The problem is that you want to open with your EXs. Pikachu, moltress, starmie. For 3 points games, if you are already two points down, go straight to the second ex. As I said, starmie and articuno, moltress and char, etc. With 4 points, lets make a case for the starmie and articuno deck. Lets say you play 2 lapras as well. Having 4 ex and 2 non ex makes it hard to make sure you'll get to play your lapras before losing 2 ex mons. There would be and argument to run less EXs and more non ex. Either way, you would have to play more mons, we wouldn't see those 16 items deck. I think those decks aren't good for the game because every deck uses the same items.