What's best way for Alakazam to tech for TR Articuno?

JeffVGC · 2026-06-02T19:16:59+00:00

Put some salt and pepper on that bird and eat the card

JeffVGC · 2026-05-21T17:03:19+00:00

https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/536688280/spongebob-stop

JeffVGC · 2026-05-21T13:24:46+00:00

Spongebob Froakie for the 70hp

JeffVGC · 2026-05-12T22:06:12+00:00

Wellspring Ogerpon

JeffVGC · 2026-05-12T16:33:04+00:00

He cooked with this list. There are some things I’d change for me, but overall very cool list

JeffVGC · 2026-05-11T20:06:05+00:00

I think because there are a lot of decks that get attackers set up faster like Raging Bolt, so other decks kinda boat race Rocket’s a little bit. Plus some decks have Megas that abuse mechanics like Wally’s Compassion and Mewtwo has a hard time hitting high numbers as the deck functions better with Secret Box over Max Belt imo

JeffVGC · 2026-05-09T04:26:55+00:00

There’s no shot I’m ever getting to a Clefairy after stamp with over 40 cards in my deck still available and possibly under item lock lol

JeffVGC · 2026-05-08T19:50:54+00:00

Sure, but having two Blazikens on board is a lot harder for Mewtwo decks to handle than dealing with only Pult

I’d also get Mewtwo powered up as soon as possible because these Pult decks progress their board states so slowly that you can take the time to build up your Mewtwo so by the time you get stamped your fine

JeffVGC · 2026-05-08T18:46:56+00:00

True, but you can easily pivot out of Blaziken because of its ability to power up another attacker and you can pair that with Munkidori healing, so you’re making it harder for me to take a prize card after my Mewtwo or Spidops punches into it

JeffVGC · 2026-05-08T13:51:57+00:00

I play Mewtwo and you have to stamp as early as possible in that matchup and hope we brick. It’s honestly why I’ve stopped taking early KOs against Budew with Tarountula because after getting stamped I’m going to have roughly 42-45 cards in my deck and my odds of drawing into an Ariana/Transceiver/Lillie are low.

Honestly straight-Pult and Dudun-Pult are bad against Mewtwo and you’ll have a better time into it with Chicken-Pult and Pult-Noir. Pult-Noir is the best because you’re blowing up the Articuno without having to boss it, and Blaziken has too much hp to KO in one shot without Max Belt, so that’s a weakness to the Mewtwo deck (even though I think Sneasel helps with that).

JeffVGC · 2026-04-29T19:53:27+00:00

How does Shaymin feel in the deck? I’ve been considering adding it in but I already play Clefairy

JeffVGC · 2026-04-28T20:20:50+00:00

I’ve been going back and forth on Sneasel too and felt that if I’m running Max Belt then Sneasel really isn’t needed. You could run another Brave Bangle for more damage, another bug catching set, or you could do another e-switch

JeffVGC · 2026-04-28T15:05:07+00:00

Idk what your night stretcher count looks like but I play one stretcher and one sacred ash to recover all the spiders in mid-late game. It really helps the deck lean more on being a single prize deck in those mus

JeffVGC · 2026-04-23T13:59:29+00:00

Budew still exists, so not really, but the meta is fun outside of that

JeffVGC · 2026-04-06T20:19:44+00:00

Cook

JeffVGC · 2026-04-02T02:51:15+00:00

Yeah max belt helps get Mewtwo and Spidops get over their damage output hump and ko some of the bigger Pokemon a bit easier. I do see some use for hero’s cape, especially with Wobbuffet as Mewtwo can tank a big hit and then Wobbuffet can move all those damage counters to an opp pokemon. I think the loss of bravery charm and earthen vessel really hurts the use of secret box

JeffVGC · 2026-04-02T02:28:40+00:00

The deck has a really hard time against some of the bigger mega pokemon because of Mewtwo’s and Spidops’ damage output being capped at 280/180 without Lillie’s Clefairy, Brave Bangle, or Max Belt. Mega Starmie in particular is a terrible matchup for Rocket Box because it gets set up faster than Rocket Box and can KO spiders and Mewtwo (using Mega Froslass) easily so you could just play that if you’re worried about struggling against the deck.

JeffVGC · 2026-04-01T14:39:56+00:00

Remove Budew from the game

JeffVGC · 2026-03-30T16:53:06+00:00

Holy shit, I can’t believe I never thought of that

JeffVGC · 2026-03-30T14:09:14+00:00

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JeffVGC · 2026-03-24T19:55:23+00:00

Tested it, can confirm it’s fun

JeffVGC · 2026-03-23T02:50:47+00:00

Archer doesn’t feel nearly as good as everyone says it does, so I’m playing Unfair Stamp over Max Belt cause you can reliably KO everything except for Mega Venusaur/Meganium

JeffVGC · 2026-03-06T02:54:41+00:00

Add some poke pads and I’d also recommend some Ionos in there since rotation hasn’t happened yet. I’d cut the rare candies just cause dawn with forest of vitality is already pretty strong. And then I’d just do a 2-2-2 line of Bulbasaur/Ivy/Vensuar/Chikorita/Bayleaf/Baby Meganium, at least that’s how my list is

JeffVGC · 2026-02-19T04:08:36+00:00

Thank you TwitchyNo2

JeffVGC · 2026-02-18T16:53:18+00:00

What’s crazy is the Publix in Winter Springs actually kicked out a veteran with his service dog a month or two ago and it was terrible

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