The EXs in these decks are more like techs.
I can completely see two Reshiram EX. I just don’t think it is the best play. Reshiram can trade prizes with the EXs fairly well. This is particularly true with regards to Mewtwo EX. Reshiram trades really well with Mewtwo EX. So, having a large amount of slots dedicated to Mewtwo EX is not the greatest. If you want one for an easy KO, great. More than that can easily be overkill.
why would you lose if you start with mewtwo[ex]? i think mewtwo[ex] is a good starter especially if you have DCE on your hand (your list runs 3 of them!). if you’re matched up vs an eel deck you’ll have the capability to donk those eels. if the 60 basics has an energy attached to it you can also kill them as well as long as they’re not resistant to psychic. if he energizes his benched pokemon well you’ve got 3 catchers to bring up any pokemon within ko range of mewtwo[ex].
mewtwo[ex] will run well in tyram[ex] period !
You lose because you open on the wrong side of the Mewtwo exchange. You open, drop energy and attack. Then you are wide open to them dropping Mewtwo EX, dropping DCE and then being down two prizes. One of the keys to using Mewtwo EX as a tech (which is what it should be in this deck) is to have control over when you drop it. tyRam trades really well with a lot of stuff. So, you just trade early, then you use your one Mewtwo drop as a stop gap in the mid game after they have played their Mewtwo.
I agree that 1 Mewtwo EX runs really well in tyRam, but it is not needed. Reshiram EX does a great job in the deck against most EXs. And running 2 Reshi EX and 2 Mewtwo EX is just too much.
JMHO :)
not necessarily. if you are able to put enough energies before the other player mewtwo ex player then you will go ahead in prizes. your assumption is that the opposite mewtwo player will always be ahead in energizing his mewtwo ex to kill yours. by gameplay experience you know that is not always the case. the match up can go to your favor. it all depends on what cards you have at hand and what your opponent also has in his hand.
in short, having a mewtwo ex starter doesnt always mean you will be in the wrong side of the mewtwo ex exchange.
also you are assuming that all the decks you will be facing will have a mewtwo ex. how about in the case when the opposing player doesnt have a mewtwo ex? for example if your facing an eel-zekrom ex deck. wouldn’t it great to have mewtwo ex starter opposite his tynamo?
it is true in some occasions having a mewtwo ex starter in a tyram ex deck could go against you but it can also favor you. you cant just make a blanket assumption that having a mewtwo ex as your starter in your tyram ex will be a disadvantage to you since there will be cases that it will actually work in your favor.
as to the % of it being an advantage and a disadvantage it will depend on the meta that will unfold.
Having playtested a Celebi/MewtwoEX deck in the mirror match extensively, I can vouch for Airhawk06 on this one – playing MewtwoEX first makes you incredibly vulnerable, especially if it’s not the focus of the deck.
The article in itself is good as always, you sure know how to write your ideas, but frankly speaking, both reshiram BW and reshiram EX seem like sub-par choices at best, specially Reshiram EX.
BW reshiram can at least hold is own against mewtwo, which is a big asset, and something his EX counterpart cant do, but the fact still remains that tyram is an outdated deck.
Kyurem still beats the crap out of it in any of its versions, be it with electrode, feraligatr, or in 6C, the truth might be back in full force using the EXs and with pokecenter the rocky helmet trick just wont cut it anymore, and eelzone always had a slight advantage in the speed (stage 1 vs stage 2 accelerators) and power departaments (lost burn), so i see no reason to go back to plain old tyram.
Your love for the deck is well known, but i think its already time to let it go. Its not a winning choice for states.
Thank you for the compliment.
tyRam is not an outdated deck. Notice that I never called it BDIF. In fact I will likely not be playing it for States. If is a VERY good deck though.
Also, Kyurem does not beat the tar out of the deck. The only variant that is really difficult to deal with is Gatr/Kyurem. CoKE and 6C are not difficult. You just energy hunt. With Rocky Helmet, PlusPower, and Reshi EX, energy hunting against Kyurem is easy as pie. Also, Kyurem will likely see a decline in play because it is not good in general against the EXs.
Rocky Helmet is still really good because Pokemon Center only works on the bench. The EXs have huge retreat costs and are difficult to power up. So, the likely hood of them retreating into another powered attack is relatively low. Not to mention that Pokemon Center is not a great card and will not be played a lot.
I agree that the Thunderdome is better, but not by as much as you think. The big change is that now Magnezone gets OHKOd by a lot of stuff. So, streaming Basics (with lower energy requirements than Lost Burn) become a huge plus.
The fact that Reshiram trades with EXs well will keep it relevant. If anything the deck gains a bit back on the meta because of this. Not BDIF gains, but solid 1.5 tier gains.
It just amazes me how hard this “love for tyRam” stereotype is to overcome. I never said it was BDIF. I never said it was BDIF during cities. I am merely laying out an article over one of the better decks in the format, and it is one of the top 6-10 decks, aka a contender (possibly even a bit higher like 4-6).
Thank you for your insight. I’ll be taking all of this into consideration for my Tyram deck.
Now that’s how you write an article!! Now I’ve got to counter this one with my Emboar EX article next week. :lol:
I hope you do. Looking forward to a ReshiBoar EX article!
A Hawk…GREAT article. I really appreciate the description of the evolution of TyRam. I also like how you end with a well thought our EX list.
And this right after I decide to leave Tyram for Lanturn Prime…. Would have been so helpful, but still enjoyable to read even if I’m not playing the deck full-time anymore.
Yes, but now you have the card set to re-build it at least. Unless you switch to Magne-Phlosion…
Here we go again…
Wait… so Reshiram and Reshiram EX are treated as different cards?
Yep, Last time I checked Reshiram EX’s name was Reshiram EX.
Why are neither of these lists playing a mewtwo?
Hi! First of all, nice article about Tyram decks! Before I go i do need to say i’m fairly new to TCG, so what I’m gonna say might be mistaken or completely stupid. Anyway, moving on I was wondering how often the Reshiram BLW Focus manages to set up a Typhlosion early, around T2/3. For me it seems i rarely get a good start, mainly because of no supporters. That’s also my last point: does the refreshing supporter lines suffice? I have had a lot of draughts and I have been playing with this deck sometime on playtcg.me Now i was wondering if this is just bad luck, or a weakness of the deck (not getting good supporters early-game delaying your set up while being in top-deck mode)?
I really like the deck though and i’m slowly getting back to TCG after being a collector for some time (not competitive, more around the base set time :s).
Thanks in advance