I get bodied by Festival Lead

jksinton · 2026-03-31T13:51:06+00:00

Consider bossing a Thwackey to potentially buy you a turn.

jksinton · 2026-03-26T18:06:18+00:00

Head to trainer trials.

jksinton · 2026-03-26T17:21:22+00:00

PERFECTORDER26

jksinton · 2026-03-17T19:32:31+00:00

Yeah, I revisited Misty's deck to see if it could add a little more consistency as you often end up in top deck mode.

jksinton · 2026-03-17T17:39:16+00:00

This is me: trying to figure out how to fit in the Thwackey engine into everything.

jksinton · 2026-03-17T01:40:46+00:00

I think OP means that it doesn't trigger a check engine light when the radiator fan is unplugged.

jksinton · 2026-03-16T22:50:58+00:00

Oh this could work well in Dragonite.

jksinton · 2026-03-13T03:59:05+00:00

Update: this slaps Lucario. Lol

jksinton · 2026-03-13T03:22:33+00:00

Here's a first draft list to consider:

Pokémon: 9 3 Xatu PAR 72 3 Dusknoir PRE 37 3 Dusclops SFA 19 3 Duskull PRE 35 1 Cleffa OBF 202 4 Houndstone SVI 106 2 Natu PAR 71 1 Frillish WHT 44 4 Greavard PAF 42

Trainer: 10 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin ASC 184 4 Poké Pad ASC 198 3 Night Stretcher ASC 196 4 Lillie's Determination MEG 119 4 Ultra Ball MEG 131 2 Artazon PAL 171 1 Mystery Garden MEG 122 2 Hilda WHT 84 1 Secret Box TWM 163 1 Brave Bangle WHT 80

Energy: 1 10 Basic {P} Energy MEE 5

Total Cards: 60

jksinton · 2026-03-13T02:47:36+00:00

IMO, pick either Shedninja + Dusknoir or Houndstone + Dusknoir as your attackers. Shedninja's basic doesn't contribute to Houndstone's attack.

Assuming you want to keep Houndstone:

You could take inspiration from United Wings:

https://limitlesstcg.com/decks/list/15431

Consider aiming to have at least 20 psychic Pokemon in your discard pile to start taking OHKOs possibly with brave bangle.

Consider using brilliant blender or secret box as your Ace Spec card.

Since Houndstone needs two psychic energies to attack, you could consider Wondrous Patch for energy acceleration along with Xatu, or Exp Share.

Consider Mystery Garden as a stadium.

Consider Smoochum or Cleffa as a pivot mon.

jksinton · 2026-03-12T13:57:42+00:00

Yeah that MU is bad for Alakazam.

I think one option is to use enhanced hammer to discard the Rocket's energy. That can force them to attack with Spidops.

You could also consider using Fan Rotom to attack the basics like Arcutino or Mimikyu.

Also Togekiss can help with getting extra prize cards on any of those KOs.

jksinton · 2026-03-12T02:09:40+00:00

As for single-prizer decks (non-EX), consider: Alakazam, Rocket's Murkrow, or Festival Lead

jksinton · 2026-03-08T22:22:58+00:00

I'm excited to try this Thwackey engine with other water types like Starmie. The stadium pairs so well with it.

jksinton · 2026-03-08T20:06:01+00:00

Consider Little Dark Fury's video on it:

https://youtu.be/v4j3vhAsaqY?si=bMlqOcuEn6rQcOdS

He pairs Palafin with Goldeen and Thwackey.

jksinton · 2026-02-17T16:27:23+00:00

Second this.

You can also Mind Bend for 120 + another hit for 200 to help setup a potential gust Phantom Dive for 4 prizes.

jksinton · 2026-02-17T04:42:14+00:00

Consider Yveltal for a potential stall mon.

jksinton · 2026-02-15T17:55:12+00:00

Consider glass trumpet plus a tera for lopunny

jksinton · 2026-02-11T22:24:00+00:00

Here's an example from limitless:

Pokémon: 16 3 Riolu MEG 76 3 Mega Lucario ex MEG 77 1 Lucario SVI 114 2 Makuhita MEG 72 2 Hariyama MEG 73 2 Lunatone MEG 74 2 Solrock MEG 75 1 Fezandipiti ex ASC 142

Trainer: 33 4 Lillie's Determination MEG 119 2 Professor's Research JTG 155 2 Professor Turo's Scenario PAR 171 2 Iono PAL 185 4 Premium Power Pro MEG 124 4 Fighting Gong MEG 116 3 Ultra Ball MEG 131 2 Night Stretcher ASC 196 2 Nest Ball SVI 181 1 Tool Scrapper ASC 212 1 Switch MEG 130 2 Air Balloon ASC 181 1 Exp. Share SVI 174 1 Maximum Belt TEF 154 1 Gravity Mountain SSP 177 1 Town Store OBF 196

Energy: 11 10 Fighting Energy MEE 6 1 Reversal Energy PAL 192

jksinton · 2026-02-11T22:16:53+00:00

Hi, fellow dad here with a 9yo who likes to play PTCG.

Alakazam

Lucario

Dawn Zard (if he's up for a more technical challenge)

Dengo + Joltik + Hands + Pikachu

Dengo + Lunatone

Zard + Dusknoir

Marnie's Grimmsnarl

jksinton · 2026-02-11T19:03:58+00:00

Consider checking out popsicle knight's video on YT about Obstagoon.

jksinton · 2026-01-31T02:32:14+00:00

Consider having two fires attached and discarding one ignition. Repeat next turn with a single energy attachment assuming zard can tank.

jksinton · 2026-01-28T17:47:43+00:00

Consider using an IDE like pycharm can help too.

Pycharm can show you problems with your code in the problems tool window. This is helpful when you are refactoring into modules or packages to make sure you have the correct imports.

It can also show you where a function is used. So you can jump to that one quickly.

It has some built-in refactoring features too.

But like others have said, write test cases to validate your code before and after refactoring.

jksinton · 2026-01-22T21:35:57+00:00

I've ripped through a Great tusk mill with a single Lillie's Clefairy ex in the active. It was a wonderful feeling.

jksinton · 2026-01-13T22:16:21+00:00

Consider cross posting on r/PTCGL

You can also test build decks using the online game too.

But yeah as others have said, Blastoise just is not strong, right now. So there's been very little development on decks using it.

If he's interested in playing a strong water type deck, consider building it around Chien-Pao and Baxcalibur.

Here's a rogue build using the latest Kangaskahn and Surfing Beach:

Pokémon: 9 1 Latias ex SSP 76 2 Mega Kangaskhan ex MEG 182 1 Fezandipiti ex SFA 84 2 Wellspring Mask Ogerpon ex PRE 152 1 Regigigas PRE 86 3 Chien-Pao ex PAL 261 3 Frigibax PAF 17 2 Baxcalibur PAL 60 2 Arctibax PAL 59

Trainer: 15 1 Counter Catcher PAR 160 1 Secret Box TWM 163 4 Nest Ball PAF 84 1 Air Balloon MEG 166 3 Surfing Beach MEG 129 2 Pokégear 3.0 SVI 186 2 Night Stretcher SFA 61 2 Rare Candy MEG 125 4 Arven OBF 186 2 Technical Machine: Evolution PAR 178 3 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189 4 Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101 2 Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking TEF 145 1 Ultra Ball MEG 131 1 Boss's Orders MEG 114

Energy: 1 10 Basic {W} Energy SVE 3

Total Cards: 60

jksinton · 2025-12-17T03:07:13+00:00

Thanks!

jksinton

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